Phrase guide

with one's own eyes

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

In real life as seen by oneself, as opposed to in a picture or according to someone else's description.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I had seen pictures of the Grand Canyon on the Internet, but I wanted to see it with my own eyes.
  • I watched his demise with my own eyes.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: omin silmin — Translations
  • French: de ses propres yeux — Translations
  • French: de visu — Translations
  • German: mit jemandes eigenen Augen — Translations
  • Polish: naocznie — Translations
  • Polish: na własne oczy — Translations
  • Romanian: cu proprii cuiva ochi — Translations
  • Russian: свои́ми глаза́ми (svoími glazámi) — Translations
  • Russian: воо́чию (voóčiju) — Translations
  • Russian: собственногла́зно (sobstvennoglázno) — Translations
  • Turkish: gözlerin önünde — Translations
  • Turkish: kendi gözleri ile — Translations