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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

open someone's eyes en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To make someone aware of something they did not know or fully understand before; to enlighten someone.
    • Visiting Africa opened my eyes to what it is like living without clean water.
    • I have to admit that Merseyside was the one area of the railway I had little experience of until this year, but two visits […] have opened my eyes to what is an incredibly well-run network, with such friendly staff and locals. 2023 July 26, Pip Dunn, “Merseyrail '777s' are OK for commuters”, in RAIL, number 988, page 61:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
opening someone's eyes Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
opens someone's eyes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
opened someone's eyes Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
opened someone's eyes Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

scales fall from someone's eyes · eye-opener