bleed in English: To lose blood, usually because your body has been cut or hurt. (verb)

Translation

To lose blood, usually because your body has been cut or hurt.

Word origin

From Old English bledan, formed from blod, the old word for blood.

Verb typeirregular (bleed, bleeds, bled)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

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"Bleed" means blood comes out of a cut.

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"Bleeding" is the -ing form, used for something happening now.

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To "stop bleeding" is to make the blood stop coming out.

blood

The red liquid that moves round inside the body of a person or animal.

cut

To split or open something using a knife or other sharp tool.

hurt

To cause pain to someone, or to feel pain.

wound

A hurt place on the body where the skin has been cut or broken.

pain

The bad feeling in your body when you are hurt or ill.

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