blind
verb/blaɪnd/
/blaɪnd/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they blind | /blaɪnd/ /blaɪnd/ |
| he / she / it blinds | /blaɪndz/ /blaɪndz/ |
| past simple blinded | /ˈblaɪndɪd/ /ˈblaɪndɪd/ |
| past participle blinded | /ˈblaɪndɪd/ /ˈblaɪndɪd/ |
| -ing form blinding | /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ |
- blind somebody to permanently destroy somebody’s ability to see
- She was blinded in the explosion.
- The attackers blinded him with acid.
- The strong light almost blinded him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- momentarily
- …
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- blind somebody/something to make it difficult for somebody to see for a short time
- When she went outside she was temporarily blinded by the sun.
- His eyes were blinded by tears.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- nearly
- momentarily
- …
- blind somebody (to something) to make somebody no longer able to think clearly or behave in a sensible way
- His sense of loyalty blinded him to the truth.
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.
Idioms
See blind in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee blind in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishblind somebody with science
- to confuse somebody by using technical or complicated language that they do not understand
eff and blind
- (British English, informal) to use swear words
- There was a lot of effing and blinding going on.
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