bless us

blɛs ʌs

Definition

Definition of bless us - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

religionask for divine favor or protection for us

The priest prayed to bless us during the ceremony.

entreat

invoke

emotion

Dated

express surprise or relief about us

Dated

Bless us, we finally found the keys!

amaze

astonish

startle

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Expressions with bless

bless you

intj.

express good wishes after someone sneezes

When John sneezed, Mary said, 'Bless you!'.

bless me

exp.

exclamation expressing surprise or amazement

Bless me, I didn't see that coming!

bless up

exp.

way to wish someone well or success

Bless up, you got this!

God bless you

intj.

said to someone after they sneeze

God bless you after that loud sneeze.

bless one's heart

exp.

express sympathy or pity for someone

Bless her heart, she tried her best.

bless someone with

give something favorable or beneficial

She blessed him with her kindness.

Expressions with us

count us out

not consider us in a decision or group

When planning the event, they decided to count us out.

get us in

gain entry for us to a place

He will get us in the club tonight.

give us a hand

help someone with a task or activity

Can you give us a hand with the groceries?

let us down

not fulfill a promise or commitment to us

He let us down by not showing up to help.

that makes two of us

exp.

express shared feeling or opinion with another person

I don't like this movie. That makes two of us!

bite the hand that feeds us

act against people who support or provide for us

If we sue them, we bite the hand that feeds us.

give us a break

exp.

express disbelief or frustration

You think I can finish this in an hour? Give us a break!

give us some air

allow more space for breathing or movement

Please give us some air by opening the window.

just between us

adv.

in confidence between two people

Just between us, I think he's going to quit.

let us face it

exp.

accept a difficult truth or reality

Let us face it, we need to improve our performance.

Examples of bless us in a sentence

The congregation sang hymns to bless us all.
Bless us, the storm has passed without damage!
Bless us, we didn't expect such good news!

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French:nous bénir, s'exclamer, ...
German:segnen, Halleluja, ...
Italian:benedirci, Dio ci benedica, ...
Spanish:bendecirnos, vaya, ...
Portuguese:abençoar-nos, valha-nos Deus, ...
Chinese:赐福, 使我们感到惊讶, ...
Japanese:祝福する, まあ, ...
Arabic:باركَ, تَعَجَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבָרֵךְ אוֹתָנוּ, לְהַבִּיעַ הַפְתָּעָה אוֹ הֲקָלָה בְּנוֹגֵעַ אֵלֵינוּ, ...
Russian:благословлять, ...
Ukrainian:благословити нас, оце так, ...
Hindi:हमारे लिए आशीर्वाद माँगना, हे भगवान, ...
Bengali:আমাদের জন্য আশীর্বাদ প্রার্থনা করা, বিস্ময় প্রকাশ করা, ...
Catalan:beneir-nos, Déu nos en guard, ...
Czech:požehnat nám, zvolat překvapeně nebo s úlevou, ...
Danish:velsigne os, gudskelov, ...
Dutch:zegenen, lieve help, ...
Greek:ζητώ από τον Θεό να μας ευλογήσει, Θεέ μου, ...
Hungarian:megáldani, nahát, ...
Khmer:ប្រសិទ្ធពរ, អូ ព្រះអើយ, ...
Korean:축복을 빌다, 어머나, ...
Persian:برای ما دعا کردن, خدا را شکر, ...
Polish:błogosławić, wyrażać zaskoczenie lub ulgę, ...
Portuguese (BR):nos abençoar, nossa, ...
Romanian:a binecuvânta, a ne binecuvânta, ...
Swedish:välsigna oss, herregud, ...
Thai:อวยพรให้เรา, โอ้พระเจ้า, ...
Turkish:kutsamak, Aman Tanrım demek, ...
Vietnamese:cầu xin phước lành cho chúng ta, trời ơi, ...

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