bless

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Pronunciation[change]

Verb[change]

Plain form
bless

Third-person singular
blesses

Past tense
blessed

Past participle
blessed

Present participle
blessing

  1. (transitive) You say, bless you when someone sneezes.
  2. (transitive) You say, bless you, him, her, etc. when that person has done something nice.
  3. (transitive) If you are blessed with an ability or something, you are lucky to have it.
  4. (transitive) If God blesses something, he gives it special attention and takes care of it.

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