Home / Dictionary / Blew

Blew Common

Blew has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

Obsolete form of blue.

"The old manuscript referred to the sky as blewe instead of blue."

Verb
1

simple past tense of blow

"The wind blew through the open window and rattled the shutters."

Adjective
1

Obsolete form of blue.

"The old manuscript mistakenly wrote that his cheeks were blew instead of blue from embarrassment."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"Mr. Blew is a well-known local butcher in our town."

See Also
Related Terms

Origin

Blew comes from Middle English and Old English, where it originally meant to blow air. Its roots trace back to a common ancestor shared by West Germanic languages.

Compare
Blew vs