blame
/ˈbleɪm/
verbnounadjective
Core
1.v.put or pin the blame on
2.v.harass with constant criticism
“Don't always pick on your little brother”
3.v.attribute responsibility to
“We blamed the accident on her”
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blame and blamed share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. blame means “put or pin the blame on”. blamed means “expletives used informally as intensifiers”. blame is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbleɪm/
1.v.put or pin the blame on
2.v.harass with constant criticism
“Don't always pick on your little brother”
3.v.attribute responsibility to
“We blamed the accident on her”
/ˈbleɪmd/
1.adj.expletives used informally as intensifiers
“he's a blasted idiot”
| blame | blamed | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbleɪm/ | /ˈbleɪmd/ |
| Said | blaym | blaymd |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun, adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 6 | 1 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | fault | blasted, blame, blessed |
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