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Word: Sight
Speech Type: Noun
Old English (ge)sihth ‘something seen’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht ‘sight, face, appearance’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century (in sight (sense 2 of the verb))
sʌɪt
the faculty or power of seeing
Short Definition:faculty or power of seeing
Examples:- Joseph lost his sight as a baby
- a sight test
a thing that one sees or that can be seen
Short Definition:thing that one sees or that can be seen
Examples:- John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years
- he was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights
a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation
Short Definition:device on gun or optical instrument used for assisting person's precise aim or observation
Examples:- there were reports of a man on the roof aiming a rifle and looking through its sights
Word: Sight
Speech Type: Verb
sʌɪt
manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of
Short Definition:manage to see or observe
Examples:- tell me when you sight London Bridge
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun
Short Definition:take aim by looking through sights of gun
Examples:- she sighted down the barrel
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