at first sight



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.
See also: first, sight

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
See also: first, sight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mumin-Arabic
Aeliana-Ancient Roman
Xystos-Late Greek
Dobson['dɔbsn]
SuryaSOOR-yah (Indonesian)Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian
Calixto-Spanish, Portuguese