undersight

sight

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/

Definitions of undersight word

noun undersight the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 1
noun undersight an act, fact, or instance of seeing. 1
noun undersight one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. 1
noun undersight a view; glimpse. 1
noun undersight mental perception or regard; judgment. 1
noun undersight something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London. 1

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Origin of undersight

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 Undersight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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undersight 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".

undersight usage trend in Literature

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