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bless

 (blĕs)
tr.v.blessed orblest(blĕst),bless·ing,bless·es
1. To make holy by religious rite; sanctify:The clergy blessed the site for the new monastery.
2. To invoke divine favor upon:The bishop blessed the fishing fleet.
3. To make the sign of the cross over:She knelt and blessed herself.
4. To honor as holy; glorify:Bless the Lord.
5. To confer well-being or prosperity on:They were blessed with a baby girl.
6. To endow, as with talent:He was blessed with a photographic memory.
Idiom:
bless you
Used to wish good health to a person who has just sneezed.
[Middle Englishblessen, from Old Englishblētsian,to consecrate; seebhel- inIndo-European roots.]
bless′er n.
Word History: The verbbless comes from Old Englishblœ̄dsian, blēdsian, blētsian, "to bless, wish happiness, consecrate." Although the Old English verb has no cognates in any other Germanic language, it can be shown to derive from the Germanic noun*blōdan, "blood."Blœ̄dsian therefore originally meant "to consecrate with blood, sprinkle with blood." In many cultures, the blood of a sacrificed animal is thought to hallow and bring blessings upon the people and places that it touches. In the Biblical book of Exodus, for example, God punishes the Egyptians by killing the first-born son in every family, but the Israelites are able to protect their own houses from divine wrath by sprinkling the blood of a sacrificed lamb on their lintels and doorposts. The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, the early Germanic migrants to Britain, would have originally used the verbblœ̄dsian for the consecrations effected by their own pagan sacrifices. After they converted to Christianity, however,blœ̄dsian acquired new meanings when it was used to translate the verbbenedīcere, "to bless" in the Latin Bible.
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bless

(blɛs)
vb (tr) ,blesses,blessing,blessedorblest
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to consecrate or render holy, beneficial, or prosperous by means of a religious rite
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to give honour or glory to (a person or thing) as divine or holy
3.to call upon God to protect; give a benediction to
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to worship or adore (God); call or hold holy
5. (often passive) to grant happiness, health, or prosperity to:they were blessed with perfect peace.
6. (usually passive) to endow with a talent, beauty, etc:she was blessed with an even temper.
7.rare to protect against evil or harm
8.bless! (interjection) an exclamation of well-wishing
9.bless you! (interjection)
a.a traditional phrase said to a person who has just sneezed
b.an exclamation of well-wishing or surprise
10.bless me!bless my soul!God bless my soul! (interjection) an exclamation of surprise
11.not have a penny to bless oneself withto be desperately poor
[Old Englishblǣdsian to sprinkle with sacrificial blood; related toblōd blood]
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bless

(blɛs)

v.t.blessedblest, bless•ing.
1. to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
2. to request God's divine favor upon or for: Bless this house.
3. to bestow some benefit upon; endow: Nature blessed me with strong teeth.
4. to extol as holy; glorify: Bless the name of the Lord.
5. to protect or guard from evil (usu. used interjectionally): Bless you!
6. to make the sign of the cross over or upon.
[before 950; Middle English; Old Englishblētsian, blēdsian to consecrate]
bless′er,n.
bless′ing•ly,adv.
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bless


