bless
/blɛs/ verb B1- To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
- To invoke divine favor upon. · In some countries, priests bless farm animals on St. Anthony's Day.· In many families, a grace is said before dinner to give thanks for and bless the food.
- To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
- To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
- To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
- To turn (a reference) into an object.
- To give or send. · Could you bless me the link for the original post?· I'm actually marved right now, can you bless me some cash?
- To approve of or assent to.
He/she/it blesses · Past blest · Past participle blest · -ing form blessing
Verb forms
- Base form
- bless
- He/she/it
- blesses
- Past
- blest
- Past participle
- blest
- -ing form
- blessing
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Morrel, to whom, next to my father, I owe every blessing I enjoy, every difficulty has been removed.
“Come, come; I always said you were a fine fellow, and it is a blessing when good fortune happens to such as you.
Do you not know that labor is the source of every blessing, and that none but those who work are entitled to eat?”
When he put his hand on my shoulder as we were parting, it was like a father’s blessing before you go out into the cold, cruel world.”
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