Word a Day
bless
What does bless mean?
bless (verb): to invoke divine favor upon.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce bless?
/blɛs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bless come from?
From Middle English blessen, from Old English bletsian (“to consecrate (with blood)”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of bless?
Words related to bless
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “bless”?
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What does “bless” mean?
move or strike with a noise
Not quite: that's what click means.
to invoke divine favor upon
Right! That's what “bless” means.
send via the postal service
Not quite: that's what mail means.
to allow to, not to prevent
Not quite: that's what let means.
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