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- [at sahyt]
- /æt saɪt/
- /ət saɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [at sahyt]
- /æt saɪt/
Definitions of at sight words
- noun at sight as soon as seen 3
- noun at sight on presentation 3
- noun at sight when or as soon as seen 3
- noun at sight upon demand or presentation 3
- noun at sight the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 1
- noun at sight an act, fact, or instance of seeing. 1
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Origin of at sight
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English (noun); Old English sihth (more often gesihth, gesiht; cognate with German Gesicht face; cf. y-), derivative of sēon to see1; see -th1
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Parts of speech for At sight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at sight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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