blow – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of blow

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to blow in
Participle: blown in
Gerund: blowing in

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iblow in
youblow in
he;she;itblows in
weblow in
youblow in
theyblow in

Perfect

Ihave blown in
youhave blown in
he;she;ithas blown in
wehave blown in
youhave blown in
theyhave blown in

Past

Iblew in
youblew in
he;she;itblew in
weblew in
youblew in
theyblew in

Pluperfect

Ihad blown in
youhad blown in
he;she;ithad blown in
wehad blown in
youhad blown in
theyhad blown in

Future

Iwill blow in
youwill blow in
he;she;itwill blow in
wewill blow in
youwill blow in
theywill blow in

Future Perfect

Iwill have blown in
youwill have blown in
he;she;itwill have blown in
wewill have blown in
youwill have blown in
theywill have blown in

Subjunctive

Present

Iblow in
youblow in
he;she;itblow in
weblow in
youblow in
theyblow in

Perfect

Ihave blown in
youhave blown in
he;she;ithave blown in
wehave blown in
youhave blown in
theyhave blown in

Imperfect

Iblew in
youblew in
he;she;itblew in
weblew in
youblew in
theyblew in

Pluperfect

Ihad blown in
youhad blown in
he;she;ithad blown in
wehad blown in
youhad blown in
theyhad blown in

Conditional

Present

Iwould blow in
youwould blow in
he;she;itwould blow in
wewould blow in
youwould blow in
theywould blow in

Perfect

Iwould have blown in
youwould have blown in
he;she;itwould have blown in
wewould have blown in
youwould have blown in
theywould have blown in

Imperative

youblow in
weLet's blow in
youblow in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam blowing in
youare blowing in
he;she;itis blowing in
weare blowing in
youare blowing in
theyare blowing in

Perfect

Ihave been blowing in
youhave been blowing in
he;she;ithas been blowing in
wehave been blowing in
youhave been blowing in
theyhave been blowing in

Past

Iwas blowing in
youwere blowing in
he;she;itwas blowing in
wewere blowing in
youwere blowing in
theywere blowing in

Pluperfect

Ihad been blowing in
youhad been blowing in
he;she;ithad been blowing in
wehad been blowing in
youhad been blowing in
theyhad been blowing in

Future

Iwill be blowing in
youwill be blowing in
he;she;itwill be blowing in
wewill be blowing in
youwill be blowing in
theywill be blowing in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been blowing in
youwill have been blowing in
he;she;itwill have been blowing in
wewill have been blowing in
youwill have been blowing in
theywill have been blowing in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be blowing in
youwould be blowing in
he;she;itwould be blowing in
wewould be blowing in
youwould be blowing in
theywould be blowing in

Perfect

Iwould have been blowing in
youwould have been blowing in
he;she;itwould have been blowing in
wewould have been blowing in
youwould have been blowing in
theywould have been blowing in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'blow'

blow, crow, grow, know, outgrow, overblow, overgrow, overthrow, throw,

Verbs similar to 'blow'

blob, blog, blop, blot, blowe, bow, brow, flow, glow, low,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to administer a physical blow
bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk
puff
gasp, pant, breathe, exhale, whisper, wheeze
bluster
squall, storm, roar, wail, whip, stream
flap
flutter, waft, rush, whirl, whisk, drive, fling, sweep
sound
trumpet, blast, blare, honk, mouth, play, whistle, vibrate

Antonyms

to bring something into the mouth by inhaling
suck
sound
infirm, impaired, injured, diseased

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "hard hit," c.1460, blowe, from northern and East Midlands dialects, perhaps from M.Du. blouwen "to beat," of unknown origin; influenced by blow (v.1).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-
5. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der.
6. Proto-Germanic *blēaną
7. Proto-West Germanic *blāan
8. Old English blāwan
9. Middle English blowen
10. English blow
11. From Middle English blowen, from Old English blāwan (“to blow, breathe, inflate, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāan, from Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”) (compare German blähen), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to swell, blow up”) (compare Latin flō (“to blow”) and Old Armenian բեղուն (bełun, “fertile”)). See: Middle English 'blowen', Proto-Germanic '*blēaną', German, old spelling 'blähen', Latin 'flō'.

Verbs referencing "blow"

Sranan bro, Esperanto blovi, Scots blaw, German, old spelling blühen, Latin flo, Dutch blowen, Alemannic German blüeje, German, old spelling verbläuen, German, old spelling bleuen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] peeped like molehills from the green sea, and followed them, as they swelled, by slow and almost imperceptible degrees, into a continuous line of coast, can hardly be exaggerated. A sharp keen wind blew dead against us; a hard frost prevailed on shore; and the cold was most severe. Yet the air was so intensely clear, and dry, and bright, that the temperature was not only endurable, but delicious. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] view, where there is a deep cutting, by no means extensive. When there is not, the character of the scenery is always the same. Mile after mile of stunted trees: some hewn down by the axe, some blown down by the wind, some half fallen and resting on their neighbours, many mere logs half hidden in the swamp, others mouldered away to spongy chips. The very soil of the earth is made up of minute [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The air, even in these distempered parts, is fresh after the stifling atmosphere of the houses; and now, as we emerge into a broader street, it blows upon us with a purer breath, and the stars look bright again. Here are The Tombs once more. The city watch-house is a part of the building. It follows naturally on the sights we have just left. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Politics ? Will it be believed that the governor of such a house as this, is appointed, and deposed, and changed perpetually, as Parties fluctuate and vary, and as their despicable weathercocks are blown this way or that ? A hundred times in every week, some new most paltry exhibition of that narrow-minded and injurious Party Spirit, which is the Simoom of America, sickening and blighting [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to cry, like other mortals; and so he turned his back to the company, and looked out of the window, and seemed particularly busy in clearing his throat and wiping his spectacle-glasses, occasionally blowing his nose in a manner that was calculated to excite suspicion, had any one been in a state to observe critically. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ These feelings are quite natural, George, ” said the good-natured man, blowing his nose. “ Yes, they 're natural, but it is my duty not to encourage ’ em in you. Yes, my boy, I 'm sorry for you, now; it's a bad case—very bad; but the apostle says, ‘Let everyone abide in the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Why, I reckon she _is_ tol’able fair, ” said Haley, blowing the smoke out of his mouth. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • We tarried here three days. Our next point was Cincinnati: and as this was a steamboat journey, and western steamboats usually blow up one or two a week in the season, it was advisable to collect opinions in reference to the comparative safety of the vessels bound that way, then lying in the river. One called the Messenger was [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] satisfactory in this ‘location, ’ inasmuch as it was in the stern, and we had been a great many times very gravely recommended to keep as far aft as possible, ‘because the steamboats generally blew up forward. ’ Nor was this an unnecessary caution, as the occurrence and circumstances of more than one such fatality during our stay sufficiently testified. Apart from this source of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] but a few inches above the water 's edge: and in the narrow space between this upper structure and this barge 's deck, are the furnace fires and machinery, open at the sides to every wind that blows, and every storm of rain it drives along its path. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Are you Davy ? No, man, I 'm Phil. Davy's over there. Thar she blows ! (The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants)
  • Any way the wind blows What about him? He'll let us go. Look at him. He can't say no. (Hadestown: The Musical)