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before (one's) very eyes
before (one's) very eyes
Happening or unfolding right in front of one or while one is watching. Someone smashed into my parked car right before my very eyes. Each day, right before our very eyes, we see signs of poverty and need.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Genoveva | | he-no-VE-vah (Spanish), zhə-noo-VE-və (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Gyeong-Hui | | gyung-hee | Korean |
Lupita | | loo-PEE-tah | Spanish |
Honoratus | | - | Late Roman |
Rosemarie | | RO-se-mah-ree (German) | English, German |
Alcmene | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |