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open one's eyes

eye
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy]
    • /ˈoʊ pən wʌnz aɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy]
    • /ˈoʊ pən wʌnz aɪ/

Definitions of open one's eyes words

  • noun plural open one's eyes the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina. 1
  • noun plural open one's eyes the aggregate of structures situated within or near the orbit that assist, support, or protect the eye. 1
  • noun plural open one's eyes this organ with respect to the color of the iris: blue eyes. 1
  • noun plural open one's eyes the region surrounding the eye: a black eye; puffy eyes. 1
  • noun plural open one's eyes sight; vision: a sharp eye. 1
  • noun plural open one's eyes the power of seeing; appreciative or discriminating visual perception: the eye of an artist. 1
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Origin of open one's eyes

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English eie, ie, Old English ēge, variant of ēage; cognate with German Auge; akin to Latin oculus, Greek ṓps, Sanskrit akṣi

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Parts of speech for Open one's eyes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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open one's eyes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for open one's eyes

verb open one's eyes

  • bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
  • bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
  • come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
  • disenthrall — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
  • disenthralled — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
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verb open one's eyes

  • nap — to sleep for a short time; doze.
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