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noun

ˈī How to pronounce eye (audio)
Definition of eyenext
1
as in loop
a circular strip push the drawstring through the metal eye and knot it on one end

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2
as in attention
a state of being aware this young actor has the eye of every director in Hollywood

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3
as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest this wilderness area is at the eye of the controversy between conservation and development

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4
as in mind
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge in my eye, cats make better pets than dogs

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5
as in glance
an instance of looking especially briefly all of the hungry luncheon guests cast an eager eye on the buffet table as they took their seats

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6
as in eyesight
the ability to see her eyes are diminishing with age

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as in gaze
a fixed intent look peering through the binoculars with a sharp eye

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eye

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verb

1
as in to watch
to keep one's eyes on a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds

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2
as in to notice
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes I wondered who tracked dirt all over the floor until I eyed the muddy sneakers

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3
as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there

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Recent Examples of eye
Noun
The researchers acknowledged limitations such as the absence of eye-movement recordings during scanning and uncertainty. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 In the eyes of the conferences, and CFP committee, the allure of a postseason bid is the carrot that would dangle in front of them so that fans would look the other way at the nonsense this creates for the football played in September or October. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
That suggests that Albertsons may be eyeing a deeper turnaround than initially planned under Whitman, the longtime tech executive who joined Albertsons last month. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Banijay was recently mentioned as one of the European companies eyeing Lionsgate. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye
  1. loop
  2. attention
  3. center
  4. mind
  5. glance
  6. eyesight
  7. gaze
  8. watch
Noun
  • To avoid a retaliation claim, keep decisions about Steve’s role, performance, and development consistent and documented, and loop in someone beyond his manager.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • EmArm uses a perception-action loop to translate tactile measurements into movement commands.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • Amalia Ulman’s 2025 film Magic Farm, about an American team’s desperation to manufacture a viral trend in rural Argentina, is minor cringe for its pleasurable skewering of the attention economy.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • No one was standing over my shoulder telling me to pay it special attention, but I was mesmerized.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of attention
Noun
  • Janabi said one of the biggest challenges has been persuading those who are infected to seek medical assistance, adding that some deaths occur in the community outside of health centers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Still, if the new CBS is managing to hold the center in Washington, there’s been a far more dramatic shift in coverage of Israel and Gaza.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of center
Noun
  • Most of these programs did not have physical forms in their original MCU incarnations, but appear in human form within the world inside Vision’s mind.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Normalcy bias means that despite all evidence to the contrary, our mind protects itself.
    — Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of mind
Noun
  • At a first glance, climate change, once touted as a key priority by the two most influential international financial institutions, has fallen off the agenda.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Flávio Bolsonaro, perched atop a sound truck at a recent campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro’s working-class suburbs, could at first glance be mistaken for his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest.
    — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of glance
Noun
  • Its camera interface can show nine feeds simultaneously, although fitting that many onto seven inches might require good eyesight.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Users interact with apps by using their eyesight as a mouse and tapping their thumb to their index finger to click.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of eyesight
Noun
  • Finn — whose gaze is wearily abstracted in one moment, zealously blind the next — is building up a first-rate catalogue of women well past the verge.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • With shame, this feeling is social, connected to the fear of someone else’s disapproving gaze.
    — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of gaze
Verb
  • Halpin watched the ball clear the wall in right-center then launched his bat over his head and into the sky before rounding the bases.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Nevertheless, watching a sports car flip upside down and land on cold-gas jets was proof enough that flying cars are moving out of science fiction and onto the runway.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of watch

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