First+sight

  • 31at first sight — if something or someone seems a particular way at first glance, they seem that way when you first look at them. The system is more complicated than it appears at first glance …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 32at first sight — at first glance, as it first seemed …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 33love at first sight — falling in love with someone at first glance …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 34at first sight — when first seen; from an initial impression. → sigh for …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 35sight — 1 /saIt/ noun 1 ABILITY TO SEE (U) the physical ability to see: Anne s sight is very good for someone of her age. | He has no sight in his right eye, but his left eye is fine. | lose your sight (=become blind): She had lost her sight in a riding… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36sight — [[t]sa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ sights, sighting, sighted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N Someone s sight is their ability to see. My sight is failing, and I can t see to read any more... I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight. Syn …

    English dictionary

  • 37sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye …

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  • 38sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39sight — I UK [saɪt] / US noun Word forms sight : singular sight plural sights *** 1) [uncountable] the ability to see using your eyes Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. He has lost 75 per cent of his sight… …

    English dictionary

  • 40sight — sightable, adj. sighter, n. /suyt/, n. 1. the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 2. an act, fact, or instance of seeing. 3. one s range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. 4. a view;… …

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