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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English blǣstan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną; equivalent to blast + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
blasten
- To strongly blow or exhale.
- To emit fire from one's mouth.
- (rare) To afflict with noxious breath.
- (rare, of wind) To blast; to gust.
- (rare) To blow on a musical instrument.
Conjugation
infinitive
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(to) blasten, blaste
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present tense
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past tense
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1st-person singular
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blaste
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blasted, blaste
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2nd-person singular
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blastest
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blastedest, blastest
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3rd-person singular
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blasteth
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blasted, blaste
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subjunctive singular
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blaste
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imperative singular
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plural1
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blasten, blaste
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blasteden, blastede, blasten, blaste
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imperative plural
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blasteth, blaste
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participles
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blastynge, blastende
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blasted, yblasted
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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