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- [blos-uh m]
- /ˈblɒs əm/
- /ˈblɒs.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blos-uh m]
- /ˈblɒs əm/
Definitions of blossomed word
- noun blossomed the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit. 1
- noun blossomed the state of flowering: The apple tree is in blossom. 1
- verb without object blossomed Botany. to produce or yield blossoms. 1
- verb without object blossomed to flourish; develop (often followed by into or out): a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important composer. 1
- verb without object blossomed (of a parachute) to open. 1
- verb blossomed simple past tense and past participle of blossom. 0
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Origin of blossomed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English blosme, blossem, Old English blōstm(a), blōsma flower; cognate with Middle Dutch bloesem, Middle Low German blosem, blossem; (v.) Middle English blosmen, Old English blōstmian, derivative of the noun See bloom1, blow3
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Parts of speech for Blossomed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blossomed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
blossomed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blossomed
verb blossomed
- effloresced — Simple past tense and past participle of effloresce.
- flourished — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
- maturated — Simple past tense and past participle of maturate.
- yielded — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
noun blossomed
- glowed — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
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