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opened someone's eyes

opened someone's eyes is the simple past and past participle of open someone's eyes.

Meaning of open someone's eyes

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.

Questions about opened someone's eyes

What is opened someone's eyes the simple past and past participle of?
Opened someone's eyes is the simple past and past participle of open someone's eyes.

Words near opened someone's eyes in the dictionary

  1. opened one's legs
  2. opened one's mind
  3. opened one's mouth
  4. opened out
  5. opened Pandora's box
  6. opened someone's eyes
  7. opened the ball
  8. opened the batting
  9. opened the door
  10. opened the floodgates
  11. opened the kimono

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