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to begin to blossom

to begin to blossom

1 3.4
To grow and become more successful or confident
  • phrasal verb
  • /bɪˈɡɪn tə ˈblɑsəm/
translation icon : comenzar a florecer
  • When I think about readers, staying in charge of my destiny and being a captain of my financial ship, then I begin to blossom again.
  • just begin to blossom

Examples

  • Once he started practicing consistently, his musical talent began to blossom.

  • With the support of her friends, Julia began to blossom in her new job.

  • As James' experiments began to blossom, it became clear that we were definitely going to make something together; we just hadn't decided quite what that was.

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  • After realizing her passion for painting, Maria began to blossom as an artist.

Synonyms

to grow
vsto begin to blossom
958 2.2

Start to exist or slowly develop, as with an idea

is the early developing phase toward ability or success rather than slow origin
to thrive
vsto begin to blossom
241 3.2

To grow well and be successful

is the early developing stage rather than later high success
to flourish
vsto begin to blossom
116 4.1

To grow strongly and be healthy or successful

is the initial development stage rather than vigorous established success
to blossom
vsto begin to blossom
44 3.4

To grow and become more successful or confident

is about the early emergence rather than reaching a promising stage
to burgeon
vsto begin to blossom
28 7.6

To grow or increase very quickly

is the initial phase without rapid expansion
to blossom out
vsto begin to blossom
1 3.7

To grow and become more confident or successful

is the early phase of growth rather than progressing toward maturity
to burgeon forth
vsto begin to blossom
7.8

To begin to grow quickly, often as new shoots or leaves

is used for skills or success development rather than plant sprouting
to blossom forth
vsto begin to blossom
4.6

To grow and develop in a clear, positive way

is the early quieter development rather than a clear visible emergence

Antonyms

decline
439 3.9

A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value

to wither
91 4.4

To become dry and weak, as with plants or feelings

How Developed

to flourish
116 4.1
bloom
16 3.2
to begin to blossom
1 3.4
to sprout
68 2.0
to appear
873 1.0

Surface Forms

begin to blossom infinitive
beginning to blossom present participle
begins to blossom third person singular
began to blossom past
begun to blossom past participle

Morphology

begin + to + blossom

The meaning 'to start to develop or flourish' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'begin' (to start) with 'blossom' (to flourish); the infinitival marker 'to' does not obscure the composition. The blossom=flourish metaphor is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should readily infer the phrase meaning.

Etymology

Begin to blossom comes from the simple image of a flower starting to open and show its petals, because blossom means a flower's opening. So when a person, skill, or business 'starts to develop' and grow, we say it begins to blossom.