Blew is simple past tense of verb to blow, which has many meanings. Literally, blew means moved air, as in wind blew hard, or caused air to move, as in she blew out candles. Blew can mean inflated, as in he blew up balloon. It can mean exploded, as in bomb blew up. It can mean played wind instrument, as in he blew trumpet. Figuratively, blew can mean failed or wasted, as in he blew his chance meaning wasted opportunity, or blew test meaning failed. It can mean left quickly, as in he blew out of room meaning left fast. In slang, blew can mean surprised, as in it blew my mind meaning amazed. Blew is used for past completed action, as in yesterday wind blew. So blew means past action of blowing, with specific meaning determined by object and context, whether air movement, inflation, explosion, playing music, failing, or leaving, always indicating action happened in past.
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