to blossom
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1.4
- verb
- /ˈblɑːsəm/
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florecer
- If you care for the plants properly, they will blossom beautifully in no time.
- flowers blossom
But since spring has sprung and all our trees and shrubs have kind of blossomed, I really love it here so much.
- But since spring has sprung and all our trees and shrubs have kind of blossomed, I really love it here so much.
- He said when you see the fig tree start to blossom, you know it's spring Even so you know summer is near.
Examples
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Now, no sooner had it budded than it blossomed.
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He said when you see the fig tree start to blossom, you know it's spring Even so you know summer is near.
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You look around and you see flowers bloom and trees blossom and birds sing.
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You had a grove of cherry trees and when they would blossom, you would invite the village to come and pick them.
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Small, white flowers blossomed on a tree branch on the gentle slope.
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In a truly happy ending, their newly planted garden sprouted and blossomed beautifully.
Academic text (1997) -
Steamship service between San Francisco and Victoria had blossomed after the discovery of gold on the Fraser River in late 1857.
Academic text (2013) -
Satellite fires blossomed in the meadow, dancing among the stalks of grass.
Fiction book (1992) -
On the grassy lawns of Yoyogi Park, a tent city has blossomed.
Fiction book (1996) -
In spring, the cherry trees blossom with beautiful pink flowers.
Synonyms
100
2.3
To produce flowers or to grow well and become successful
40
1.0
To produce the colorful part of a plant that makes seeds
To begin to bloom or grow, like a plant showing flowers
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Australian
Small Australian orchid with loose groups of scented white flowers marked purple and orange
- Specialized
A flower with petals shaped like a butterfly, found on plants like peas and beans
How Flowered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blossom comes from an old English word blostm meaning 'flower' and is closely linked to bloom, so as a verb it simply means to produce or open into flowers. This shows why we say trees or plants blossom in spring.