blind

blind
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noun ⇨ See also ↑shade
ADJECTIVE
window
roller, venetian
VERB + BLIND
open, pull up, raise
close, draw, lower, pull down, shut (esp. AmE)
PREPOSITION
through a/the blind

She saw a figure through the blinds.

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verb
ADVERB
almost, nearly

The strong light almost blinded him.

momentarily, temporarily
completely
Blind is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑flash, ↑light
Blind is used with these nouns as the object: ↑vision
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adj.
1 unable to see
VERBS
be, be born
be registered (as)
go

She went blind at the age of ten.

make sb
ADVERB
completely, totally
almost, nearly, virtually
partially
temporarily
legally (AmE)
PHRASES
as blind as a bat
be blind in one eye

He is almost blind in one eye.

2 blind to sth not willing to notice/admit sth
VERBS
be, seem
become
make sb
ADVERB
completely, totally

His own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others.

wilfully/willfully

Is the public wilfully/willfully blind to what is going on?

Blind is used with these nouns: ↑acceptance, ↑adherence, ↑allegiance, ↑alley, ↑bend, ↑corner, ↑date, ↑devotion, ↑faith, ↑fury, ↑hatred, ↑loyalty, ↑luck, ↑man, ↑obedience, ↑panic, ↑people, ↑person, ↑prejudice, ↑rage, ↑spot, ↑trust
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adv.
Blind is used with these adjectives: ↑drunk

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