Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay eyes on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: lay eyes on
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To see; look at; glimpse.

Example Sentences

"Had he seen her once? He debated that a moment. No. The habits of long service years had made him note and remember people. He knew that if ever he had laid eyes on her lovely face, he would never have forgotten."
"I remember back in school / When I first laid my eyes on you / I saw your smile and knew right then and there"
"Does she regard him simply as a workman come to do a job for her, someone whom she need never lay eyes on again; or is she gabbling to hide discomfiture?"
"We can show the kids the tape and say, ‘Look, that's when we first laid eyes on each other.’"

Inflected Forms

lays eyes on (present, singular) laying eyes on (participle, present) laid eyes on (participle, past) laid eyes on (past) lay one's eyes on (alternative)

Synonyms

behold

Questions

What does lay eyes on mean?: To see; look at; glimpse.

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