bloom
To cause to blossom; to make flourishTo cause to blossom; to make flourish.
» The roses are now in full bloom.
Die Rosen stehen jetzt in voller Blüte. — MUIRIEL
Тепер троянди повністю розпустились. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
9 senses(transitive)To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
blühen
зацвести́zacvestí
цвісти́cvistý
(transitive)To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
(intransitive)Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.
produce or yield flowers
(figuratively, intransitive)To spread; to slowly expand like a field of flowers that blossom in fits and spurts.
Shadows bloomed over the yard.
Anger bloomed up from his throat.
(figuratively, intransitive)Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.
To bring out the flavor of a spice by cooking it in oil.
(intransitive)To develop a layer of bloom (white, spotty areas of cocoa butter) due to repeated warming and cooling.
To let carbon dioxide to escape from coffee in order to improve the taste.
To hydrate ingredients (such as gelatin or yeast) before using them.
Examples
252 sentencesThe roses are now in full bloom.
Тепер троянди повністю розпустились. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
deDie Rosen stehen jetzt in voller Blüte. — MUIRIEL
Not all flowers bloom in the spring.
Не всі квіти цвітуть навесні. — brambury
ruНе все цветы цветут весной. — marafon
Tulips will bloom soon.
Скоро розквітнуть тюльпани. — deniko
ruСкоро расцветут тюльпаны. — marafon
deTulpen werden bald blühen. — Espi
The roses are in full bloom.
ruРозы в полном цвету. — odexed
deDie Rosen stehen in voller Blüte. — MUIRIEL
Tulips are in full bloom now.
ruТюльпаны сейчас в полном цвету. — sharptoothed
deDie Tulpen stehen jetzt in voller Blüte. — qwertz
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bloom (“a blossom”).From Middle English bloom (“a blossom”).
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Forms
blooms, blooming, bloomed, bloomedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
8 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
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.