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单词 over-eye
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over-eyev.

Brit. /ˌəʊv(ə)rˈʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈaɪ/
Forms: see over- prefix and eye v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, eye v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + eye v.
Now rare.
transitive. To cast one's eye over; to observe, have an eye to; to watch over.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > watch or observe
keepc1000
overseeOE
waitc1300
advisec1325
awaita1375
to wait on ——c1384
markc1400
contemplec1429
to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450
to look straitly to?c1450
to wait after ——c1460
vizy1488
contemplatea1533
vise1551
pry?1553
observe1567
eye1592
over-eye?1592
watch1600
outwatch1607
spell1633
superintend1654
under-watch1654
tent1721
evigilate1727
twig1764
stag1796
eye-serve1800
spy1806
deek1825
screw1905
clock1911
?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda i. l. 46 My loue hath lasted from mine infancie, And still increased as I grew my selfe, When did Perseda pastime in the streetes, But her Erastus ouer-eied her sporte.
1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. iii. 77 Here sit I in the skie, And wretched fooles secrets heedfully ore ey [1623 ore-eye] . View more context for this quotation
1638 J. Ford Fancies v. 65 'Twere better live a yeoman And live with men, then over-eye your houses [sic], Whiles I my selfe am ridden like a jade.
1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 64 A Woman,..who diligently over-eyed, and watched her Charge.
1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 594/2 Over-eye, to watch (carefully): non-aristocratic coll.: C. 19–20.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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