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bled for

bled for is the simple past and past participle of bleed for.

Meaning of bleed for

Verb

bleed for (third-person singular simple present bleeds for, present participle bleeding for, simple past and past participle bled for)

  1. To feel great sympathy or compassion for; to mourn on account of.
    • He bleeds for the Negro, he bleeds for the Jew, he bleeds for the oppressed peoples.1967 July 7, William A. McWhirter, “How Art Swindlers Duped a Virtuous Millionaire”, in LIFE, volume 63, number 1, page 54
  2. To suffer when fighting for.
    • In great emergencies peoples are saved by men who bleed for the people, who are willing to pay dear and deep for their devotion to righteousness.1896, The Methodist Review - Volume 78, page 787
  3. To receive corporal or capital punishment for.
    • The contrite hears, he hears, and lives; Bleeds for his crimes, and heav'n forgives;1802, Hymns for Public Worship, page 48

Questions about bled for

What is bled for the simple past and past participle of?
Bled for is the simple past and past participle of bleed for.

Words near bled for in the dictionary

  1. Bleckley
  2. Bleckley County
  3. blecks
  4. bled
  5. bled dry
  6. bled for
  7. bled like a pig
  8. bled out
  9. bled red ink
  10. bled the monkey
  11. bled white

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