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bless English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word bless once they have reached the level C1 – Advanced. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning bless meaning

What does bless mean?

Definitions in simple English

bless Verb

— You say, bless you when someone sneezes.

— You say, bless you, him, her, etc. when that person has done something nice.

— If you are blessed with an ability or something, you are lucky to have it.

— If God blesses something, he gives it special attention and takes care of it.

bless

— verb give a benediction to The dying man blessed his son

— verb (= sign) make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

— verb confer prosperity or happiness on

— verb (= consecrate) render holy by means of religious rites

Synonyms bless synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as bless?

bless English » English

sanctify

consecrate

praise

thank

hallow

give one’s blessing

congratulate

commend

be blessed

worship

wish well

sign

protect

pray

make holy

help

felicitate

favour

celebrate

adore

wish one success

wish

treat well

toasts

show mercy to

shade

save

salute

sain

right

refresh

recompense

purify

pray for

ordain

make happy

like

kiss

judge

invoke

inaugurate

improve

implore

heal

greet

grant

give thanks

give best wishes for success

give a blessing

forgive

Topics bless topics

What do people use bless to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior

Do good to

• What words refer to doing good to someone?
  do good to be good to be kind to benefit (v) treat well be merciful to bless care for

Social behavior Religion Miracle, supernatural power

Bless

• What words refer to blessing someone?
  bless pronounce a blessing give a blessing bestow a blessing invoke

Conjugation bless conjugation

How do you conjugate bless?

bless · verb

Present I bless

Positive I bless

Singular

1st person I bless

2nd person you bless

3rd person he/she/it blesses

Plural

1st person we bless

2nd person you bless

3rd person they bless

Negative I don't bless

Singular

1st person I don't bless I do not bless

2nd person you don't bless you do not bless

3rd person he/she/it doesn't bless he/she/it does not bless

Plural

1st person we don't bless we do not bless

2nd person you don't bless you do not bless

3rd person they don't bless they do not bless

Question do I bless?

Singular

1st person do I bless?

2nd person do you bless?

3rd person does he/she/it bless?

Plural

1st person do we bless?

2nd person do you bless?

3rd person do they bless?

Negative question don't I bless?

Singular

1st person don't I bless? do I not bless?

2nd person don't you bless? do you not bless?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it bless? does he/she/it not bless?

Plural

1st person don't we bless? do we not bless?

2nd person don't you bless? do you not bless?

3rd person don't they bless? do they not bless?

Past I blessed

Positive I blessed

Singular

1st person I blessed I blest

2nd person you blessed you blest

3rd person he/she/it blessed he/she/it blest

Plural

1st person we blessed we blest

2nd person you blessed you blest

3rd person they blessed they blest

Negative I didn't bless

Singular

1st person I didn't bless I did not bless

2nd person you didn't bless you did not bless

3rd person he/she/it didn't bless he/she/it did not bless

Plural

1st person we didn't bless we did not bless

2nd person you didn't bless you did not bless

3rd person they didn't bless they did not bless

Question did I bless?

Singular

1st person did I bless?

2nd person did you bless?

3rd person did he/she/it bless?

Plural

1st person did we bless?

2nd person did you bless?

3rd person did they bless?

Negative question didn't I bless?

Singular

1st person didn't I bless? did I not bless?

2nd person didn't you bless? did you not bless?

3rd person didn't he/she/it bless? did he/she/it not bless?

Plural

1st person didn't we bless? did we not bless?

2nd person didn't you bless? did you not bless?

3rd person didn't they bless? did they not bless?

Future I'll bless

Positive I'll bless

Singular

1st person I'll bless I will bless

2nd person you'll bless you will bless

3rd person he/she/it'll bless he/she/it will bless

Plural

1st person we'll bless we will bless

2nd person you'll bless you will bless

3rd person they'll bless they will bless

Negative I won't bless

Singular

1st person I won't bless I will not bless

2nd person you won't bless you will not bless

3rd person he/she/it won't bless he/she/it will not bless

Plural

1st person we won't bless we will not bless

2nd person you won't bless you will not bless

3rd person they won't bless they will not bless

Question will I bless?

