Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to blunder
Participle: blundered
Gerund: blundering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | blunder |
| you | blunder |
| he;she;it | blunders |
| we | blunder |
| you | blunder |
| they | blunder |
Perfect
| I | have blundered |
| you | have blundered |
| he;she;it | has blundered |
| we | have blundered |
| you | have blundered |
| they | have blundered |
Past
| I | blundered |
| you | blundered |
| he;she;it | blundered |
| we | blundered |
| you | blundered |
| they | blundered |
Pluperfect
| I | had blundered |
| you | had blundered |
| he;she;it | had blundered |
| we | had blundered |
| you | had blundered |
| they | had blundered |
Future
| I | will blunder |
| you | will blunder |
| he;she;it | will blunder |
| we | will blunder |
| you | will blunder |
| they | will blunder |
Future Perfect
| I | will have blundered |
| you | will have blundered |
| he;she;it | will have blundered |
| we | will have blundered |
| you | will have blundered |
| they | will have blundered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | blunder |
| you | blunder |
| he;she;it | blunder |
| we | blunder |
| you | blunder |
| they | blunder |
Perfect
| I | have blundered |
| you | have blundered |
| he;she;it | have blundered |
| we | have blundered |
| you | have blundered |
| they | have blundered |
Imperfect
| I | blundered |
| you | blundered |
| he;she;it | blundered |
| we | blundered |
| you | blundered |
| they | blundered |
Pluperfect
| I | had blundered |
| you | had blundered |
| he;she;it | had blundered |
| we | had blundered |
| you | had blundered |
| they | had blundered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would blunder |
| you | would blunder |
| he;she;it | would blunder |
| we | would blunder |
| you | would blunder |
| they | would blunder |
Perfect
| I | would have blundered |
| you | would have blundered |
| he;she;it | would have blundered |
| we | would have blundered |
| you | would have blundered |
| they | would have blundered |
Imperative
| you | blunder |
| we | Let's blunder |
| you | blunder |
Verbs conjugated like 'blunder'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'blunder'
blinder,
plunder,
bladder,
blinden,
blinker,
blonden,
blubber,
bluiter,
blunge,
blunten,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. c.1340, from O.N.
blundra "shut one's eyes" (the oldest Eng. sense was "to stumble around blindly"), from PIE base
*bhlendh- (see blind). Meaning "make a stupid mistake" is first recorded 1711.
2. Inherited from Middle English blundren, blondren (verb) and blunder, blonder (“disturbance, strife”), from the verb; partly from Middle English blondren, a frequentative form of Middle English blonden, blanden ("to mix; mix up"; corresponding to blend + -er); and partly from Middle English blundren, a frequentative form of Middle English blunden (“to stagger; stumble”), from Old Norse blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”). Cognates include Norwegian blunda (“to shut the eyes; doze”), dialectal Swedish blundra (“to act blindly or rashly”), Danish blunde (“to blink”) or blunde (“to take a nap”), Icelandic blunda (“to nap; doze”). Related to English blind. See: Swedish '
blundra', Danish '
blunde', Icelandic '
blunda', English '
blind'.
Verbs referencing "blunder"
Dutch
blunderen.
Sample Sentences
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[...] accordingly, and some half-dozen girls relieved each other in reading paragraphs from English History. But it seemed to be a dry compilation, infinitely above their powers; and when they had blundered through three or four dreary passages concerning the Treaty of Amiens, and other thrilling topics of the same nature (obviously without comprehending ten words ), I expressed myself quite satisfied. [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] sure to see us. They will give chase, and we will get into the swamp; then, they can't follow us any further till they go up and give the alarm, and turn out the dogs, and so on; and, while they are blundering round, and tumbling over each other, as they always do, you and I will slip along to the creek, that runs back of the house, and wade along in it, till we get opposite the back door. That will put [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)