Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/
Definitions of resighting word
- noun resighting the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 1
- noun resighting an act, fact, or instance of seeing. 1
- noun resighting one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. 1
- noun resighting a view; glimpse. 1
- noun resighting mental perception or regard; judgment. 1
- noun resighting something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London. 1
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Origin of resighting
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 Resighting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
resighting 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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