/bləʊ/

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Meaning

To push air out of your mouth, or the way the wind moves the air.

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Word origin

From Old English blawan, meaning to move air, as the wind does.

Origin
Old English
Root
blawan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (blow, blows, blew, blown)

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

Examples

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Push air from your mouth onto the soup to cool it.

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The wind is very strong in winter.

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She pushed air at the candles and they all went out.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 12: blow, street, funny and 7 more words.