bloom

A2 Topic:Gardening & Horticulture

US /bluːm/ See IPA manual

Freq #6064

Meanings

1

verb
To produce flowers; to open into flower.

The roses bloom every June in our garden.
2

noun
A flower, or flowers on a plant.

The garden was full of bright spring blooms.
3

noun
The state of having open flowers.

The cherry trees are in full bloom right now.
4

noun
A time of great beauty, freshness, or energy.

She lost him in the bloom of her youth.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to produce flowers; to open... blossom flower

2 noun · a flower, or flowers on a... blossom flower

4 noun · a time of great beauty,... flush glow

More flourish thrive

Word family

Forms bloomedblooms

Derived forms abloombloomerbloomfieldbloomlessbloomlybloomsomebloomycheckerbloomembloommaybloomnanobloomoutbloom

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Proverbs (1)

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Bloom where you are planted

Simplified etymology

Bloom was borrowed into Middle English from Old Norse blóm, “flower, blossom.” It shares a base with the Old English verb blow in its floral sense “burst into flower.”

Etymology

English and Jewish surname converged from several origins: * Middle English blom (“ingot”), from Old English blōma (“lump of iron”) * Swedish Blom * Dutch Bloem, see bloem (“flower”) * Spelling variant of Blum

blom Middle English blōma Old English Blom sv Bloem Dutch

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# bloom

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /bluːm/
**Frequency rank:** 6064

## Meanings
1. To produce flowers; to open into flower.
2. A flower, or flowers on a plant.
3. The state of having open flowers.
4. A time of great beauty, freshness, or energy.

## Examples
- The roses bloom every June in our garden.
- The garden was full of bright spring blooms.
- The cherry trees are in full bloom right now.
- She lost him in the bloom of her youth.

## Synonyms
- blossom
- flourish
- flower
- thrive

## Derived Forms
- abloom
- bloomer
- bloomfield
- bloomless
- bloomly
- bloomsome
- bloomy
- checkerbloom
- embloom
- maybloom
- nanobloom
- outbloom

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blom
- Root: blōma
- Root: Blom
- Root: Bloem

## Etymology
English and Jewish surname converged from several origins: * Middle English blom (“ingot”), from Old English blōma (“lump of iron”) * Swedish Blom * Dutch Bloem, see bloem (“flower”) * Spelling variant of Blum

## AI Etymology
Bloom is english and Jewish surname converged from several origins: Middle English blom (“ingot”), from Old English blōma (“lump of iron”); Swedish Blom; Dutch Bloem, see bloem (“flower”); Spelling variant of Blum.

## Topics
- Gardening & Horticulture
- Actions & Processes

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