Singular

1st person will I bless?

2nd person will you bless?

3rd person will he/she/it bless?

Plural

1st person will we bless?

2nd person will you bless?

3rd person will they bless?

Negative question won't I bless?

Singular

1st person won't I bless? will I not bless?

2nd person won't you bless? will you not bless?

3rd person won't he/she/it bless? will he/she/it not bless?

Plural

1st person won't we bless? will we not bless?

2nd person won't you bless? will you not bless?

3rd person won't they bless? will they not bless?

Conditional I'd bless

Positive I'd bless

Singular

1st person I'd bless I would bless

2nd person you'd bless you would bless

3rd person he/she/it'd bless he/she/it would bless

Plural

1st person we'd bless we would bless

2nd person you'd bless you would bless

3rd person they'd bless they would bless

Negative I wouldn't bless

Singular

1st person I wouldn't bless I would not bless

2nd person you wouldn't bless you would not bless

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't bless he/she/it would not bless

Plural

1st person we wouldn't bless we would not bless

2nd person you wouldn't bless you would not bless

3rd person they wouldn't bless they would not bless

Question would I bless?

Singular

1st person would I bless?

2nd person would you bless?

3rd person would he/she/it bless?

Plural

1st person would we bless?

2nd person would you bless?

3rd person would they bless?

Negative question wouldn't I bless?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I bless? would I not bless?

2nd person wouldn't you bless? would you not bless?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it bless? would he/she/it not bless?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we bless? would we not bless?

2nd person wouldn't you bless? would you not bless?

3rd person wouldn't they bless? would they not bless?

Present continuous I'm blessing

Positive I'm blessing

Singular

1st person I'm blessing I am blessing

2nd person you're blessing you are blessing

3rd person he/she/it's blessing he/she/it is blessing

Plural

1st person we're blessing we are blessing

2nd person you're blessing you are blessing

3rd person they're blessing they are blessing

Negative I'm not blessing

Singular

1st person I'm not blessing I am not blessing

2nd person you aren't blessing you're not blessing you are not blessing

3rd person he/she/it isn't blessing he/she/it's not blessing he/she/it is not blessing

Plural

1st person we aren't blessing we're not blessing we are not blessing

2nd person you aren't blessing you're not blessing you are not blessing

3rd person they aren't blessing they're not blessing they are not blessing

Question am I blessing?

Singular

1st person am I blessing?

2nd person are you blessing?

3rd person is he/she/it blessing?

Plural

1st person are we blessing?

2nd person are you blessing?

3rd person are they blessing?

Negative question aren't I blessing?

Singular

1st person aren't I blessing? am I not blessing?

2nd person aren't you blessing? are you not blessing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it blessing? is he/she/it not blessing?

Plural

1st person aren't we blessing? are we not blessing?

2nd person aren't you blessing? are you not blessing?

3rd person aren't they blessing? are they not blessing?

Past continuous I was blessing

Positive I was blessing

Singular

1st person I was blessing

2nd person you were blessing

3rd person he/she/it was blessing

Plural

1st person we were blessing

2nd person you were blessing

3rd person they were blessing

Negative I wasn't blessing

Singular

1st person I wasn't blessing I was not blessing

2nd person you weren't blessing you were not blessing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't blessing he/she/it was not blessing

Plural

1st person we weren't blessing we were not blessing

2nd person you weren't blessing you were not blessing

3rd person they weren't blessing they were not blessing

Question was I blessing?

Singular

1st person was I blessing?

2nd person were you blessing?

3rd person was he/she/it blessing?

Plural

1st person were we blessing?

2nd person were you blessing?

3rd person were they blessing?

Negative question wasn't I blessing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I blessing? was I not blessing?

2nd person weren't you blessing? were you not blessing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it blessing? was he/she/it not blessing?

Plural

1st person weren't we blessing? were we not blessing?

2nd person weren't you blessing? were you not blessing?

3rd person weren't they blessing? were they not blessing?

