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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plants , Gardening bloombloom1 /bluːm/ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]HBPDLG a flower or flowers beautiful red blooms a mass of bloom on the apple trees2 → in (full) bloom 3 [singular, uncountable] the healthy happy appearance that someone has, especially when they are young The rosy bloom of her cheeks had faded.Examples from the Corpusbloom• You might apply a 12-24-12 fertilizer early next spring to encourage blooms.• Is it the wide range of colours, the beauty of the bud opening into full bloom, or the scent?• Mustard in bloom, mustard in art, mustard in food, even a mustard competition.• His right arm, the one on the handle, was completely submerged in blooms.• Several other blooms lay bright and brittle between the back pages of the diary, each one neatly labelled.• After a long confinement, it put the bloom back in her cheeks, Uncle Billy says.• The bloom will be off the rose.• Handsome glaucous foliage and erect narrow spikes of white and yellow blooms held just above the water. Related topics: Plants , Gardening bloombloom2 verb [intransitive] 1 HBPDLGif a plant or a flower blooms, its flowers appear or open2 HAPPYSUCCESSFULto become happier, healthier, or more successful in a way that is very noticeable SYN blossom She was blooming the last time I saw her.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusbloom• From 1891 to 1911 the association bloomed.• They are the wild flowers of our experience that are cultivated to bloom all our lives.• But we have made deserts bloom before: could we do the same thing on the Moon?• The apple trees had already finished blooming, but the tiny green fruit could hardly be called apples yet.• The house looked much the same, except that a sheaf of cream and red tulips had suddenly bloomed by the front door.• My house feels solid and safe and orderly; hyacinths and narcissus bloom indoors here even in the dead of winter.• Its small experiment with a house brand called Arizona has bloomed into $ 50 million a year in business.• The experiment bloomed into a 50ドル million business.• They bloom virtually all year round, and some have interesting leaf colours or scents too.Origin bloom1 (1200-1300) Old Norse blom
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Verb table
bloom
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they bloom
he, she, it blooms
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they bloomed
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have bloomed
he, she, it has bloomed
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had bloomed
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will bloom
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have bloomed
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Continuous Form
Present
I am blooming
he, she, it is blooming
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you, we, they are blooming
Past
I, he, she, it was blooming
you, we, they were blooming
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been blooming
he, she, it has been blooming
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been blooming
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be blooming
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been blooming
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