Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in someone's eyes

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: in- -some-one's eyes
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Shining very brightly and directly at the face so that it is difficult to see because one is blinded by the light.

prep_phrase

According to someone's subjective point of view.

Example Sentences

"He couldn't see the traffic light because the sun was in his eyes."
"I lost my night vision for ten minutes because Kevin stupidly shone his flashlight right in my eyes."
"In her eyes, there's nothing wrong with a cloud of cannabis smoke on a busy public beach."
"That's rude and obnoxious in my eyes."
"And Ornan ſaide vnto Dauid, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English in his eye, in his eyen.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: in his eye

Phrases

have the sun in one's eyes

Synonyms

in someone's view by one's lights to one's mind in one's opinion

Questions

What does in someone's eyes mean?: Shining very brightly and directly at the face so that it is difficult to see because one is blinded by the light.
Where does in someone's eyes come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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