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have eyes for

have eyes for verb: to be romantically interested in (someone).

Verb

have eyes for (third-person singular simple present has eyes for, present participle having eyes for, simple past and past participle had eyes for)

  1. (transitive) To be romantically interested in (someone).
    • The moon maybe high but I can't see a thing in the sky, 'Cause I only have eyes for you.1934, Harry Warren, Al Dubin, I Only Have Eyes for You

Forms of have eyes for

third-person singular presenthas eyes for
present participlehaving eyes for
past participlehad eyes for
pasthad eyes for

Questions about have eyes for

What does have eyes for mean?
Have eyes for means to be romantically interested in (someone).
What part of speech is have eyes for?
Have eyes for is a verb.
What is the past tense of have eyes for?
The past tense of have eyes for is had eyes for.

Words near have eyes for in the dictionary

  1. have down to a science
  2. have drink taken
  3. have ears
  4. have eyes bigger than one's belly
  5. have eyes bigger than one's stomach
  6. have eyes for
  7. have eyes in the back of one's head
  8. have eyes on
  9. have fingers made of lime-twigs
  10. have form
  11. have full hands

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