blesses
SayBLES-iz/ˈblɛsɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of bless.
The bishop blesses the new chapel in a ceremony each spring.
Her grandmother blesses every guest who walks through the door.
Note
The spelling follows the rule for verbs whose stem already ends in a hissing sound: bless adds -es rather than a bare -s, as kiss and pass do, and the ending is heard as a syllable of its own. The form carries every meaning of the verb, from consecrating a chapel and invoking divine favor to praising, counting someone happy, or making the sign of the cross.
blesses is a form of bless
bless, verb: To call upon God to grant favor, protection, or care to someone or something. Full entry
- Spelling
- bless → blesses: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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