Past participle:blessed
Gerund:blessing

Imperative
bless
bless
Present
I bless
you bless
he/she/it blesses
we bless
you bless
they bless
Preterite
I blessed
you blessed
he/she/it blessed
we blessed
you blessed
they blessed
Present Continuous
I am blessing
you are blessing
he/she/it is blessing
we are blessing
you are blessing
they are blessing
Present Perfect
I have blessed
you have blessed
he/she/it has blessed
we have blessed
you have blessed
they have blessed
Past Continuous
I was blessing
you were blessing
he/she/it was blessing
we were blessing
you were blessing
they were blessing
Past Perfect
I had blessed
you had blessed
he/she/it had blessed
we had blessed
you had blessed
they had blessed
Future
I will bless
you will bless
he/she/it will bless
we will bless
you will bless
they will bless
Future Perfect
I will have blessed
you will have blessed
he/she/it will have blessed
we will have blessed
you will have blessed
they will have blessed
Future Continuous
I will be blessing
you will be blessing
he/she/it will be blessing
we will be blessing
you will be blessing
they will be blessing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blessing
you have been blessing
he/she/it has been blessing
we have been blessing
you have been blessing
they have been blessing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blessing
you will have been blessing
he/she/it will have been blessing
we will have been blessing
you will have been blessing
they will have been blessing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blessing
you had been blessing
he/she/it had been blessing
we had been blessing
you had been blessing
they had been blessing
Conditional
I would bless
you would bless
he/she/it would bless
we would bless
you would bless
they would bless
Past Conditional
I would have blessed
you would have blessed
he/she/it would have blessed
we would have blessed
you would have blessed
they would have blessed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.bless - give a benediction tobless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"
anele,embrocate,inunct,oil,anoint - administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
bring up,call down,conjure,conjure up,invoke,call forth,put forward,arouse,evoke,stir,raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
anathemise,anathemize,bedamn,beshrew,damn,imprecate,maledict,curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
2.bless - confer prosperity or happiness onbless - confer prosperity or happiness on  
bestow,confer - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
3.bless - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protectionbless - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
gesticulate,gesture,motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
4.bless - render holy by means of religious ritesbless - render holy by means of religious rites
reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration
declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

bless

verb
1.sanctify,dedicate,ordain,exalt,anoint,consecrate,hallow,invoke happiness onBless this couple and their loving commitment to one another.
sanctifydamn,curse,excommunicate,execrate,imprecate,anathematize
2.endow,give to,provide for,grant for,favour,grace,bestow toIf God has seen fit to bless you with this gift, you should use it.
endowtrouble,destroy,burden,doom,plague,curse,torment,afflict,blight,scourge,vex
3.praise,thank,worship,glorify,magnify,exalt,extol,pay homage to,give thanks toLet us bless God for so uniting our hearts.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

bless

verb
To make sacred by a religious rite:
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Translations
باركيُبارِكيُبارِكُ
požehnatžehnat
velsignesigne
beni
siunata
blagosloviti
megáldáld
blessablessa, biîja blessunar
恵む祝福する
축복하다
laimėlaimintimalda prieš ir/arba po valgiopalaimapalaimingai
laimesvētībasvētīt
velsigneblessasignasigne
požehnaťžehnať
blagoslovitiobdarjen
välsigna
อวยพร
kutsamaktakdis etmek
cầu nguyện

bless

[bles]VT
1. [God, priest] →bendecir
God bless you! →¡Dios tebendiga!
God bless the Pope! →¡Diosguarde alPapa!
bless you! →¡quécielo eres!; (after sneezing) →¡Jesús!
and Paul, bless himor bless his heart, had no idea that →yPaul, elpobre, notenía niideade que ...
to bless o.s →santiguarse
2. (fig)they were never blessed with children →Dios jamás lesdio labendiciónde loshijos
she is blessed with every virtue →laadornan milvirtudes
I bless the day I bought it →bendigo eldía que locompré
well I'm blessed!; God bless my soul! (o.f.) →¡vaya porDios!
I'm blessed if I know (Brit) →notengo niidea
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bless

[ˈblɛs] [blessedor blest] (pt, pp)vt
[priest] →bénir
bless you!(after sneeze) →àtes souhaits!;(when thanking) →mercimillefois!, tu es unange!
to be blessed with [person] →être doué(e) de
She is blessed with immense talent →Elleestdouée d'unimmensetalent.
to be blessed with a perfect climate [island, area] →jouir d'unclimatparfait
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bless

vt
(God, priest) →segnen;Godbless (you) →behüt dich/euchGott;Godbless America →GottschützeAmerika;bless you, my son →Gottsegne dich, meinSohn;did you buy that for me,bless you?(inf) →hast du das für michgekauft? das ist aberlieb von dir!(inf);bless you, darling, you’re an angel(inf) →du bistwirklichlieb, du bist einEngel(inf);bless your little cotton socks(inf) →du bist ja einSchatz(inf);bless you! (to sneezer) →Gesundheit!;bless me!(inf)bless my soul!(inf) →du meineGüte!(inf);he’s lost it again,bless him(iro) →prima, er hat eswieder malverloren!(iro);I’ll beblessedor blest if I’m going to do that!(inf) →dasfällt mir janicht imTraum ein!(inf);well, I’ll beblessed!(inf) →so was!
tobless somebody with something →jdn mitetwsegnen;to beblessed with →gesegnet sein mit
(Eccl,= adore) →preisen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bless

