Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to blank out sth
Participle: blanked out sth
Gerund: blanking out sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | blank out sth |
| you | blank out sth |
| he;she;it | blanks out sth |
| we | blank out sth |
| you | blank out sth |
| they | blank out sth |
Perfect
| I | have blanked out sth |
| you | have blanked out sth |
| he;she;it | has blanked out sth |
| we | have blanked out sth |
| you | have blanked out sth |
| they | have blanked out sth |
Past
| I | blanked out sth |
| you | blanked out sth |
| he;she;it | blanked out sth |
| we | blanked out sth |
| you | blanked out sth |
| they | blanked out sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had blanked out sth |
| you | had blanked out sth |
| he;she;it | had blanked out sth |
| we | had blanked out sth |
| you | had blanked out sth |
| they | had blanked out sth |
Future
| I | will blank out sth |
| you | will blank out sth |
| he;she;it | will blank out sth |
| we | will blank out sth |
| you | will blank out sth |
| they | will blank out sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have blanked out sth |
| you | will have blanked out sth |
| he;she;it | will have blanked out sth |
| we | will have blanked out sth |
| you | will have blanked out sth |
| they | will have blanked out sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | blank out sth |
| you | blank out sth |
| he;she;it | blank out sth |
| we | blank out sth |
| you | blank out sth |
| they | blank out sth |
Perfect
| I | have blanked out sth |
| you | have blanked out sth |
| he;she;it | have blanked out sth |
| we | have blanked out sth |
| you | have blanked out sth |
| they | have blanked out sth |
Imperfect
| I | blanked out sth |
| you | blanked out sth |
| he;she;it | blanked out sth |
| we | blanked out sth |
| you | blanked out sth |
| they | blanked out sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had blanked out sth |
| you | had blanked out sth |
| he;she;it | had blanked out sth |
| we | had blanked out sth |
| you | had blanked out sth |
| they | had blanked out sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would blank out sth |
| you | would blank out sth |
| he;she;it | would blank out sth |
| we | would blank out sth |
| you | would blank out sth |
| they | would blank out sth |
Perfect
| I | would have blanked out sth |
| you | would have blanked out sth |
| he;she;it | would have blanked out sth |
| we | would have blanked out sth |
| you | would have blanked out sth |
| they | would have blanked out sth |
Imperative
| you | blank out sth |
| we | Let's blank out sth |
| you | blank out sth |
Verbs conjugated like 'blank'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'blank'
bank,
black,
bland,
blenk,
blink,
brank,
clank,
flank,
lank,
plank,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. 1230, from O.Fr. blanc "white, shining," from Frank. *blank "white, gleaming," of W.Gmc. origin (cf. O.E. blanca "white horse"), from P.Gmc. *blangkaz, from PIE *bhleg- "to shine" (see bleach). Originally "colorless," meaning "having empty spaces" evolved c.1400. Sense of "void of expression" (a blank look) is from 1553. The noun in the sense of "empty space" (in a document, etc.) is from c.1570.
2. From Middle English blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Anglo-Norman blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Old French blanc, feminine blanche, from Frankish *blank (“gleaming, white, blinding”), from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”), Spanish blanco. More at blink, blind, blanch. Doublet of blanc.
Sample Sentences
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I blanked out my previous entry.
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She blanked me for no reason.
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Taylor Swift goes viral for blanking Celine Dion on stage at Grammys 2024 […] Taylor Swift received backlash for being 'disrespectful' by 'ignoring' Celine Dion while accepting the award for Album of the Year at the Grammys on Sunday. [2024 February 4, Sonia Horon, “Taylor Swift goes viral for BLANKING Celine Dion on stage at Grammys 2024 after diva emerges from battle with stiff-person syndrome to present her with historic Album of the Year”, in dailymail.co.uk:]
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At high angles of attack, the shuttle’s rudder is blanked by the fuselage and wings, forcing it to use its RCS thrusters for yaw control.
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The team was blanked.
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England blanks Wales to advance to the final.
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In OPS 6, the 2 EO color field does blank at SSME fine count. Once in fine count in route to an RTLS MECO, the energy state is such that one engine can carry the orbiter though powered pitch-down to a healthy MECO condition with standard RTLS guidance. [2007 February 14, NASA, “4.5.2 Two-Engine-Out Contingency Software Termination”, in Contingency Aborts 21007/31007, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2022, page 45:]
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I’m blanking on her name right now.
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She asked him a simple question during the interview, and he blanked.