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sight

gb/sˈaɪt/ us/sˈaɪt/
A2 Engleză
~ 1400
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv A2 entity
1

the ability to see

The power to see things with your eyes.

Tipar de utilizare: [someone]'s sight
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sight' with 'site'; 'site' means a location, not the ability to see.
Sinonime
vision (Slightly more formal or technical; often used in medical or poetic contexts.)
Antonime
blindness (The complete lack of the ability to see.)
Colocații
lose sight |good sight |sharp sight |restore sight |weak sight
Teme
health |human_body |daily_life |body |core_vocabulary
Exemple
  • 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
  • I have good sight in my left eye.
  • He lost his sight after the illness.
  • The doctor checked my sight.
Substantiv A2 entity
2

something that is seen

Something you see, especially something interesting or beautiful.

Tipar de utilizare: a sight of [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'sight' with 'site' when talking about tourist attractions; 'sight' is correct here.
Sinonime
scene (Often refers to a view or setting; can be broader than a single object.)
Antonime
eyesore (Something unpleasant or ugly to look at.)
Colocații
beautiful sight |strange sight |familiar sight |rare sight |welcome sight
Teme
travel |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Exemple
  • 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
  • The park is a nice sight.
  • We saw many sights on our trip.
  • That bird is a rare sight here.
Substantiv B1 event
3

act of briefly seeing something

A short time when you see something.

Tipar de utilizare: catch sight of [something]
Sinonime
glimpse (Usually suggests an even briefer or less clear view.)
Antonime
overlook (To fail to notice something.)
Colocații
catch sight |lose sight |first sight
Teme
daily_life |core_vocabulary
Exemple
  • I caught sight of her as she boarded the bus.
  • He disappeared from sight around the corner.
  • It was love at first sight.
Exemple pentru cursanți
  • I caught sight of my friend in the crowd.
  • The cat ran out of sight.
  • I saw her at first sight and smiled.
Substantiv B2 entity
4

device for aiming a weapon or camera

A small part on a gun or camera that helps you aim at something.

Tipar de utilizare: aim through the sight
Sinonime
scope (Often refers to an optical aiming device, especially with magnification.)
Antonime
misalignment (A state where aiming equipment is not properly directed.)
Colocații
gun sight |rifle sight |camera sight
Teme
technology |sports
Exemple
  • 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
  • He looked through the gun's sight.
  • The camera's sight helps me take a photo.
  • I fixed the rifle's sight.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sight
IPA
GB/sˈaɪt/
US/sˈaɪt/
Silabe și accent
sight (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (sight)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
  • Base: sight
  • Plural: sight, sights
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
sights noun
Core family
see verb A1 eyesight noun B2 sightseeing noun B1
Related words
sightseer noun sighting noun insight noun B2 insightful adjective C1
Negative and opposite forms
shortsighted adjective unsightly adjective sightless adjective
Advanced or less common
foresight noun B2 hindsight noun B2 oversight noun B2
Expresii

catch sight of

1
/kˈæt͡ʃ sˈaɪt əv/
fixed phrase

to suddenly notice something visually

To see something for a short time, often by chance.

Exemple
  • 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.

Exemple
  • 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.

Exemple
  • 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.

Exemple
  • 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.

Exemple
  • She set her sights on becoming a doctor.
  • They have set their sights on winning the championship.

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