Meaning of God bless you | Babel Free
Definitions
- May God bless you; said as a short prayer, benediction, or valediction for the recipient; usually religiously; sometimes nonliterally but rhetorically or culturally.
- Said to somebody who has sneezed, as a rhetorical response; alternative form of bless you.
Equivalents
Examples
“I heard you helped them with clearing away the downed tree. God bless you! The Lord provides!”
“You got that whole area cleaned up in one day? God bless you! I'll buy your coffee today!”
““But she will be gained by some one else. And if that some one should be the very he whom, of all others, I could least bear—But I will not stay to rob myself of all your compassionate good-will, by shewing that where I have most injured I can least forgive. Good bye,—God bless you!” And with these words, he almost ran out of the room.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.