sight
gb/sˈaɪt/ us/sˈaɪt/
A2
אנגלית
~ 1400
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
entity
1
the ability to see
The power to see things with your eyes.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s sight
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sight' with 'site'; 'site' means a location, not the ability to see.
מילים נרדפות
vision (Slightly more formal or technical; often used in medical or poetic contexts.)
הפכים
blindness (The complete lack of the ability to see.)
צירופים
lose sight
|good sight
|sharp sight
|restore sight
|weak sight
נושאים
health
|human_body
|daily_life
|body
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Her sight began to fail in her late fifties.
- The treatment helped restore his sight after the accident.
- Good lighting can improve your sight when reading.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I have good sight in my left eye.
- He lost his sight after the illness.
- The doctor checked my sight.
שם עצם
A2
entity
2
something that is seen
Something you see, especially something interesting or beautiful.
תבנית שימוש:
a sight of [something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'sight' with 'site' when talking about tourist attractions; 'sight' is correct here.
מילים נרדפות
scene (Often refers to a view or setting; can be broader than a single object.)
הפכים
eyesore (Something unpleasant or ugly to look at.)
צירופים
beautiful sight
|strange sight
|familiar sight
|rare sight
|welcome sight
נושאים
travel
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The mountains at sunrise are a breathtaking sight.
- It was a strange sight to see snow in April.
- Her smile was a welcome sight after a long day.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The park is a nice sight.
- We saw many sights on our trip.
- That bird is a rare sight here.
שם עצם
B1
event
3
act of briefly seeing something
A short time when you see something.
תבנית שימוש:
catch sight of [something]
מילים נרדפות
glimpse (Usually suggests an even briefer or less clear view.)
הפכים
overlook (To fail to notice something.)
צירופים
catch sight
|lose sight
|first sight
נושאים
daily_life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- I caught sight of her as she boarded the bus.
- He disappeared from sight around the corner.
- It was love at first sight.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I caught sight of my friend in the crowd.
- The cat ran out of sight.
- I saw her at first sight and smiled.
שם עצם
B2
entity
4
device for aiming a weapon or camera
A small part on a gun or camera that helps you aim at something.
תבנית שימוש:
aim through the sight
מילים נרדפות
scope (Often refers to an optical aiming device, especially with magnification.)
הפכים
misalignment (A state where aiming equipment is not properly directed.)
צירופים
gun sight
|rifle sight
|camera sight
נושאים
technology
|sports
דוגמאות
- He adjusted the rifle's sight before taking aim.
- The photographer looked through the camera's sight.
- The soldier cleaned the sights on his weapon.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He looked through the gun's sight.
- The camera's sight helps me take a photo.
- I fixed the rifle's sight.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
sight
IPA
GB/sˈaɪt/
US/sˈaɪt/
הברות והטעמה
sight (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (sight)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: sight
- Plural: sight, sights
משפחת מילים
Forms
sights
noun
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
shortsighted
adjective
unsightly
adjective
sightless
adjective
ביטויים
catch sight of
1/kˈæt͡ʃ sˈaɪt əv/
fixed phrase
to suddenly notice something visually
To see something for a short time, often by chance.
דוגמאות
- I caught sight of an old friend at the station.
- She caught sight of a deer in the forest.
in sight
1/ˈɪn sˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
visible or near enough to be seen
Able to be seen; visible.
דוגמאות
- The shore is finally in sight.
- No solution is in sight yet.
lose sight of
1/lˈuz sˈaɪt əv/
fixed phrase
to stop seeing; to forget an aim or fact
To stop being able to see something; to forget about an important idea or goal.
דוגמאות
- He lost sight of the ball in the sun.
- Don't lose sight of why we started this project.
out of sight
1/ˈaʊt əv sˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
not able to be seen because hidden or far away
Not able to be seen because it is hidden or far away.
דוגמאות
- The plane flew out of sight behind the clouds.
- Keep dangerous tools out of sight of children.
set one's sights on
1/sˈɛt wˈʌnz sˈaɪts ˈɔn/
idiom
to aim to achieve something specific
To decide you want to get or do something and work towards it.
דוגמאות
- She set her sights on becoming a doctor.
- They have set their sights on winning the championship.