Prostrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

get into a prostrate position, as in submission

render helpless or defenseless

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːstɹeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒstɹeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒstɹeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːstɹeɪt/.

Examples

They prostrated the enemy
She prostrated herself with frustration
found himself lying flat on the floor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flat bow down prone

Parts of Speech

verb	get into a prostrate position, as in submission
verb	render helpless or defenseless “They prostrated the enemy”
verb	throw down flat, as on the ground “She prostrated herself with frustration”
adjective	stretched out and lying at full length along the ground “found himself lying flat on the floor”
adjective	lying face downward

Word Forms

prostration

noun

abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

niederwerfen

Gehen Sie in eine niedergeworfene Position, wie bei der Unterwerfung

🇫🇷French

prostré

se mettre en position prosternée, comme dans la soumission

🇪🇸Spanish

postrado

ponerse en una posición postrada, como en la sumisión

🇮🇹Italian

prostrarsi

mettersi in una posizione prostrata, come di sottomissione

🇳🇱Dutch

knielen

ga in een uitgestrekte positie liggen, zoals bij onderwerping

🇵🇹Portuguese

prostrado

ficar em posição prostrada, como em submissão

🇷🇺Russian

падать ниц

принять положение ниц, как в подчинении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रोस्ट्रेट

समर्पण की तरह साष्टांग स्थिति में आ जाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

সেজদা করা

একটি সেজদা অবস্থান পেতে, জমা হিসাবে

🇮🇳Tamil

சாஷ்டாங்கமாக

சமர்ப்பணம் போல், ஒரு சாஷ்டாங்க நிலையில் கிடைக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాష్టాంగ నమస్కారము

సమర్పణలో వలె సాష్టాంగ స్థానానికి చేరుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

साष्टांग दंडवत

सबमिशन प्रमाणे, नतमस्तक स्थितीत जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રણામ

સબમિશનની જેમ, પ્રણામ સ્થિતિમાં મેળવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಷ್ಟಾಂಗವೆರಗು

ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ಸಾಷ್ಟಾಂಗ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രണാമം

സമർപ്പണത്തിലെന്നപോലെ സാഷ്ടാംഗം വീണുകിടക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੱਥਾ ਟੇਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮੱਥਾ ਟੇਕਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਅਧੀਨਗੀ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

سجدہ

ایک سجدہ کی پوزیشن میں حاصل کریں، جیسا کہ جمع کرنے میں ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

俯伏

进入俯卧姿势，如屈服

🇯🇵Japanese

ひれ伏す

服従のように、土下座の姿勢になる

🇰🇷Korean

엎드린

복종하는 것처럼 엎드리는 자세를 취한다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phủ phục

vào tư thế phủ phục, như trong sự phục tùng

🇹🇭Thai

กราบ

เข้าสู่ท่าสุญูดเช่นเดียวกับการยอมจำนน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersujud

mengambil posisi sujud, seperti tunduk

🇵🇭Filipino

nakadapa

kumuha sa isang nakahandusay na posisyon, tulad ng sa pagsusumite

🇲🇾Malay

sujud

masuk ke dalam keadaan sujud, seperti dalam penyerahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يسجد

الدخول في وضع السجود، كما في حالة الخضوع

🇮🇷Persian

سجده کن

در حالت سجده قرار بگیرید، مانند خضوع

🇹🇷Turkish

secdeye kapanmak

teslimiyette olduğu gibi secde pozisyonuna geçin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִשְׁתַטֵחַ

להיכנס למצב השתטח, כמו בהכנעה

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