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eye

UK/ˈaɪ/ US/ˈaɪ̯/ very common informal uk us
noun (5) verb (1)

noun

1.

the organ of sight

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2.

good discernment (either with the eyes or as if with the eyes)

  • “she has an eye for fresh talent”
  • “he has an artist”
3.

attention to what is seen

  • “he tried to catch her eye”
4.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

  • “it is in the center of town”
  • “they ran forward into the heart of the struggle”
  • “they were in the eye of the storm”
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5.

a small hole or loop (as in a needle)

  • “the thread wouldn”

verb

1.

look at

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Origin

From Middle English e, eye, eyghe, eyȝe, eȝhe, iȝe, ye, yhe, from Old English ēage, ēge (“eye”), from Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Phrases

  • adze-eye hammer
  • all eyes
  • all my eye
  • all my eye and Betty Martin
  • all-seeing eye
  • almond eye
  • an eye for an eye
  • angel eye
  • eff why eye
  • eye up
  • neen (“eyes”)

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