bless

/bles/ verb [T]

Definition

› to ask God to help or protect someone or something, or to make it holy: The priest blessed their marriage.

be blessed with sth › to be lucky enough to have something good: He's blessed with a wonderful singing voice.

Bless you! › something you say when someone sneezes

bless her/him/them, etc informal › used to show your affection for the person you are talking about: Peter, bless him, slept all the way through it.

(Definition of bless verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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