Daze Meaning
/deɪz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being dazed
nounA glittering stone.
Sentence Examples
When I first got to New York, I was in a daze.
Tom is still in a daze.
When I first got to Boston, I was in a daze.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the accident, he was in a ____ and couldn't remember anything.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
When I first got to New York, I was in a ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English, back-formation from dazed. Compare Old Norse dasask (“to become weary”), with reflexive suffix -sk, Swedish dasa (“lie idly”), and Icelandic dasask (“to make weary with cold”). Also compare Proto-Germanic *dusāną, to slumber. Alternatively from Middle Dutch dasen (“act silly”).
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the accident, he was in a ____ and couldn't remember anything.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
When I first got to New York, I was in a ____.