at first sight

adverb

immediately (Freq. 2)

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it was love at first sight

• Syn: ↑at first glance

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adverb

: without investigation or analysis : offhand, immediately, superficially

though these problems appear, at first sight, to lie within the agricultural industry, they often lie outside the control of the individual farmer — G.P.Wibberley

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at first sight

When seen initially and without the benefit of a detailed study or investigation

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Main Entry: ↑sight

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at first sight/glance/ phrase

at the moment when you first see something or find out about something, before you know more details

At first glance, the theory seems to make a lot of sense.

There was nothing especially attractive about him at first sight.

Thesaurus: from or at the beginning_synonym

Main entry: first

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I

see sight

II

on first seeing or meeting someone

it was love at first sight

■ after an initial impression (which is then found to be different from what is actually the case)

the debate is more complex than it seems at first sight

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at first sight — see ↑first, 1

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Main Entry: ↑sight

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at first ˈsight idiom

1. when you first begin to consider sth

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At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.

2. when you see sb/sth for the first time

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It was

love at first sight (= we fell in love the first time we saw each other)

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We fell in love with the house at first sight.

Main entry: ↑sight_idiom