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blindside

/ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd/ verb C2
  1. To attack (a person) on their blind side. (transitive) · The robbers crept out of the forest and blindsided the traveller.
  2. To catch off guard; to take by surprise. (figuratively, informal, transitive) · He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values.

He/she/it blindsides · Past blindsided · Past participle blindsided · -ing form blindsiding

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Verb forms

Base form
blindside
He/she/it
blindsides
Past
blindsided
Past participle
blindsided
-ing form
blindsiding

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