blame
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Translation
To say that someone did the wrong thing that caused a problem.
Word origin
From Old French blasmer, meaning to find fault with or reproach.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- blasmer
Grammar
Verb typeregular (blame, blames, blamed)
Examples
.
Here "blame" means to say someone caused the problem.
mess.
"Blames" is the form used with he, she, or it.
delay.
"Blamed" is the past form of "blame".
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