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eye contact

eye contact noun: the condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.

Noun

eye contact (uncountable)

  1. The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.
    • to make eye contact with someone
    • If you make the animal angry, walk slowly backwards and avoid making eye contact.

eye contact meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

eye contact in Arabic

action of looking at another human or animal in the eye
اِتِّصَالٌ بَصَرِيّ ittiṣālun baṣariyy

eye contact in Vietnamese

action of looking at another human or animal in the eye
giao tiếp bằng mắt

Questions about eye contact

What does eye contact mean?
Eye contact means the condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.
What is eye contact in Arabic?
Eye contact in Arabic is اِتِّصَالٌ بَصَرِيّ (ittiṣālun baṣariyy). See Eye contact meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is eye contact?
Eye contact is a noun.

Words near eye contact in the dictionary

  1. eye charts
  2. eye color
  3. eye colors
  4. eye colour
  5. eye colours
  6. eye contact
  7. eye cup
  8. eye dialect
  9. eye dialects
  10. eye doctor
  11. eye doctors

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