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eyenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /aɪ/ us ​ /aɪ/

eye noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

A1 one of the two organs in your face that are used for seeing:

He has no sight in his left eye.
She's got beautiful green eyes.
He closed his eyes and went to sleep.

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eye noun [ C ] (HOLE)

› the hole in a needle through which you put the thread

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Idiom(s)

all eyes are on sb/sth
an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)
as far as the eye can/could see
be all eyes
be more to sth than meets the eye
be one in the eye for sb
be up to your eyes in sth
before your very eyes
clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth
sb's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomach
have an eye for sth
have your eye on sth
have an eye to/for the main chance
have eyes in the back of your head
in sb's eyes
keep your eye in
keep your/an eye on sth/sb
keep your eye on the ball
keep your/an eye out for sb/sth
keep your eyes open for sb/sth
keep your eyes peeled/skinned
make eyes at sb
not take your eyes off sb/sth
only have eyes for sb
roll your eyes
take your eye off the ball
to my eye
with your eyes open
with your eyes closed/shut

eyeverb [ T ]

uk ​ /aɪ/ us ​ /aɪ/ present participle eyeing or eying, past tense and past participle eyed

Phrasal verb(s)

eye sb up
eye sth up

(Definition of “eye” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“eye” in American English

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eyenoun [ C ]

us ​ /ɑɪ/

› one of the pair of organs of seeing in the faces of humans and animals:

She has green eyes.

› The eye of a needle is the hole through which you put the thread.

Idiom(s)

an eye for an eye
cannot take your eyes off someone/something

eyeverb [ T ]

us ​ /ɑɪ/ present participle eyeing, past tense and past participle eyed

› to look closely at someone or something:

She eyed the other passengers .

(Definition of “eye” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“eye” in Business English

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eyenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /aɪ/ us ​
be the eyes and ears of sb/sth also be sb's/sth's eyes and ears

› to help a person or organization by telling them about important events or changes that might affect their particular industry or activity:

Corporate brokers are supposed to act as a company's eyes and ears in the marketplace.
New security measures are calling on all airport and airline employees to become the "eyes and ears" of the airport and report all suspicious activity

(Definition of “eye” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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