HALF AN EYE

Meaning of HALF AN EYE in English

n. phr. A slight glance; a quick look. The substitute teacher could see with half an eye that she was going to have trouble with the class. While Mary was cooking she kept half an eye on the baby to see that he didn't get into mischief.

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HALF AN EYE — noun : partial vision ; especially : a casual or careless glance
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALF AN EYE — {n. phr.} A slight glance; a quick look. * /The substitute teacher could see with half an eye that she …
Slang English vocab
HALF AN EYE — {n. phr.} A slight glance; a quick look. * /The substitute teacher could see with half an eye that she …
Словарь английских идиом
HALF AN EYE — n infml You could see that with half an eye — Это видно с первого взгляда You'd never overlook the fact if …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HALF AN EYE — n infml You could see that with half an eye — Это видно с первого взгляда You'd never overlook the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HALF AN EYE — eye, half an n infml You could see that with half an eye Это видно с первого взгляда You'd never …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HALF AN EYE — You could see that with half an eye — Это видно с первого взгляда You'd never overlook the fact if …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
EYE — I Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
Английский словарь Британика
HALF — I. ˈha]f, haa(ə)], hai], hȧ], hä]; in sense 2b the f is often lost when “past” follows noun ( plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EYE — I. ˈī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eie, eye, eighe, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF — /haf, hahf/ , n. , pl. halves /havz, hahvz/ , adj. , adv. n. 1. one of two equal or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EYE — — eyeable , adj. — eyelike , adj. — eyer , n. /uy/ , n. , pl. eyes , ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF — I. ˈhaf, ˈhäf noun ( plural halves ˈhavz, ˈhävz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healf; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EYE — I. ˈī noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALF — adj part; side; behalf. 2. half ·vt to halve. ·see halve. 3. half ·adj consisting of a moiety, or half; …
Webster English vocab
EYE — noun tinge; shade of color. 2. eye ·noun a brood; as, an eye of pheasants. 3. eye ·noun the hole …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
HALF — [half] n, pl halves [ME, fr. OE healf; akin to OHG halb half] (bef. 12c) 1 a: either of two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EYE — [eye] n [ME, fr. OE eage; akin to OHG ouga eye, L oculus, Gk ops eye, face, Skt aksi eye] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
EYE — specialized sensory organ capable of light reception and, in vertebrate animals, able to receive visual images that are then carried …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HALF — / hɑːf; NAmE hæf/ noun , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ noun ( pl. halves / hɑːvz; NAmE hævz/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — I. half 1 S1 W1 /hɑːf $ hæf/ BrE AmE predeterminer , pronoun , adjective [only before noun] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EYE — I. eye 1 S1 W1 /aɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eage ] 1 . FOR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EYE — n. & v. n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Oxford English vocab
HALF — ( halves /hɑ:vz, AM hævz/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EYE — ( eyes, eyeing, or eying, eyed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — I. predeterminer COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a half moon (= looking like half a circle ) ▪ A half moon …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
EYE — [noun] [C] - one of the pair of organs of seeing in the faces of humans and animalsThey hoped the …
Cambridge English vocab
EYE — See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE …
Slang English vocab
HALF — n. half assed half blind half blood half breed half seas over half wit half witted other half
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EYE — See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE …
Словарь английских идиом
HALF — I noun BAD : He agreed to give her the half of the money. GOOD : He agreed to give …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HALF- — в сложных словах имеет значение половина, наполовину - half-breed полукровка - half-cousin троюродный брат - half-face (военное) полуоборот - half-life …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HALF- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. половина, наполовину: half-breed - полукровка half-cousin - троюродный брат half-face - воен. полуоборот half-life …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HALF — 1. hɑ:f n ( pl halves) 1. половина half a dozen - полдюжины half the profits - (примерно) половина прибылей …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EYE — 1) глаз(ок) 2) ушко; проушина; серьга; петля, рым, коуш 3) визир, визирное устройство; видоискатель 4) трик. чаша ( крючковой иглы …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
EYE — 1) глаз(ок) 2) ушко; проушина; серьга; петля, рым, коуш 3) визир, визирное устройство; видоискатель 4) трик. чаша (крючковой иглы) 5) трик. нитенаправитель, "глазок" • - access …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HALF — 1) вдвое меньше 2) наполовину 3) половина || уполовинить 4) половинный • half and half — половина на половину; двойник (припой из равных частей олова …
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