blur
To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dimTo make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
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» The days began to blur together.
Дни начали сливаться друг с другом. — Wezel
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Examples
34 sentencesThe days began to blur together.
ruДни начали сливаться друг с другом. — Wezel
The mountain was blurred by fog.
Nowadays this distinction is becoming more and more blurred.
Meaning
7 sensesTo make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
to blur a photograph (by moving the camera while taking it)
verschwimmen, verwischen
разма́затьrazmázatʹ
розте́ртиroztérty
make dim or indistinct
To smear, stain or smudge.
to blur a manuscript (by handling it while damp)
verschmieren
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
(intransitive)To become indistinct.
verschwimmen
More meanings 4
(transitive)To transfer the input focus away from.
unscharf machen
To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it causes confusion between them.
(obsolete, transitive)To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Origin
From earlier blurre, probably an alteration of blear, from Middle English bleren, from OldFrom earlier blurre, probably an alteration of blear, from Middle English bleren, from Old English *blerian (attested in āblered (“made bare, made bald”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blaʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *blazjaną (“to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“pale”). Compare Scots blore, bloar (“to blur, cover with blots”), Low German bleeroged (“blear-eyed”). More at blear.
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Forms
blurs, blurring, blurred, blurredTenses
blur · blurred · will blur · have blurredSynonyms
107 synonyms- become glassy; lose clear vision:film overglaze over
- make unclear, indistinct, or blurred:confuseobscureobnubilate
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging:smearsmudgesmutch
- make dim or indistinct:blear
- become vague or indistinct:dimslur
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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