Definition von „grovel“ auf Englisch

verb

1. (intransitive) To be prone on the ground.

2. (intransitive) To crawl.

3. (intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.

   • She refused to grovel in front of the bully, standing her ground.

4. (intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.

   • He had to grovel before his boss after missing the important meeting.
   • He hated to grovel, but he knew it was the only way to save his job.

5. (intransitive) To take pleasure in mundane activities.