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• all the lights went out and we were left in the dark.
• are the children afraid of the dark?
• animals that can see in the dark
• patterns of light and dark

dark

1. the lack of light in a place, especially because it is night
• All the lights went out and we were left in the dark.
• Are the children afraid of the dark?
• animals that can see in the dark
2. an amount of something that is dark in colour
• patterns of light and dark
3. after/before the sun goes down and it is night
• Try to get home before dark.
• Don't go out alone after dark.
4. knowing nothing about something
• Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company.
• She arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else.
5. an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be
• I didn’t know what the new job would be like—I just took a leap in the dark.
6. a guess; something you do without knowing what the result will be
• The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.

Extra Examples

• I fumbled for the light switch in the pitch dark.
• I hate getting up in the dark.
• Many small children are afraid of the dark.
• The girls weren’t allowed out after dark.
• We could just make out some figures in the gathering dark.
• We’d better try and finish this job before dark.

Word Origin

• Old English deorc, of Germanic origin, probably distantly related to German tarnen ‘conceal’.