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# blind

«blind» in Mova's school dictionary: **not able to see** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (blind); verb (blind, blinds, blinded, blinding); noun (a blind, blinds; the blind)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Blind means not able to see. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#m1)

2) To blind someone is to stop them seeing, for a short time or for ever: The bright light blinded me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#m2)

3) A blind is a covering that you pull down over a window to keep out light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#m3)

4) Blind to something means not noticing it: blind to his mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, blind people may use a white cane, a guide dog or Braille (raised dots read with fingers); be polite, ask before helping, and never pat a working guide dog. In science: some animals, like moles, see very little. In safety: never look at the sun or shine lasers in eyes, as this can blind you. Phrases: blind spot, colour-blind, blindfold, pull down the blind, turn a blind eye.

### examples

- The blind man walked with a guide dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#x1)
- Braille helps blind people read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#x2)
- Close the blinds, the sun is in my eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#x3)
- The bright light blinded me for a moment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#x4)
- Moles are almost blind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#x5)
- We played blind man's buff with a blindfold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#x6)
- The teacher turned a blind eye to our talking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#x7)
- Drivers have a blind spot behind the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/#x8)

### note

Pronounced to rhyme with «kind». Polite phrases: «a blind person» or «a person who is blind». Myth: most blind people can see some light or shapes; being blind does not always mean seeing total darkness. Colour-blind people mix up some colours, usually red and green.

### In the corpora

- [Baby hares are born furry with open eyes and can hop soon after birth, while baby rabbits are born bare and blind underground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks/7/)
- [Bats are not blind; all bats can see, and many see quite well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/153-are-bats-blind/4/)
- [Octopuses are thought to be colour-blind, yet they match their background so well that scientists still argue about how.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/234-animal-minds-the-octopus-escape-artist-and-puzzle-solver/10/)
- [Dogs also work for us: they guide blind people, warn deaf people about sounds and can even smell some illnesses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/292-dogs-from-wolves-to-best-friends-living-with-dogs-today/8/)
- [Blind dogs manage well using their noses if the furniture stays in the same place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/328-old-pets-grey-muzzles-slow-walks-and-saying-goodbye/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «blind» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blind/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.