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resighting

sight
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyt]
    • /saɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

resighting usage trend in Literature

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