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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of eye as a verb

Hi

In Indian English, it is common to use eye as a verb like this. Could you please tell me how it sounds to you?

  1. Don't eye the cake; it's for the guests. [eye = look greedily at]
  2. (Jokingly)You're eyeing my ice-cream, aren't you?

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Don't eye the cake; it's for the guests. [eye = look greedily at](Jokingly)You're eyeing my ice-cream, aren't you?

— Mister Micawber

  • Mr.
  • Don't eye the cake; it's for the guests.
  • [eye = look greedily at](Jokingly)You're eyeing my ice-cream, aren't you?
  • Those are fine, Tom.
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Mr. Tom Could you please tell me how it sounds to you?Don't eye the cake; it's for the guests. [eye = look greedily at](Jokingly)You're eyeing my ice-cream, aren't you?

Those are fine, Tom.

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In British English it's a fairly common way of using the word as well.

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