confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
Angielski
~ 2900
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Czasownik
B1
action
1
Make someone unable to think clearly
To make someone not understand something or think in a clear way.
Schemat użycia:
to confuse [someone]
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
Synonimy
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
Antonimy
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
Kolokacje
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
Tematy
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
Przykłady
- The complicated instructions confused everyone in the room.
- Her strange answer confused me even more.
- The map's symbols confused the tourists.
- He tried to explain, but only confused her further.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The story confused me.
- This math problem confuses many students.
- The teacher's words confused the class.
- Your question confuses me.
Czasownik
B1
action
2
Mistake one thing for another
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
Schemat użycia:
to confuse [someone/something] with [someone/something else]
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
Synonimy
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
Antonimy
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
Kolokacje
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
Tematy
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- I always confuse her with her twin sister.
- He confused the salt with the sugar when baking.
- People often confuse me with my older brother.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I confuse my neighbor with his brother.
- She confused John with Peter.
- He confused the two words.
Czasownik
B2
action
3
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
To make something harder to understand.
Schemat użycia:
to confuse [the issue/topic/matter]
Synonimy
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
Antonimy
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
Kolokacje
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
Tematy
communication
|education
Przykłady
- Adding too many details will only confuse the main point.
- The politician's speech confused the issue further.
- Mixing unrelated topics can confuse the discussion.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- Too many ideas confuse the topic.
- Extra information confused my report.
- His answer confused the question.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
Sylaby i akcent
con - fuse (2 sylaby)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
Formy wyrazu
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
Wyrażenia
confuse someone with someone else
1/kənfjˈuz sˈʌmwˌʌn wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
Mistake one person for another
To think that one person is another person by mistake.
Przykłady
- I think you’ve confused me with my cousin.
- She confused the actor with his brother.
confuse the issue
1/kənfjˈuz ðə ˈɪʃu/
fixed phrase
Make a topic harder to understand
To make a subject harder to understand by adding things that are not important or are unclear.
Przykłady
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.