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- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/
- /saɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/
Definitions of sight word
- noun sight the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 1
- noun sight an act, fact, or instance of seeing. 1
- noun sight one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. 1
- noun sight a view; glimpse. 1
- noun sight mental perception or regard; judgment. 1
- noun sight something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London. 1
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Origin of 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 Sight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
sight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sight
noun sight
- phenomenon — a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable: to study the phenomena of nature.
- beauty spot — A beauty spot is a place in the country that is popular because of its beautiful scenery.
- blackhead — Blackheads are small, dark spots on someone's skin caused by blocked pores.
- bombsight — a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
- cicatrix — the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar
verb sight
- aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- catch sight of — to make out by means of the eyes; discern; see
adjective sight
- ocular — of, relating to, or for the eyes: ocular movements.
- ophthalmic — of or relating to the eye; ocular.
Antonyms for sight
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