open someone's eyes
open someone's eyes verb: to make someone aware of something they did not know or fully understand before; to enlighten someone.
Verb
open someone's eyes (third-person singular simple present opens someone's eyes, present participle opening someone's eyes, simple past and past participle opened someone's eyes)
- 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 of open someone's eyes
| third-person singular present | opens someone's eyes |
|---|---|
| present participle | opening someone's eyes |
| past participle | opened someone's eyes |
| past | opened someone's eyes |
Questions about open someone's eyes
- What does open someone's eyes mean?
- Open someone's eyes means to make someone aware of something they did not know or fully understand before; to enlighten someone.
- What part of speech is open someone's eyes?
- Open someone's eyes is a verb.
- What is the past tense of open someone's eyes?
- The past tense of open someone's eyes is opened someone's eyes.
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