🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

bluten

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbluːtn̩

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bleed/bliːd/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Wunde fing an stark zu bluten."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.

    "The deep cut on his hand began to bleed profusely after the accident."
  2. 2

    To exude or leak a fluid, dye, or color, especially into an adjacent area.

    "The red ink from the new shirt started to bleed into the white clothes during the wash."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English verb 'blēdan', which traces back to the Proto-Germanic '*blōdijaną', meaning 'to emit blood'. It is etymologically related to the noun 'blood' (*blōdóm), sharing roots across Germanic languages with meanings centered on life force and fluid loss.

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