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deaf
verbs
go deaf
(= become deaf )
• By the time he was 50 he had begun to go deaf.
be born deaf
• If the mother gets the disease, her baby may be born deaf.
leave somebody deaf
(= cause someone to become deaf )
• A blow on the head left him permanently deaf.
adverbs
totally deaf
(= completely deaf )
• He was totally deaf, and unable to walk.
partially deaf
(= partly deaf )
• Most children who are partially deaf can be taught in normal schools.
stone deaf
informal (= completely deaf )
• She must be stone deaf if she didn’t hear all that noise!
profoundly deaf
technical (= completely deaf )
• Many profoundly deaf children have great difficulty in learning to read.
phrases
as deaf as a post
informal (= completely deaf )
• He won’t hear you - he’s as deaf as a post.
deaf in one ear
• The illness left her deaf in one ear. , ناشنوا
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adj. VERBS be | be born Their child was born deaf. | become, end up, go He eventually went deaf. | remain She remained deaf until she died. | leave sb, make sb Standing next to the machine all day left her deaf in one ear. ADV. very | profoundly (technical), stone, totally Many of these children are profoundly deaf. It's no good shouting?he's stone deaf. | a little, partially, rather, slightly She spoke loudly because her mother was a little deaf. | chronically helping chronically deaf patients PREP. ~ to (figurative) The committee remained deaf to our suggestions. PHRASES deaf in one ear
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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adj.
heedless:
He was deaf to all our pleas.
adj.
can't hear:
A deaf man can not hear sounds.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idiom beginning with DEAF, Also see FALL ON DEAF EARS; STONE DEAF; TURN A DEAF EAR.
American Heritage Idioms
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deaf
adjective physically unable to hear anything, or unable to hear well:
• Deaf people use sign language to communicate.
be hard of hearing
to have difficulty hearing things, for example because you are old:
• You’ll have to speak up – she’s a bit hard of hearing. • subtitles for the hard of hearing
hearing-impaired
formal adjective having a permanent physical condition which makes it difficult for you to hear things:
• Not all hearing-impaired people are completely deaf.
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