English Explanatory Dictionary

in the dark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Without information.
  2. Without looking at one's hole cards, thus not knowing what they are.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, the, dark; without light, somewhere that is dark.

Pronunciation

ĭn thə därk /ɪn ðə dɑːk/ /ɪn ðə dɑɹk/ /ɪn ðə dɐːk/ en-au-in the dark.ogg /ən ðə dɐːk/ /ɪn ðə daɹk/ /ɪn d̪e ɖaːʳk/

Word forms

in the dark

Synonyms

out of the loop out of touch

Antonyms

in the know in the loop

Translations

Catalan: a les fosques German: im Dunkeln Italian: all'oscuro Italian: nel buio Pannonian Rusyn: поцме Polish: po ciemku Spanish: a oscuras Spanish: en la oscuridad
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