adverb
immediately (Freq. 3)
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it was love at first sight
• Syn: ↑at first sight
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ON THE FACE OF IT, on the surface, at first sight, to the casual eye, to all appearances; apparently, seemingly, outwardly, superficially, it would seem, it appears, as far as one can see/tell, by all accounts.
→ glance
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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 beginningsynonym
Main entry: first
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Isee glance I
II
when seen or considered for the first time, esp. briefly
good news, at first glance, for frequent travelers
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Main Entry: ↑glance
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at first ˈglance idiom
when you first look at or think about sth, often rather quickly
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At first glance the problem seemed easy.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.