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bless him (etc.)! — Expression of affection. Also bless his (etc.) heart{ or (little) cotton socks … A concise dictionary of English slang
bless — S3 [bles] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: bletsian, from blod blood ; because blood was used in religious ceremonies] 1.) bless you! spoken a) what you say when someone ↑sneezes b) used to thank someone for doing something for you 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
bless her — bless him/her/them/bless his heart her heart their hearts spoken phrase used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way … Useful english dictionary
bless — [ bles ] (past tense and past participle blessed or blest [ blest ] ) verb transitive * 1. ) to say a prayer asking God to help and protect someone or something: a ceremony to bless the harvest a ) if God blesses someone or something, he helps… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bless — [bles] vt. blessed or blest, blessing [ME blessen, bletsien < OE bletsian, bledsian < blod,BLOOD: rite of consecration by sprinkling an altar with blood] 1. to make or declare holy by a spoken formula or a sign; hallow; consecrate 2. to ask … English World dictionary
bless them — bless him/her/them/bless his heart her heart their hearts spoken phrase used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way … Useful english dictionary
bless his heart — bless him/her/them/bless his heart her heart their hearts spoken phrase used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way She’s just learned to say her name, bless her! … Useful english dictionary
bless — verb past tense and past participle blessed or blest, (T) 1 bless him/her etc spoken used to show that you are fond of someone, amused by them, or pleased by something they have done: Tim can tie his shoelaces now Mum. Can he, bless him! | Bless… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bless — I UK [bles] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bless : present tense I/you/we/they bless he/she/it blesses present participle blessing past tense blessed or blest UK [blest] / US past participle blessed or blest * 1) a) to say a prayer asking God… … English dictionary
Bless — Bless, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blessed}or {Blest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blessing}.] [OE. blessien, bletsen, AS. bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. bl?d blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See {Blood}.] 1. To make or pronounce … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
