what does sight mean?
SIGHT as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
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- he tried to get a better view of it
- his survey of the battlefield was limited
Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the ability to see
- the faculty of vision
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Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an instance of visual perception
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- the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
- the train was an unexpected sight
Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- in his sight she could do no wrong
Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he was a familiar sight on the television
- they went to Paris to see the sights
Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (often followed by `of”) a large number or amount or extent
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- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- it must have cost plenty
Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SIGHT as VERB
- Meaning
- catch sight of
- to perceive with the eyes
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- he caught sight of the king’’s men coming over the ridge
Hypernyms(s) sight is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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