blame
To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negativeTo assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
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» Tom can't blame anyone but himself.
Том не может винить никого, кроме самого себя. — Imp
Тому некого винить, кроме самого себя. — marafon
Том не може звинувачувати нікого, окрім самого себе. — deniko
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Examples
1624 sentencesTom can't blame anyone but himself.
Том не може звинувачувати нікого, окрім самого себе. — deniko
ruТом не может винить никого, кроме самого себя. — Imp
Don't blame me for your mistakes.
Не звинувачуй мене у своїх помилках. — deniko
ruНе вини меня в своих ошибках. — odexed
We can't blame Tom, can we?
Ми ж не можемо звинувачувати Тома? — deniko
Meaning
4 senses(transitive, usually)To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
The student driver was blamed for the accident.
After what happened at the wedding, I wouldn't blame you if you never spoke to them again.
beschuldigen, verantwortlich machen
вини́тьvinítʹ, обвиня́тьobvinjátʹ, обвини́тьobvinítʹ
вини́тиvynýty, винува́титиvynuvátyty, звинува́чуватиzvynuváčuvaty
attribute responsibility to
To censure (someone or something); to criticize.
harass with constant criticism
(transitive)To assert the cause of some bad event.
We blamed the accident on the student driver.
(obsolete)To bring into disrepute.
Origin
From Middle English blamen, borrowed from Old French blasmer, from Late Latin blasphēmāreFrom Middle English blamen, borrowed from Old French blasmer, from Late Latin blasphēmāre (“to reproach, to revile”), from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēméō). Compare blaspheme, a doublet. Overtook common use from the native wite (“to blame, accuse, reproach, suspect”) (from Middle English wīten, from Old English wītan).
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Forms
blames, blaming, blamed, blamedTenses
blame · blamed · will blame · have blamedSynonyms
135 synonyms- put or pin the blame on:fault
- harass with constant criticism:find faultpick
- attribute responsibility to:charge
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- can't blame
- be blamed for
- is to blame
- blame yourself
- blame yourself for
- partly to blame
- take the blame
- blamed each other
- try to blame
- blame others for
- one to blame
- blame myself for
See also
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