bloomed
past simple and past participle ofbloom
bloom
verb[I]
uk/bluːm/us/bluːm/bloomverb[I](PRODUCE FLOWERS)
When aflowerblooms, itopensor isopen, and when aplantortreeblooms itproducesflowers:
Theseflowerswill bloom all through thesummer.
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- anther
- be in blossomidiom
- bloom
- blossom
- come out
- double
- female
- flowery
- grow
- head
- in floweridiom
- multi-headed
- photorespiration
- photosynthesize
- pollen
- posy
- stalk
- stamen
bloomverb[I](DEVELOP)
togrowordevelopsuccessfully:
Rimbaud'spoeticgeniusbloomed early.
Becoming better
- alive
- bloom
- blossom
- bounce
- by/in leaps and boundsidiom
- come aliveidiom
- come along
- consolidate
- heal
- mendyourwaysidiom
- move on to bigger/better thingsidiom
- on the up (and up)idiom
- perk
- perk(someone)up
- shape up or ship out!idiom
- sharpen(something)up
- sharpen up your actidiom
- straighten
- straighten up
- wipe
Examplesofbloomed
bloomed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Data at age 26 years show that they havebloomed.
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For a while, projects and promisesbloomed.
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Most plants in both hermit- and non-hermit hummingbirdpollinated guildsbloomedannually in approximately the same sequence every year, and the temporal distribution of their flowering was uniform within each guild.
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The flowers thatbloomedin the spring have not succeeded in reaching the stage of fruit.
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Indeed, it was during that term of office that the present inflationbloomed.
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There is no desert shore in the world that hasbloomedforth as it has done into the most wonderful watering-place of modern times.
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Exmoor national park is 50 years old this year, during which time it has positivelybloomed.
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The rosebloomedbeautifully but at dawn the nightingale fell dead.
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By the turn of the 20th century these figures hadbloomedto 2,120 and 2,572 respectively.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the last step, fenugreek seeds arebloomedin oil and poured over the meat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.More complex and sophisticated dramasbloomedin this time period, and acting styles became more subdued.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A line of urbanized centers grew along the river in response whichbloomedwhen reservations were alloted throughout the region.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1961 nuns were reinstalled in the monastery, and since then it has steadilybloomed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She says that the fire is the flower that has not yetbloomedon the earth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The finance and real estate industriesbloomedin the 1990s.
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