eye contact

English - Turkish

Definition of eye contact in English Turkish dictionary

Gözgöze gelme

Göz teması

Related Terms

avoid eye contact

Gözgöze gelmekten kaçınmak

make eye contact

göz teması kurmak

English - English

Definition of eye contact in English English dictionary

The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye

If you make the animal angry, walk slowly backwards and avoid making eye contact.

Direct visual contact with another's eyes: "He managed to say hello to 12 people in five seconds without making eye contact with a single one" (Village Voice)

meeting of two peoples gazes

contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other; "a teacher should make eye contact with the students"

a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication; "it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave

Hyphenation

eye con·tact

Turkish pronunciation

ay käntäkt

Pronunciation

/ˈī ˈkänˌtakt/ /ˈaɪ ˈkɑːnˌtækt/

Etymology

[ 'I ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English Eage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek Ops eye, face, Sanskrit aksi eye.