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blanchblanch /blæntʃ/ verb ETYMOLOGYblanchOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French blanchir, from blanc white VERB TABLEblanch |
Present | I, you, we, they | blanch | | he, she, it | blanches | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | blanched | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have blanched | | he, she, it | has blanched | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had blanched | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will blanch | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have blanched |
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Present | I | am blanching | | he, she, it | is blanching | | you, we, they | are blanching | Past | I, he, she, it | was blanching | | you, we, they | were blanching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been blanching | | he, she, it | has been blanching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been blanching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be blanching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been blanching |
1[intransitive] to become pale because you are frightened or shocked: blanch at Most customers blanch at the thought of paying $150 for kids’ shoes.2[transitive] to put vegetables, fruit, or nuts into boiling water for a short time: Blanch the spinach for 30 seconds.3[transitive] to make a plant become pale by keeping it away from light |