[blɛs]vt →benedire
God bless the queen! →Diobenedica laregina!
bless you! →sei unangelo! (after sneezing) →salute!
I'm blessed if I know! (fam) →non ne so unaccidente!
bless my soul! →santo cielo!
to be blessed with →godere di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bless

(bles) –past tenseblessed:past participlesblessed ~blest
– to ask God to show favour to.Bless this ship. seën يُبارِك благославям abençoar (po)žehnatsegnen velsigneευλογώbendecir õnnistama حفظ کردن از بلا؛ نعمت دادن siunatabénir לְבַרֶך आशीर्वाद देना blagosloviti memberkati, merestui blessa, biðja blessunarbenedire 祝福する 축복하다 laiminti svētīt restuzegenenvelsigne,signe błogosławić د بلا څخه ساتل، نعمت ورکولabençoar a binecuvânta благославлять;освящать (po)žehnať blagosloviti blagosloviti välsigna อวยพรkutsamak, takdis etmek 求神保佑 благословляти دعا دینا ، کے حق میں دعا دینا cầu Chúa 求神赐福于，祝福，保佑
blessed (ˈblesid) adjective
holy.the Blessed Virgin. geseënde, goddelike مُبارَك свят santo svatýheilig velsignetευλογημένοςbendito püha, õnnis مقدس siunattusaintמבורך भाग्यवान blagoslovljen áldott kudus blessaðursanto,benedetto 神聖な 신성한 šventas(is), palaimintas svēts direstuigezegend velsignet, hellig;saligbłogosławiony پاک ، مقدسsanto sfântблаженный svätý svet blagosloven helig ศักดิ์สิทธิ์kutsal 受上帝祝福的，神聖的 блаженний مقدس ، متبرک thần thánh神圣的
ˈblessedly (-sid-) adverb
geseënd بِمُبارَكه، بِتَقْديس свято abençoadamente požehnaně, blaženěselig velsignet ευλογημένα, μακάρια con bienaventuranza õnnistavalt با خجستگی autuaasti d'une manière bénie בְּצוּרָה מְבוֹרֶכֶת आशीर्वादात्मकता से blažen áldottan terberkati blessunarlega in maniera benedetta 幸福に 신의 은총을 입은 듯이 palaimingai svēti dengan restugezegendvelsignet,saligszczęśliwie په مهربانی سره abençoadamente binecuvântatблаженно požehnane blagoslovljeno blagoslovenost välsignat อย่างศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsanmış olarak 受上帝祝福地 блаженно مقدس طور پر thiêng liêng 幸福地，神圣地
ˈblessedness (-sid-) noun
saligheid مُبارَكه، تَقْديس блаженство bênção požehnanost, blaženost die Seligkeit velsignethed; lyksalighedευδαιμονία, μακαριότηταbienaventuranza,beatitud õndsus خجستگی؛ تقدس autuusfélicitéאושר धन्यता से, अविवाहित जीवन blaženstvo boldogság kekudusan blessun, hamingja, sælabeatitudine;felicità 幸福 축복받음 palaima svētlaime kerestuanzaligheidvelsignethet;lykksalighet szczęśliwy żywot نیکمرغی، تقدسbênção stare de fericireблаженство blaženosť blagoslov blagoslov sällhet ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ kutsallık 受上帝祝福 щастя, блаженство تقدس ، برکت phúc lành天恩
ˈblessing noun
1. a wish or prayer for happiness or success.The priest gave them his blessing. seën بَرَكه благословия bênção požehnání der Segen velsignelseευλογίαbendición õnnistus دعای خیر siunausbénédictionברכה आशीर्वाद blagoslov áldás berkat blessunbenedizione 祝福 축복, 축도 palaiminimas svētība memohon rahmatzegenvelsignelse,signingbłogosławieństwo د خیر دعاءbênção binecuvântareблагословение požehnanie blagoslov blagoslov välsignelse พร hayır dua 賜福，祝福，保佑 благословення دعا ، حمد điều sung sướng 祝福，赐福，保佑，恩典
