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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

meet one's eyes

(1) I met her eyes.
(2) My eyes met her eyes.

Which sentence is correct?
Thank you in advance.
  

Top answer

I think I'd say "My eyes met hers" or "Our eyes met".

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  • I think I'd say "My eyes met hers" or "Our eyes met".
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I think I'd say "My eyes met hers" or "Our eyes met".
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"Our eyes met" is best.
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... met her eyes ...
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The House of Sleep

Veronica met her eyes. 'Thank you,' she said, before turning back to the student. 'You see? Support on all sides.' He shrugged. ...
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This reminds me of a play I once saw, that was a modernized version of Electra. It contained the memorable line "His eyes, and my eyes, and the eyes of Aegisthus met."
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Okay, here is a great example of not knowing what you really want.

Are they both correct? Yes.

Do both sound natural? No. My eyes met her eyes does not sound natural -- My eyes met hers does. Our eyes met does.

Are they the same in meaning? No. In 1, she was already looking at me, and I turned or looked in such a way that my eyes met hers.. In 2, it
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