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to bless someone with

to bless someone with

56 4.6
To give someone something good, like talent or strong support
  • phrasal verb
  • /blɛst ˈsʌmwʌn wɪð/
translation icon : dotar a alguien de
  • She was blessed with a talent for painting that amazed everyone who saw her work.
  • blessed with natural talent
  • God blessed me with

Examples

  • We were indeed blessed with some of the strongest students in our undergraduate program.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I'm blessed with two wonderful boys.

    Little Fugitive (1953)

  • I have been blessed with a lot of talent.

    Burke & Hare (2010)

  • God has blessed me with his light.

    The Lady of Heaven (2021)

  • I was, at one time in my life, blessed with a lot of success.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Today we're blessed with twins.

    Up Close & Personal (1996)

  • May you be blessed with happiness, health, prosperity, and if she'll have you, a house full of children.

    Mudbound (2017)

  • Annette and I were blessed with 13 children, and we intend for them to carry the business into the future.

    The Burial (2023)

  • Doug, God has blessed you with determination and you've done so much with that gift.

    For Your Own Sake (2021)

  • They will grow into handsome boys, blessed with courage and kindness and ambition.

    Beau Is Afraid (2023)

Synonyms

to grant
vsto bless someone with
  • Formal
565 3.3

To officially give permission, rights, or money to someone

is used more generally to give a desirable quality or advantage
to bless
vsto bless someone with
453 1.8

To give someone good luck and happiness

focuses on giving a specific desirable quality or concrete advantage
to gift
vsto bless someone with
69 6.8

To give someone a natural talent or quality

can apply to any desirable quality or broader advantage
to bestow
vsto bless someone with
  • Formal
22 5.3

Give a quality such as charm to someone or something

emphasizes that the quality is desirable or offers an advantage
to grace someone with
vsto bless someone with
15 6.7

To show respect to someone by giving something special, often by being there or speaking

is used more generally to give a desirable quality or advantage

Antonyms

to deprive
198 3.2

To take something important away from someone or stop them having it

Surface Forms

bless someone with infinitive
blessing someone with present participle
blesses someone with third person singular
blessed someone with past
blessed someone with past participle

Morphology

bless + someone + with

The verb 'bless' (to bestow a beneficial favor) combined with the preposition 'with' (indicating the thing given) transparently yields the sense 'give someone a desirable quality or gift'; the overall meaning is directly compositional from the constituents. This verb + with construction is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English patterns, so an average B1 learner who knows the words would likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Bless someone with comes from religious life. People asked a leader to bless someone so a higher power would 'give' them a 'gift' like health or talent, so today being blessed with something means you have been given a good quality or advantage.