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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

shut one's eyes en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To ignore or deliberately overlook.
    • She was pretty, so he shut his eyes to all her faults.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shutting one's eyes Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shut one's eyes Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shut one's eyes Tense=Past lexicographic
shuts one's eyes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

turn a blind eye · connive · wink