bless

/bles/ verb [T]

Translation

› to ask God to help or protect someone or something, or to make it holy

Tanrı'nın yardımını dilemek, inayet istemek, kutsamak, takdis etmek

The priest blessed their marriage.740

be blessed with sth › to be lucky enough to have something good

Allah'ın sevgili kulu olmak; nimetine, şansına sahip olmak

He's blessed with a wonderful singing voice.1760

Bless you! › something you say when someone sneezes

çok yaşa!

585

bless her/him/them, etc informal › used to show your affection for the person you are talking about

onu, onları vs. birilerine ilgi göstermek, iyi davranmak, alakadar olmak

Peter, bless him, slept all the way through it.642

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

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