Future continuous I'll be blessing

Positive I'll be blessing

Singular

1st person I'll be blessing I will be blessing

2nd person you'll be blessing you will be blessing

3rd person he/she/it'll be blessing he/she/it will be blessing

Plural

1st person we'll be blessing we will be blessing

2nd person you'll be blessing you will be blessing

3rd person they'll be blessing they will be blessing

Negative I won't be blessing

Singular

1st person I won't be blessing I will not be blessing

2nd person you won't be blessing you will not be blessing

3rd person he/she/it won't be blessing he/she/it will not be blessing

Plural

1st person we won't be blessing we will not be blessing

2nd person you won't be blessing you will not be blessing

3rd person they won't be blessing they will not be blessing

Question will I be blessing?

Singular

1st person will I be blessing?

2nd person will you be blessing?

3rd person will he/she/it be blessing?

Plural

1st person will we be blessing?

2nd person will you be blessing?

3rd person will they be blessing?

Negative question won't I be blessing?

Singular

1st person won't I be blessing? will I not be blessing?

2nd person won't you be blessing? will you not be blessing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be blessing? will he/she/it not be blessing?

Plural

1st person won't we be blessing? will we not be blessing?

2nd person won't you be blessing? will you not be blessing?

3rd person won't they be blessing? will they not be blessing?

Conditional continuous I'd be blessing

Positive I'd be blessing

Singular

1st person I'd be blessing I would be blessing

2nd person you'd be blessing you would be blessing

3rd person he/she/it'd be blessing he/she/it would be blessing

Plural

1st person we'd be blessing we would be blessing

2nd person you'd be blessing you would be blessing

3rd person they'd be blessing they would be blessing

Negative I wouldn't be blessing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be blessing I would not be blessing

2nd person you wouldn't be blessing you would not be blessing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be blessing he/she/it would not be blessing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be blessing we would not be blessing

2nd person you wouldn't be blessing you would not be blessing

3rd person they wouldn't be blessing they would not be blessing

Question would I be blessing?

Singular

1st person would I be blessing?

2nd person would you be blessing?

3rd person would he/she/it be blessing?

Plural

1st person would we be blessing?

2nd person would you be blessing?

3rd person would they be blessing?

Negative question wouldn't I be blessing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be blessing? would I not be blessing?

2nd person wouldn't you be blessing? would you not be blessing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be blessing? would he/she/it not be blessing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be blessing? would we not be blessing?

2nd person wouldn't you be blessing? would you not be blessing?

3rd person wouldn't they be blessing? would they not be blessing?

Present perfect I've blessed

Positive I've blessed

Singular

1st person I've blessed I've blest I have blessed I have blest

2nd person you've blessed you've blest you have blessed you have blest

3rd person he/she/it's blessed he/she/it's blest he/she/it has blessed he/she/it has blest

Plural

1st person we've blessed we've blest we have blessed we have blest

2nd person you've blessed you've blest you have blessed you have blest

3rd person they've blessed they've blest they have blessed they have blest

Negative I haven't blessed

Singular

1st person I haven't blessed I haven't blest I have not blessed I have not blest

2nd person you haven't blessed you haven't blest you have not blessed you have not blest

3rd person he/she/it hasn't blessed he/she/it hasn't blest he/she/it has not blessed he/she/it has not blest

Plural

1st person we haven't blessed we haven't blest we have not blessed we have not blest

2nd person you haven't blessed you haven't blest you have not blessed you have not blest

3rd person they haven't blessed they haven't blest they have not blessed they have not blest

Question have I blessed?

Singular

1st person have I blessed? have I blest?

2nd person have you blessed? have you blest?

3rd person has he/she/it blessed? has he/she/it blest?

Plural

1st person have we blessed? have we blest?

2nd person have you blessed? have you blest?

3rd person have they blessed? have they blest?

Negative question haven't I blessed?

Singular

1st person haven't I blessed? haven't I blest? have I not blessed? have I not blest?

2nd person haven't you blessed? haven't you blest? have you not blessed? have you not blest?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it blessed? hasn't he/she/it blest? has he/she/it not blessed? has he/she/it not blest?

