blame

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Singular
blame

Plural
uncountable

blame (uncountable)

  1. The state of having caused a bad event.
    The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist.

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Infinitive
to blame

Third person singular
blames

Simple past
blamed

Past participle
blamed

Present participle
blaming

to blame (third-person singular simple present blames, present participle blaming, simple past and past participle blamed)

  1. (transitive, construed with for) To assert that something or someone caused a bad event; to place blame upon.
    The arsonist was blamed for the fire.

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