bless

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related terms 2 Icelandic 2.1 Interjection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English blessen, from Old English blētsian, blēdsian (“‘to consecrate (with blood)’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛs

[edit] Verb

to bless (third-person singular simple present blesses, present participle blessing, simple past and past participle blest or blessed)

1. To make something blessed, to confer blessing upon.
2. (Perl programming, transitive) (past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

[edit] Antonyms

• curse
• condemn

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• blessed
• blessing

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[edit] Interjection

bless

1. good-bye, bye