at first sight

The first time one sees another person or thing. When I met my wife, it was love at first sight. At first sight, I knew that house was perfect for me.

at 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 glance

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÉLise	e-LEEZ	French
Jasmina	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Marsha	MAHR-shə	English
Maalik	-	Arabic
Mirele	-	Yiddish
Gabriela	gahp-RYE-lah (Polish), gah-BRYE-lah (Spanish), gahp-ree-E-lah (German)	Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian