close one's eyes

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close, one's, eyes.

“I wanna close my eyes, why don't you drive for a bit?”

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Meanings

verbclose one's eyes (third-person singular simple present closes one's eyes, present participle closing one's eyes, simple past and past participle closed one's eyes)

present singular third person closes one's eyes · participle present closing one's eyes · participle past closed one's eyes · past closed one's eyes

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see close, one's, eyes.

    Jim put his headphones over his ears and closed his eyes.

  2. idiomaticTo ignore something.
  3. idiomaticTo sleep.

    I wanna close my eyes, why don't you drive for a bit?

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
turn a blind eye

Translations

Bengali চোখ বোজা
  • চোখ বোজা (cōkh bōja)to close one's eyes
Finnish sulkea silmänsä, ummistaa silmänsä
  • sulkea silmänsäto ignore
  • ummistaa silmänsäto ignore
French fermer les yeux, ignorer
  • fermer les yeuxto ignore
  • ignorerto ignore
Latvian pievērt acis, piemiegt acis
  • pievērt acisto ignore
  • piemiegt acisto ignore
Lithuanian užsimerkti
  • užsimerktito close one's eyes
Polish zamykać oczy, zamknąć oczy
  • zamykać oczyto close one's eyes
  • zamknąć oczyto close one's eyes
  • przymykać oczyto ignore
  • przymknąć oczyto ignore
  • zmrużać oczyto sleep
  • zmrużyć oczyto sleep
Russian закры́ть глаза́, смотре́ть сквозь па́льцы
  • закры́ть глаза́ (zakrýtʹ glazá)to ignore
  • смотре́ть сквозь па́льцы (smotrétʹ skvozʹ pálʹcy)to ignore
Swedish blunda, blunda
  • blundato close one's eyes
  • blundato ignore
  • blundato sleep
Cite this entry
APA

close one's eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20one's%20eyes

MLA

“close one's eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20one's%20eyes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “close one's eyes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close%20one's%20eyes.

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