blow on
To forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an objectTo forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
» I blew on my hands to warm them.
Я подул себе на руки, чтобы согреть их. — odexed
Я подула себе на руки, чтобы согреть их. — odexed
Я подула себе на руки, чтобы их согреть. — odexed
Я подул себе на руки, чтобы их согреть. — odexed
Я подышал себе на руки, чтобы их согреть. — marafon
Я подув собі на руки, щоб зігріти їх. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
Dennis blew on the carrot he'd dropped on the floor.
Blow on your soup to cool it down.
Examples
40 sentencesI blew on my hands to warm them.
Я подув собі на руки, щоб зігріти їх. — deniko
ruЯ подул себе на руки, чтобы согреть их. — odexed
Tom received a heavy blow on the head.
ruТом получил тяжелый удар по голове. — odexed
deTom erhielt einen schweren Schlag auf den Kopf. — mayabe
Death was caused by a blow on the head.
She blew on her hands to warm them.
ruОна подула себе на руки, чтобы согреть их. — odexed
Tom blew on his hands to warm them.
ruТом подул себе на руки, чтобы согреть их. — odexed
Forms
blows on, blowing on, blew on, blown onPhrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- blow upпідірвати, висадити в повітряUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
- blow outдути, дмухатиTo extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
- blow overпройти, проходитиTo blow on something causing it to topple.
- blow offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, off.
- blow onTo forcefully expel air from the lungs onto an object.
- blow inTo unexpectedly and casually arrive.
- blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.
- blow awayUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
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.