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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Wide eyed/frightened

Thanks in advance.

a) She is wide-eyed.

b) She is a frightened person.

I was wondering what they mean.

Could you help me by telling me their meaning?
  

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Wide-eyed - the eyes as far open as you can make them open, as when you are surprised (WOW! com/browse/wide-eyed Frightened - afraid, scared

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  • Wide-eyed - the eyes as far open as you can make them open, as when you are surprised (WOW!
  • com/browse/wide-eyed Frightened - afraid, scared
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Wide-eyed - the eyes as far open as you can make them open, as when you are surprised (WOW!Emotion: surprise)

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How about this one?

1. She has wide eyes.

2. She is wide-eyed.

Do they mean the same?
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No. They are not the same.

She has wide eyes to me describes a physical characteristic of her face. It is not really natural. She has wide-set eyes ( a physical condition where the eyes are farther apart than normal)

She is wide-eyed - describes an expression in her face - she is surprised or astonished.

Go in with your eyes wide open. This means to
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Thanks again.

1. I'm not quite as tired as I was last week.

Is the quite meaning "completely" here?

2. It's not nearly as cold as yesterday.

Does this mean: It is not so cold as yesterday.

Thanks a lot.
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1. I'm not quite as tired as I was last week.
Is the quite meaning "completely" here? No, it means that I am a little bit less tired now than I was last week.

2. It's not nearly as cold as yesterday.
Does this mean: It is not so cold as yesterday. Yes. It also implies that yesterday was really cold.
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