daze
To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fearTo stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.
» Tom said I looked a bit dazed.
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1 sensesTo stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.
Near-synonyms: confuse, benumb
betäuben
ошеломля́тьošelomljátʹ, ошеломи́тьošelomítʹ, изумля́тьizumljátʹ
- overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
- to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
Examples
56 sentencesTom said I looked a bit dazed.
Tom said he felt a little dazed.
Tom said that I looked a bit dazed.
Tom said that he felt a little dazed.
When I first got to Boston, I was in a daze.
deAls ich zum ersten Mal nach Boston kam, war ich ganz benommen. — Sprachritter
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English, back-formation from dazed.From Middle English, back-formation from dazed.
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Forms
dazes, dazing, dazed, dazedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
6 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
Collocations
4 patterns- a bit dazed
- a little dazed
- bit dazed
- little dazed
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.