"bless" meaning in English

See bless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /blɛs/ Audio: en-us-bless.ogg [US] Forms: bless [canonical], blesses [third-person, singular], blessed [past], blessed [past, participle], blessing [present, participle]
enPR: blĕs Head templates: {{verb|bless|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You say, bless you when someone sneezes.
    Sense id: simple-bless-en-verb-Zg6hXuj4
  2. You say, bless you, him, her, etc. when that person has done something nice.
    Sense id: simple-bless-en-verb-D1EzwlKZ
  3. If you are blessed with an ability or something, you are lucky to have it.
    Sense id: simple-bless-en-verb-qllpqg7h
  4. If God blesses something, he gives it special attention and takes care of it.
    Sense id: simple-bless-en-verb-mFqx9G-6
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