# blew

Pronunciation: say "BLOO" /bl(j)uː/

## Verb

1. Past tense of blow. — simple past of blow
   - Simple: Past tense of blow. Use it for the past.
   - _A cold wind blew off the lake and rattled the windows._
   - _The referee blew the whistle to end the match._
2. Past participle of blow. Nonstandard; the standard past participle is blown. *(colloquial)* — past participle of blow
   - Simple: Past participle of blow in some casual speech. In standard English, use blown.
   - _The gusts had blew several shingles off the roof before noon._
   - _We found that someone had blew the door wide open during the night._

## Noun

3. Obsolete form of blue (the color). *(obsolete)* — Obsolete form of blue.
   - Simple: Old spelling of blue, the color. People wrote it this way long ago.

## Adjective

4. Obsolete form of blue (as an adjective). *(obsolete)* — Obsolete form of blue.
   - Simple: Old spelling of blue, used to describe color long ago.

## Origin

From Middle English "blew," from Old English "blēow," from Proto-West Germanic "*blē."

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