# eyed

Pronunciation: say "YD" /aɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having eyes of a specified kind, color, or number.
   - Simple: Having eyes of a certain color, kind, or number.
   - _Two brown-eyed parents can still have a blue-eyed child._
   - _A one-eyed tabby sleeps on the counter of the corner hardware store._
3. Having one or more eyes.
   - Simple: Having at least one eye.
   - _Most eyed animals rely on sight to find food and avoid danger._
   - _The ancient carving showed an eyed figure staring straight ahead._
4. Having spots or markings that resemble eyes.
   - Simple: Having marks or spots that look like eyes.
   - _The butterfly's eyed forewings startled the lizard into backing away._
   - _Collectors prize the boldly eyed pattern on this rare beetle._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of eye. — simple past and past participle of eye
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of eye. Use this form when talking about watching or looking at something earlier.
   - _The guard eyed each visitor carefully before opening the gate._
   - _By noon she had eyed every dress in the little shop._

## Origin

From Middle English eyed (also spelled eied, iȝed, y-yȝed), equivalent to eye combined with the suffix -ed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/eyed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).