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bleed

/bliːd/

lose blood

Verb forms

Base form

bleed

Past Simple

bled

Past Participle

bled

Example sentences

Base form · bleed

Small cuts bleed for only a few minutes.

Past Simple · bled

His nose bled after the ball hit him.

Past Participle · bled

The colours have bled into each other in the wash.

Conjugation pattern

The past simple and the past participle share the same form.

Verbs with the same pattern