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Collocations for blind - noun

→ See also shade

ADJECTIVE

window
roller, venetian

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VERB + blind

open, pull up, raise
close, draw, lower, pull down, shut (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

through a/the blind
She saw a figure through the blinds.

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Collocations for blind - verb

ADVERB

almost, nearly
The strong light almost blinded him.
momentarily, temporarily
completely

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Blind is used with these nouns as the subject:
flash, light

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Blind is used with these nouns as the object:
vision

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Collocations for blind - adj.

1. unable to see

VERBS

be, be born
be registered (as)
go
She went blind at the age of ten.
make sb

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ADVERB

completely, totally
almost, nearly, virtually
partially
temporarily
legally (AmE)

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PHRASES

as blind as a bat
be blind in one eye
He is almost blind in one eye.

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2. (blind to sth) not willing to notice/admit sth

VERBS

be, seem
become
make sb

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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?

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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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Collocations for blind - adv.

Blind is used with these adjectives:
drunk

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