Plural

1st person haven't we blessed? haven't we blest? have we not blessed? have we not blest?

2nd person haven't you blessed? haven't you blest? have you not blessed? have you not blest?

3rd person haven't they blessed? haven't they blest? have they not blessed? have they not blest?

Past perfect I had blessed

Positive I had blessed

Singular

1st person I had blessed I had blest

2nd person you had blessed you had blest

3rd person he/she/it had blessed he/she/it had blest

Plural

1st person we had blessed we had blest

2nd person you had blessed you had blest

3rd person they had blessed they had blest

Negative I hadn't blessed

Singular

1st person I hadn't blessed I hadn't blest I had not blessed I had not blest

2nd person you hadn't blessed you hadn't blest you had not blessed you had not blest

3rd person he/she/it hadn't blessed he/she/it hadn't blest he/she/it had not blessed he/she/it had not blest

Plural

1st person we hadn't blessed we hadn't blest we had not blessed we had not blest

2nd person you hadn't blessed you hadn't blest you had not blessed you had not blest

3rd person they hadn't blessed they hadn't blest they had not blessed they had not blest

Question had I blessed?

Singular

1st person had I blessed? had I blest?

2nd person had you blessed? had you blest?

3rd person had he/she/it blessed? had he/she/it blest?

Plural

1st person had we blessed? had we blest?

2nd person had you blessed? had you blest?

3rd person had they blessed? had they blest?

Negative question hadn't I blessed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I blessed? hadn't I blest? had I not blessed? had I not blest?

2nd person hadn't you blessed? hadn't you blest? had you not blessed? had you not blest?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it blessed? hadn't he/she/it blest? had he/she/it not blessed? had he/she/it not blest?

Plural

1st person hadn't we blessed? hadn't we blest? had we not blessed? had we not blest?

2nd person hadn't you blessed? hadn't you blest? had you not blessed? had you not blest?

3rd person hadn't they blessed? hadn't they blest? had they not blessed? had they not blest?

Future perfect I'll have blessed

Positive I'll have blessed

Singular

1st person I'll have blessed I'll have blest I will have blessed I will have blest

2nd person you'll have blessed you'll have blest you will have blessed you will have blest

3rd person he/she/it'll have blessed he/she/it'll have blest he/she/it will have blessed he/she/it will have blest

Plural

1st person we'll have blessed we'll have blest we will have blessed we will have blest

2nd person you'll have blessed you'll have blest you will have blessed you will have blest

3rd person they'll have blessed they'll have blest they will have blessed they will have blest

Negative I won't have blessed

Singular

1st person I won't have blessed I won't have blest I will not have blessed I will not have blest

2nd person you won't have blessed you won't have blest you will not have blessed you will not have blest

3rd person he/she/it won't have blessed he/she/it won't have blest he/she/it will not have blessed he/she/it will not have blest

Plural

1st person we won't have blessed we won't have blest we will not have blessed we will not have blest

2nd person you won't have blessed you won't have blest you will not have blessed you will not have blest

3rd person they won't have blessed they won't have blest they will not have blessed they will not have blest

Question +'ll I have blessed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have blessed? +'ll I have blest? will I have blessed? will I have blest?

2nd person +'ll you have blessed? +'ll you have blest? will you have blessed? will you have blest?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have blessed? +'ll he/she/it have blest? will he/she/it have blessed? will he/she/it have blest?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have blessed? +'ll we have blest? will we have blessed? will we have blest?

2nd person +'ll you have blessed? +'ll you have blest? will you have blessed? will you have blest?

3rd person +'ll they have blessed? +'ll they have blest? will they have blessed? will they have blest?

Negative question won't I have blessed?

Singular

1st person won't I have blessed? won't I have blest? will I not have blessed? will I not have blest?

2nd person won't you have blessed? won't you have blest? will you not have blessed? will you not have blest?

3rd person won't he/she/it have blessed? won't he/she/it have blest? will he/she/it not have blessed? will he/she/it not have blest?

Plural

1st person won't we have blessed? won't we have blest? will we not have blessed? will we not have blest?

