Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to blet
Participle: bletted
Gerund: bletting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | blet |
| you | blet |
| he;she;it | blets |
| we | blet |
| you | blet |
| they | blet |
Perfect
| I | have bletted |
| you | have bletted |
| he;she;it | has bletted |
| we | have bletted |
| you | have bletted |
| they | have bletted |
Past
| I | bletted |
| you | bletted |
| he;she;it | bletted |
| we | bletted |
| you | bletted |
| they | bletted |
Pluperfect
| I | had bletted |
| you | had bletted |
| he;she;it | had bletted |
| we | had bletted |
| you | had bletted |
| they | had bletted |
Future
| I | will blet |
| you | will blet |
| he;she;it | will blet |
| we | will blet |
| you | will blet |
| they | will blet |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bletted |
| you | will have bletted |
| he;she;it | will have bletted |
| we | will have bletted |
| you | will have bletted |
| they | will have bletted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | blet |
| you | blet |
| he;she;it | blet |
| we | blet |
| you | blet |
| they | blet |
Perfect
| I | have bletted |
| you | have bletted |
| he;she;it | have bletted |
| we | have bletted |
| you | have bletted |
| they | have bletted |
Imperfect
| I | bletted |
| you | bletted |
| he;she;it | bletted |
| we | bletted |
| you | bletted |
| they | bletted |
Pluperfect
| I | had bletted |
| you | had bletted |
| he;she;it | had bletted |
| we | had bletted |
| you | had bletted |
| they | had bletted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would blet |
| you | would blet |
| he;she;it | would blet |
| we | would blet |
| you | would blet |
| they | would blet |
Perfect
| I | would have bletted |
| you | would have bletted |
| he;she;it | would have bletted |
| we | would have bletted |
| you | would have bletted |
| they | would have bletted |
Imperative
| you | blet |
| we | Let's blet |
| you | blet |
Verbs conjugated like 'blet'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'blet'
bet,
blat,
bleat,
bleb,
bleg,
blit,
blot,
let,
abet,
able,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from French blettir, coined by John Lindley. See: French '
blettir'.
Sample Sentences
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c. 1835, B. Maund, The Botanic Garden, Or, Magazine of Flowering Plants, Volume 6, Simpkin & Marshall, page 115,
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Bletting is in particular a special alteration; it appears that the more austere a fruit is before this is brought on, the more it is capable of bletting regularly.
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You can also hasten the bletting process by giving firm medlars a night in the freezer. I usually pick some medlars early to blet a little indoors, as this is perfect for making jelly, whereas fully soft fruit is ideal for any other use. [2011, Mark Diacono, Fruit: River Cottage Handbook No.9, Bloomsbury Publishing, unnumbered page:]
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For example, you wouldn't be happy if you bit into a medlar. They need to be bletted (left to go over-ripe) before you can eat them but, once bletted, medlars taste sweet – a little bit like dates.[…]To be frank, bletting is a more polite word for "rotting". [2021, Adele Nozedar, The Tree Forager, Watkins Media, unnumbered page:]