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eyed

YD/aɪd/

4 meanings of eyed

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  1. 1
    adjectivein compounds
    Having eyes of a certain color, kind, or number.

    The blue-eyed puppy followed her around the yard all afternoon.

    A three-eyed alien crawled across the page of the comic book.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of eye. Use this form when talking about watching or looking at something earlier.

    She eyed the last slice of cake on the table with a grin.

    The cat eyed the bird sitting just outside the window.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Having at least one eye.

    Even simple eyed creatures can sense light and shadow around them.

    The sculptor carved an eyed mask for the village festival.

    Oppositeeyeless

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  4. 4
    adjective
    Having marks or spots that look like eyes.

    Like the round eye-shapes you see on a peacock's tail feathers.

    The eyed wings of the moth flashed two dark spots at the bird.

    Several eyed markings ran in a row along the snake's back.

    Similarocellated, spotted

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eyed is a form of eye

eye, verb: To look at someone or something closely and carefully. Full entry

Forms
eyeeyes he/she/iteyeing -ing formeyed past tense, past participle
Spelling
eye → eyed: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

From Middle English eyed, made from the word eye plus -ed.

Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 2 facts