2nd person won't you have blessed? won't you have blest? will you not have blessed? will you not have blest?

3rd person won't they have blessed? won't they have blest? will they not have blessed? will they not have blest?

Conditional perfect I'd have blessed

Positive I'd have blessed

Singular

1st person I'd have blessed I'd have blest I would have blessed I would have blest

2nd person you'd have blessed you'd have blest you would have blessed you would have blest

3rd person he/she/it'd have blessed he/she/it'd have blest he/she/it would have blessed he/she/it would have blest

Plural

1st person we'd have blessed we'd have blest we would have blessed we would have blest

2nd person you'd have blessed you'd have blest you would have blessed you would have blest

3rd person they'd have blessed they'd have blest they would have blessed they would have blest

Negative I wouldn't have blessed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have blessed I wouldn't have blest I would not have blessed I would not have blest

2nd person you wouldn't have blessed you wouldn't have blest you would not have blessed you would not have blest

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have blessed he/she/it wouldn't have blest he/she/it would not have blessed he/she/it would not have blest

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have blessed we wouldn't have blest we would not have blessed we would not have blest

2nd person you wouldn't have blessed you wouldn't have blest you would not have blessed you would not have blest

3rd person they wouldn't have blessed they wouldn't have blest they would not have blessed they would not have blest

Question would I have blessed?

Singular

1st person would I have blessed? would I have blest?

2nd person would you have blessed? would you have blest?

3rd person would he/she/it have blessed? would he/she/it have blest?

Plural

1st person would we have blessed? would we have blest?

2nd person would you have blessed? would you have blest?

3rd person would they have blessed? would they have blest?

Negative question wouldn't I have blessed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have blessed? wouldn't I have blest? would I not have blessed? would I not have blest?

2nd person wouldn't you have blessed? wouldn't you have blest? would you not have blessed? would you not have blest?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have blessed? wouldn't he/she/it have blest? would he/she/it not have blessed? would he/she/it not have blest?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have blessed? wouldn't we have blest? would we not have blessed? would we not have blest?

2nd person wouldn't you have blessed? wouldn't you have blest? would you not have blessed? would you not have blest?

3rd person wouldn't they have blessed? wouldn't they have blest? would they not have blessed? would they not have blest?

Imperative bless!

Positive

you bless!

we let's bless!

Negative

you don't bless!

we let's not bless!

Examples bless examples

How do I use bless in a sentence?

Simple sentences

God bless you!

May God bless you.

He prayed God to bless me.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.

Bless you!

God bless Tatoeba!

May God bless the country I was born in!

God bless you all.

Bless you.

He will take it and bless it.

God bless you. God bless the United States of America.

He prayed that God would bless me.

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God bless, Reverend.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.

Oh, bless you.

God bless you, old fire station.

Well, bless our wild hearts, if it ain't Breck Coleman.

Bless our wild heart!

God bless my sister Ruth and my brother Dave.

Bless her heart.

Well, bless her heart, wouldn't that be nice?

Bless you, Kringelein.

Bless you.

Bless O Lord this. mankind.

Bless you. It's true.

Because the public, bless them must have a pretty face.

May Allah bless you.

God bless you. shepherd!

God bless you. Welcome and have a rest.

God bless you.

Well, bless our wild heart.

God bless my sister Ruth and my brother Dave, and make me a good girl, and take care of us.

My grandmother wouldn't let him drink it. Bless her heart.

Well, bless her heart.

JOAN: Bless you, Jerry.

Bless, O Lord, this ring, that he who gives it and she who wears it may abide in thy peace and continue in thy favor unto their life's end.

And my own dear Mama, wherever she is, God bless her, and keep her safe from harm. Amen.

Bless you both.

Heh. Bless you, little darlings.

He will want to bless the sacred bush.

Heaven bless you, Connie.

Bless your heart!

OH, BLESS YOUR HEART, MUM, I'M USED TO IT.

GOD BLESS YOU BOTH.

BLESS MY SOUL.

Bless the seven little men who have been so kind to me.