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# eye

«eye» in Mova's school dictionary: **the part of the body you see with** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (eye, eyes); verb (eye, eyes, eyed, eyeing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An eye is the part of the body you see with. A person has 2 eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#m1)

2) The eye of a needle is the small hole the thread goes through. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#m2)

3) The eye of a storm is the calm centre of a hurricane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#m3)

4) To eye something is to look at it closely, often because you want it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#m4)

5) To have an eye for something is to be good at noticing it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

counted body parts: 2 eyes for each person or animal; in science: the eye has a pupil, an iris and a lens; it lets in light so we can see; in safety: never look straight at the Sun, wear goggles, keep sharp things away from eyes; phrases: «keep an eye on» (watch), «in the blink of an eye», «see eye to eye» (agree)

### examples

- How many eyes do 5 children have? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x1)
- A spider has 8 eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x2)
- Each doll has 2 eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x3)
- The cat closed one eye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x4)
- Never look straight at the Sun, it can hurt your eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x5)
- Please keep an eye on your little brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x6)
- Thread the wool through the eye of the needle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x7)
- The pupil of your eye gets smaller in bright light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x8)
- The dog eyed my sandwich hungrily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x9)
- She opened her eyes and looked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/#x10)

### note

Hidden fact: most animals have 2 eyes; total = animals × 2. Trap: some animals have more (a spider has 8 eyes). Homophone: «I» (me) sounds the same as «eye». Plural: eyes.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups call very sweet romantic film scenes "soppy", and children are allowed to look away or roll their eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/15/)
- [Sunglasses in the rain may be for sensitive eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/6/)
- [On a real head the eyes sit about halfway down, not near the top.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see/9/)
- [Photographing children and animals from their eye level makes the picture feel closer and more natural.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/20-photography-and-phone-cameras/13/)
- [Dancers avoid getting dizzy when spinning by spotting: fixing their eyes on one point and whipping the head round to find it again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eye» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eye/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.