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close one's mind

close one's mind verb: to refuse to understand things.

Verb

close one's mind (third-person singular simple present closes one's mind, present participle closing one's mind, simple past and past participle closed one's mind)

  1. (idiomatic) To refuse to understand things.
    • He closed his mind to the facts.

Forms of close one's mind

third-person singular presentcloses one's mind
present participleclosing one's mind
past participleclosed one's mind
pastclosed one's mind

Questions about close one's mind

What does close one's mind mean?
Close one's mind means to refuse to understand things.
What part of speech is close one's mind?
Close one's mind is a verb.
What is the past tense of close one's mind?
The past tense of close one's mind is closed one's mind.

Words near close one's mind in the dictionary

  1. close one's doors
  2. close one's ears
  3. close one's eyes
  4. close one's eyes and think of England
  5. close one's eyes for the last time
  6. close one's mind
  7. close ones
  8. close only counts in horseshoes
  9. close only counts in horseshoes and darts
  10. close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
  11. close order

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