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# eyeglasses

noun, plural (eyeglasses)

«eyeglasses» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(mainly US) Glasses: two lenses in a frame that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyeglasses/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, many children and adults wear eyeglasses for short or long sight; an optician tests eyes. In science, the lenses bend light to focus it. Phrases: «a pair of eyeglasses», «wear eyeglasses».

### Examples

- Grandpa can't read without his eyeglasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyeglasses/#x1)
- I got my first pair of eyeglasses this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyeglasses/#x2)
- My eyeglasses steam up when I come inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyeglasses/#x3)
- The optician checked if I needed eyeglasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyeglasses/#x4)
- Eyeglasses have curved lenses that bend light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyeglasses/#x5)
- She keeps her eyeglasses in a red case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyeglasses/#x6)

### Note

Always plural: «my eyeglasses are...», «a pair of eyeglasses». Mostly US; in the UK, Ireland and Australia people usually say «glasses» or «spectacles» («specs», informal).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «eyeglasses» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyeglasses/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eyeglasses» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eyeglasses.html) on Mova free.