at first sight (glance)
1at first sight — adverb immediately (Freq. 2) it was love at first sight • Syn: ↑at first glance * * * adverb : without investigation or analysis : offhand, immediately, superficially …
2Love at first sight — is an emotional condition whereby a person feels romantic attraction for a stranger on the first encounter with the stranger. The term may be used to refer to a mere sexual attraction or crush, but it usually refers to actually falling in love… …
3first — [ fɜrst ] function word *** First can be used in the following ways: as a number: This is the first car I ve ever owned. as a pronoun: It s often tougher for a team in their second year than their first. as an adverb: Speak to me first, before… …
4at\ first\ sight — • at first glance • at first sight adv or adj. phr. After a first quick look. At first sight, his guess was that the whole trouble between the two men resulted from personalities that did not agree. Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at… …
5at first sight — when someone or something is seen for the first time. For my brother and sister in law, it was love at first sight. At first sight I thought the test was easy, but there were some tricky questions. Related vocabulary: at first blush, at first… …
6at first sight — adverb Superficially, without a full inspection. It looks like a normal car at first sight. But when we open the hood, we discover something quite new. Syn: at first glance …
7first */*/*/ — UK [fɜː(r)st] / US [fɜrst] adverb, number, pronoun, noun Summary: First can be used in the following ways: as a number: This is the first car I ve ever owned. as a pronoun: It s often tougher for a team in their second year than their first. as… …
8first*/*/*/ — [fɜːst] grammar word summary: First can be: ■ a number: This is the first car I ve ever owned. ■ a pronoun: Her second husband was much older than her first. ■ an adverb: First, I want to explain the purpose of this meeting. ■ a noun: That visit… …
9at first sight — if something or someone seems a particular way at first glance, they seem that way when you first look at them. The system is more complicated than it appears at first glance …
10at first sight — apparently at first; when seen for the first time (also at first glance) …
