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bled

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɫɛd// UK //blˈɛd// bled

v. the past tense of 'bleed'. It means that blood came out of a body, or a liquid spread into another material.

v. the past tense and past participle of 'bleed'. Refers to the loss of blood from the vascular system or the diffusion of a substance, such as ink or dye, into an adjacent surface.


SIMPLE

His finger bled for a few minutes after he cut it.

CONTEXTUAL

The red ink bled through the thin paper and ruined the notes on the other side.

COMPLEX

The patient bled significantly before the paramedics arrived, necessitating an immediate transfusion to stabilize his blood pressure during transport to the hospital.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

See bleed.

Etymology 2

From French bled, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Usage

The verb is intransitive when referring to the flow of liquid, but can be transitive in medical or technical contexts.

Pitfall

He has bleeded a lot.He has bled a lot.'Bleed' is an irregular verb; the past tense and past participle form is 'bled', not 'bleeded'.

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