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[aɪ] noun [C] I

1) one of the two parts of your face that you use for seeing

Close your eyes and go to sleep.[/ex]

He gazed into her eyes as she spoke.[/ex]

He has blond hair and blue eyes.[/ex]

2) used for talking about the expression on someone's face

He spoke to her with slight amusement in his eyes.[/ex]

3) used for saying what someone is looking at

I fixed my eye on the clock.[/ex]

4) the hole at the top of a needle

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can't take your eyes off — to be unable to stop looking at someone or something that is attractive, surprising, or interesting[/ex]

an eye for an eye — the idea that someone who has harmed another person should be punished by having the same thing done to them[/ex]

have an eye for — to have a natural ability for seeing or noticing something[/ex]

Proofreaders need to have a good eye for detail.[/ex]

have/keep your eye on sb — to watch someone carefully because you think they are going to do something wrong[/ex]

have/keep your eye on sth — to keep looking at something, especially to avoid making a mistake[/ex]

It's important to keep your eye on the ball at all times.[/ex]

have your eye on sth — to want to have or buy something[/ex]

I've got my eye on a new DVD player.[/ex]

have one eye on sth — to be giving some attention to something at the same time that you are doing something else[/ex]

I had one eye on the clock the whole time.[/ex]

in sb's eyes — according to what someone thinks or feels[/ex]

In his mother's eyes, the boy can do no wrong.[/ex]

keep an eye on — to look after someone or something[/ex]

Will you keep an eye on things here until I get back?[/ex]

keep an eye out for — to try to notice someone or something[/ex]

He asked me to keep an eye out for any houses to rent.[/ex]

keep your eyes open / peeled — to keep looking for something that you hope to find[/ex]

Keep your eyes open for a petrol station.[/ex]

look sb in the eye — to look directly at someone, especially as a way to show that you are being honest[/ex]

Look me in the eye and tell me you didn't do it.[/ex]

see eye to eye (with sb) — to have the same opinion as someone[/ex]

I don't see eye to eye with my father on many things.[/ex]

set / lay / clap eyes on — to see someone or something, especially for the first time[/ex]

with your eyes (wide) open — if you do something with your eyes wide open, you know all about any problems that there are likely to be[/ex]

See:

blind I

II

verb [T]

eye [aɪ]

to look at someone or something carefully

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- eye sb up