Eye-opener definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If you describe something as an eye-opener, you mean that it surprises you and that you learn something new from it. [informal]. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionarySentencesGrammar Definitionof 'eye-opener'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× eye-opener Wordforms:pluraleye-openers countablenoun[usuallysingular] Ifyoudescribesomethingasaneye-opener,youmeanthatitsurprisesyouandthatyoulearnsomethingnewfromit. [informal]Theexhibitionisahugehistoricaleye-opener.Therealismisfascinating. Theexperiencehasbeenaneye-openerforherandsheisthrilledwithherprogress. CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'eye-opener' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Bodleian' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency eye-openerinBritishEnglish nouninformal1. somethingstartlingorrevealing 2. USandCanadian analcoholicdrinktakenearlyinthemorning CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency eye-openerinAmericanEnglish (ˈaɪˌoʊpənər ) US noun1.  asurprisingpieceofnews,suddenrealization,etc. 2. Informal analcoholicdrink,esp.onetakenearlyintheday Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformseye-opening(ˈeye-ˌopening) adjective Examplesof'eye-opener'inasentence eye-opener TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Herfirstconventioninyearswasaneye-opener.TheGuardian(2015)Itwasaneye-openertofeelthatformyself.TheGuardian(2016)Themoviewasaneye-openertosaytheleast.TheGuardian(2018)Oneeye-openerwasthewaytheyapproachedtraining.TheGuardian(2017)Ithinkitwillbearealeye-opener.TheGuardian(2015)Ireckonitwasarealeye-openerforthegeneralpublic.TheSun(2008)Thatwasarealeye-opener.TheSun(2008)LivinginAmericaisarealeye-opener.TheSun(2015)Itwasarealeye-opener,andquiteagoodwayofcomingtotermswithdivorce.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Heisdoingagreatjob,butthiswillbearealeye-openerforhim.TheSun(2013) COBUILDCollocations eye-opener  realeye-opener Trendsof eye-opener Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages eye-opener BritishEnglish:eye-opener NOUN/ˈaɪəʊpənə/Ifyoudescribesomethingasaneye-opener,youmeanthatitsurprisesyouandthatyoulearnsomethingnewfromit.Thissummer'stourwasaneye-openerforher.Forthefirsttimeever,thehallswerenotfullybooked.AmericanEnglish:eye-opener /ˈaɪoʊpənər/BrazilianPortuguese:revelação Chinese:大开眼界的事物EuropeanSpanish:revelación French:révélation German:Aha-Erlebnis Italian:rivelazione Japanese:目を見張らせるものKorean:눈이휘둥그래지게놀랄만한일EuropeanPortuguese:revelação LatinAmericanSpanish:revelación Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically eye-opener eye-handcoordination eye-levelgrill eye-minded eye-opener eye-opening eye-popper eye-popping AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'E' Relatedtermsof eye-opener realeye-opener Source Definitionofeye-openerfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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