bleed
verb (used without object)
to lose blood from the vascular system, either internally into the body or externally through a natural orifice or break in the skin.
bled
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past participleof bleed.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bleed.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bleedverb (used without object)to lose blood from the vascular system, either internally into the body or externally through a natural orifice or break in the skin.
Example Sentences
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That felt like a taunt as deindustrialization bled the city out.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
That bled into the 20 or so other pieces Watts wrote, which also appear in dozens of international spin-offs.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“He went into last October really scuffling, and it sort of bled into October,” Roberts said over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
However, there is little evidence that the increase in energy costs has bled into second-round effects such as through wages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Dr. Trefusis,” I pled, “you must not sleep. I fear I bled you too extremely.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
