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have the blues

have the blues verb: to be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad.

Verb

have the blues (third-person singular simple present has the blues, present participle having the blues, simple past and past participle had the blues)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad.
    • I've had the blues ever since my sweetheart left.

have the blues meaning in Bengali

have the blues in Bengali

বিষণ্ণ হওয়া, মনমরা থাকা, দুঃখ অনুভব করা

Forms of have the blues

third-person singular presenthas the blues
present participlehaving the blues
past participlehad the blues
pasthad the blues

Questions about have the blues

What does have the blues mean?
Have the blues means to be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad.
What is have the blues in Bengali?
Have the blues in Bengali is বিষণ্ণ হওয়া, মনমরা থাকা, দুঃখ অনুভব করা. See Have the blues meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is have the blues?
Have the blues is a verb.
What is the past tense of have the blues?
The past tense of have the blues is had the blues.

Words near have the blues in the dictionary

  1. have the advantage of someone
  2. have the ball in one's court
  3. have the best of it
  4. have the biscuit
  5. have the black ox tread on one's foot
  6. have the blues
  7. have the cards
  8. have the cards in one's hands
  9. have the dirts with
  10. have the drains up
  11. have the drop on

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