Bled
/blɛd/
verbBeginnerCommonGeneral
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1
Lost blood; to have blood flow from a wound or injury.
/blɛd/
verbneutralBeginner
General
Past tense of bleed
The cut on his arm bled for hours.
💡 Simply: Blood came out.
More Examples
2
Her nose bled after the accident.
How It's Used
Medical
"The wound bled profusely."
Figurative
"The country bled resources during the war."
Past tense of the verb "bleed," from Old English *blēdan, ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin.
Similar usage throughout history, focusing on the physical act of bleeding.
Memory tip
Think of a cut that lets out blood.
Practice
Base: bleed
bleed
Usage
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