bleed

CEFRB1

/ˈbliːd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    lose blood from one's body.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To let or draw blood from.

Examples

  • The pin pierced his finger and it began to bleed.

  • With a weak beat, it continues to bleed.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈblɪi̯d]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To menstruate.

  2. To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

  3. To take large amounts of money from.

More examples

In context

  • If her nose bleeds, try to use ice.

  • The company was bleeding talent.

  • Ink traps counteract bleeding.

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English bleden, from Old English blēdan (“to bleed”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *blōdijaną (“to bleed”), from *blōþą (“blood”). Cognates Cognate with Scots blede, bleid (“to bleed”), Saterland Frisian bläide (“to bleed”), West Frisian bliede (“to bleed”), Dutch bloeden (“to bleed”), Low German blöden (“to bleed”), German bluten (“to bleed”), Danish bløde (“to bleed”), Swedish blöda (“to bleed”).