2. any cause of happiness.Her son was a great blessing to her. seën نِعْمَةٌ، حَظٌّ سَعيد блаженство felicidade štěstí, dar die Gnade velsignelse πηγή ευτυχίας,ευλογίαbendición, un regalo õnnistus, rõõmuallikas نیکبختی؛ نعمت onnen tuojabonheur מָקוֹר בְּרָכָה खुशी blagodat áldás kebahagiaan besar blessun, lán dono del cielo ありがたいもの 신의 은총, 고마운 것 laimė, palaima laime rahmatzegenvelsignelseszczęście نیکمرغی، نعمت felicidade binecuvântare счастливый дар požehnanie blagoslov blagodat välsignelse สิ่งที่ทำให้ดีใจ mutluluk kaynağı 帶來快樂的人、事或物 благо; щастя باعث مسرت phúc lành 带来快乐的人、事或物，有益之事
3. a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal. tafelgebed, seën صَلاةُ النِّعْمَه(بَعْدَ الطَّعام) благодарствена молитва преди и след ядене prece modlitbaDankesgebet bordbøn ευχαριστήρια προσευχή πριν και μετά το γεύμαbendición tänupalve دعای پیش یا پس از غذا ruokarukous bénedicité בִּרְכַּת הַמָזוֹן खाने से पहले या बाद की जाने वाली एक प्रार्थना molitva prije i poslije jela (asztali) áldás doa syukurpreghiera di ringraziamento 食前[]の祈り 식전(식후)의 짧은 기도 malda prieš ir/arba po valgio galda lūgšana berdoadankzeggingbordbønnbłogosławieństwo د ډوډی څخه د مخه یا وروسته دعاءмолитва modlitba vďaky za jedlo molitev pred/po jedi blagoslov bordsbön การสวดขอบคุณพระเจ้าก่อนทานอาหาร şükran duası 飯前或飯後的感恩禱告 молитва شکرانہ ، تشکر kinh Tạ ơn （教徒在饭前或饭后的）感恩祷告
a blessing in disguise
something that has proved to be fortunate after seeming unfortunate. bedekte seën رَبَّ ضارَّةٍ نافِعَه всяко зло за добро sorte inesperada štěstí v neštěstídas Glück im Unglück held i uheld απρόσμενο καλόno hay mal que por bien no venga millekski hea توفیق اجباری onni onnettomuudessa bienfait insoupçonné בְּרָכָה בְּסוֹפוֹ שֶׁל דָבַר गुप्त लाभ, दु:ख के रूप में सुख sreća u nesreći ami végül is áldás lesz berkat tersamar óvænt lán un male apparente da cui deriva un bene 隠された幸せ 불행처럼 보이나 실은 고마운 것 nėra to blogo, kas neišeitų į gera laime nelaimē hikmah een verhulde zegenhell i uhell niespodziewane szczęście اجباری توفیق sorte inesperada noroc neaşteptatнеприятность, обернувшаяся благом šťastie v nešťastí veselo presenečenje sreća u nesreći tur i oturen สิ่งที่เป็นปัญหาในตอนเริ่มต้นกลับลงเอยด้วยดี hayırlı aksilik 塞翁失馬, 因禍得福 лихо не без добра نعمتِ غیر مترقبہ chuyện không may mà lại hoá may 塞翁失马，因祸得福
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bless

→يُبارِكُ požehnat velsignesegnenευλογώbendecir siunatabénir blagoslovitibenedire 祝福する 축복하다zegenenvelsignepobłogosławićabençoarблагословлять välsigna อวยพรkutsamak cầu nguyện保佑
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