Phrase guide

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prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

After only a superficial examination or review.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: modal

Examples

  • At first glance it seems to be a reasonable idea. But we'll see.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

immediately

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was love at first sight

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: at first sight

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لِلْوَهْلَة اَلْأُولَى (li-l-wahla l-ʔūlā) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Armenian: առաջին հայացքից (aṙaǰin hayacʻkʻicʻ) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Azerbaijani: ilk baxışda — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Catalan: a primera vista — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Cherokee: ᎢᎬᏱ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ (igvyi agowadvdi) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乍看 (zhàkàn) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Chinese Mandarin: 看一眼 (kàn yīyǎn) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Danish: ved første øjekast — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Danish: ved første blik — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Dutch: op het eerste gezicht — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Esperanto: unuavide — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Finnish: ensisilmäyksellä — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Finnish: ensinäkemältä — after only a superficial examination or review
  • French: à première vue — after only a superficial examination or review
  • French: de prime abord — after only a superficial examination or review
  • French: au premier abord — after only a superficial examination or review
  • French: à vue de nez — after only a superficial examination or review
  • German: auf den ersten Blick — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Greek: εκ πρώτης όψεως (ek prótis ópseos) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Hebrew: בהשקפה ראשונה (b'hashkafá rishoná) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Hindi: प्रथम दृष्ट्या (pratham dŕṣṭyā) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Hungarian: első látásra — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Hungarian: első pillantásra — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Icelandic: við fyrstu sýn — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Indonesian: pada pandangan pertama — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Italian: a prima vista — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Japanese: 一目見ただけで (hitome mita dake de) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Korean: 일견하여 (ilgyeonhayeo) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Latin: prīmā speciē — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Latvian: no pirmā acu uzmetiena — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Polish: na pierwszy rzut oka — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Portuguese: à primeira vista — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Russian: на пе́рвый взгляд (na pérvyj vzgljad) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Scottish Gaelic: air a' chiad shealladh — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Spanish: a primera vista — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Spanish: a simple vista — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Spanish: a media vista — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Swedish: vid första anblicken — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Swedish: vid en första anblick — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Turkish: ilk bakışta — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Ukrainian: на пе́рший погляд (na péršyj pohljad) — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Vietnamese: ban đầu — after only a superficial examination or review
  • Vietnamese: thoạt nhìn — after only a superficial examination or review