Meaning

20 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

  2. (collective, countable, uncountable)Flowers.

    the organic process of bearing flowers

  3. (uncountable)The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.

    The cherry trees are in bloom.

    цветcvet, расцве́тrascvét, цвете́ниеcveténije

  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.

    the bloom of youth

    цветcvet, расцве́тrascvét

  5. (countable, uncountable)Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.

    Reifbelag

  7. (countable, uncountable)Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.

  8. (countable, uncountable)An algal bloom.

  9. (collective, countable, uncountable)A group of jellyfish, especially one caused by a swift increase in the population and especially when they are stranded on shore; the occurrence of such a bloom, and the ecological impact it has.

  10. (countable, uncountable)The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.

  11. (countable, uncountable)A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.

    a powdery deposit on a surface

  12. (countable, uncountable)A bright-hued variety of some minerals.

    the rose-red cobalt bloom

Examples

252 sentences
  1. The roses are now in full bloom.

    Тепер троянди повністю розпустились.

    deDie Rosen stehen jetzt in voller Blüte.

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  2. Not all flowers bloom in the spring.

    Не всі квіти цвітуть навесні.

    ruНе все цветы цветут весной.

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  3. Tulips will bloom soon.

    Скоро розквітнуть тюльпани.

    ruСкоро расцветут тюльпаны.

    deTulpen werden bald blühen.

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  4. The roses are in full bloom.

    ruРозы в полном цвету.

    deDie Rosen stehen in voller Blüte.

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  5. Tulips are in full bloom now.

    ruТюльпаны сейчас в полном цвету.

    deDie Tulpen stehen jetzt in voller Blüte.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the state of blossoming:
the spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves:
the spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process:

Origin

From Middle English blome, from Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”). Dou

From Middle English blome, from Old Norse blóm, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”). Doublet of bloom (“spongy mass of metal”); see there for more.

From Middle English blome, from Old English blōma (“lump of metal”), from Proto-Germanic *blōmô (“flower”).

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Forms

plural: blooms
Singularbloom
Pluralblooms

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
flower of a plant:blossomB2flowerA1
anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness:glowB2flush
Close in meaning

Word family

27 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • are blooming blooming
  • blooming blooming
  • in full bloom
  • flowers bloom in
  • flowers bloom
  • bloom in the
  • full bloom

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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