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{ "term": "sight", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the ability to see", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to lose your sight *(= to become blind)*" }, { "text": "She has very good sight." }, { "text": "The disease has affected her sight." }, { "text": "He has very little sight in his right eye." }, { "text": "It's important that you have regular sight tests." }, { "text": "He's lost the sight of one eye." }, { "text": "His sight returned by degrees." }, { "text": "I think my sight is beginning to go." }, { "text": "The surgeons battled to save her sight." }, { "text": "This disease is the main cause of sight loss among those aged 50 and over." } ], "synonyms": "eyesight", "collocations": { "verb + sight": ["have", "lose", "regain"], "sight + verb": ["deteriorate", "fail", "go"], "sight + noun": ["test", "defects", "problems"], "phrases": ["the/your sense of sight"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the act of seeing somebody/something", "sensetop": "sight of somebody/somethingsight of somebody/something doing somethingat the sightat the sight of somebody/somethingon sight", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She kept sight of him in her mirror.", "contextForm": "sight of somebody/something" }, { "text": "She **caught sight of** a car in the distance." }, { "text": "After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land." }, { "text": "The mere sight of him makes me want to scream." }, { "text": "The sight of him hobbling off so early in the match depressed everyone.", "contextForm": "sight of somebody/something doing something" }, { "text": "He laughed quietly to himself at the sight.", "contextForm": "at the sight" }, { "text": "I have been known to faint at the sight of blood.", "contextForm": "at the sight of somebody/something" }, { "text": "The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight *(= as soon as they saw somebody)*.", "contextForm": "on sight" }, { "text": "Her knees went weak at the sight of him." }, { "text": "Thankfully, we were spared the sight of his naked body." }, { "text": "The mere sight of her sitting there made his heart beat faster." }, { "text": "I witnessed the awful sight of children drinking dirty water from puddles." }, { "text": "We will soon get our first sight of the Statue of Liberty." }, { "text": "I know her by sight (= recognize but do not know her)." } ], "collocations": { "verb + sight": ["catch", "get", "have"], "sight + noun": ["gag"], "preposition": ["at the sight (of)", "on sight"], "phrases": [ "at first sight", "cannot bear the sight of something", "cannot stand the sight of something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the area or distance within which somebody can see or something can be seen", "sensetop": "in sightin sight of somebody/somethingwithin sightwithin sight of somebody/somethingout of sightout of somebody's sight", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There was no one in sight.", "contextForm": "in sight" }, { "text": "They stole everything in sight." }, { "text": "The **end is in sight** *(= will happen soon)*." }, { "text": "The goats ate everything in sight." }, { "text": "At last we came in sight of a few houses.", "contextForm": "in sight of somebody/something" }, { "text": "A bicycle came into sight on the main road." }, { "text": "They marched on and by the following afternoon the enemy was within sight.", "contextForm": "within sight" }, { "text": "He sprinted ahead as they came within sight of the finishing line.", "contextForm": "within sight of somebody/something" }, { "text": "Leave any valuables in your car out of sight.", "contextForm": "out of sight" }, { "text": "Keep out of sight *(= stay where you cannot be seen)*." }, { "text": "She never lets her daughter out of her sight *(= always keeps her where she can see her)*.", "contextForm": "out of somebody's sight" }, { "text": "Get out of my sight! *(= Go away!)*" }, { "text": "The boat disappeared from sight." }, { "text": "The house was hidden from sight behind some trees." }, { "text": "He won't let the children leave his sight." }, { "text": "Her father was nowhere in sight." }, { "text": "The cricket ground was situated within sight of both village pubs." }, { "text": "They waited until the enemy was in plain sight." }, { "text": "He strode by, in full sight of the guards." }, { "text": "He didn't shoot until he had a clear sight of the goal." } ], "collocations": { "verb + sight": ["come into", "disappear from", "vanish from"], "preposition": ["in sight", "out of sight", "within sight of"], "phrases": [ "in full sight of somebody", "in plain sight", "be nowhere in sight" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a thing that you see or can see", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Roadside stalls are a **common sight** in the city." }, { "text": "It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air." }, { "text": "The museum attempts to recreate **the sights and sounds of** wartime Britain." }, { "text": "He was a sorry sight, soaked to the skin and shivering." }, { "text": "The bird is now a rare sight in this country." }, { "text": "He became a familiar sight on the streets of Oxford." }, { "text": "The gardens were a beautiful **sight to behold** in the twilight." }, { "text": "An appalling sight greeted her." }, { "text": "Dan's face was a welcome sight." }, { "text": "I'm not a pretty sight when I get out of bed in the morning." }, { "text": "The military parade was quite a sight." }, { "text": "This is a sight not often seen on concert stages in this country." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["common", "familiar", "regular"], "verb + sight": ["behold", "see", "witness"], "sight + verb": ["greet"], "phrases": [ "be quite a sight", "be spared the sight of something", "not a pretty sight" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the interesting places, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We're going to Paris for the weekend to **see the sights**." }, { "text": "The next day I did the sights of the city." }, { "text": "It's best if you can get someone local to show you the sights." } ], "topics": ["Holidays"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["famous", "historic"], "verb + sights": ["see", "take in", "visit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a person or thing that looks silly, untidy, unpleasant, etc.", "labels": "(informal, especially British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "She looks a sight in that hat!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a device that you look through to aim a gun, etc. or to look at something through a telescope, etc.", "labels": "(figurative)", "examples": [ { "text": "He had the deer **in his sights** now." }, { "text": "to align the sights on the target" }, { "text": "Even as a young actress, she always had Hollywood firmly in her sights *(= as her final goal)*." }, { "text": "Rossi has the defending champion in her sights in tomorrow's race." }, { "text": "She turned her sights on (= decided to examine) Florida's adoption laws." } ], "collocations": { "verb + sights": [ "have somebody/something in", "have somebody/something within", "fix" ], "phrases": [ "have your sights set on something", "set your sights on something", "set your sights high" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "when you first begin to consider something", "examples": [ { "text": "At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "when you see somebody/something for the first time", "examples": [ { "text": "It was **love at first sight** *(= we fell in love the first time we saw each other)*." }, { "text": "We fell in love with the house at first sight." }, { "text": "He looked at first sight like a tourist." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to hate, etc. somebody/something very much", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I can't stand the sight of him!" }, { "text": "We've shared an office for too long and we're sick of the sight of each other." } ], "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "A ship hove into sight." }, { "text": "Like a galleon in full sail, Cara hove into view." } ], "topics": ["Transport by water"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in somebody’s opinion", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "We are all equal in the sight of God." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to recognize somebody without knowing them well", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to become no longer able to see somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "They finally lost sight of land." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to stop considering something; to forget something", "examples": [ { "text": "We must not lose sight of our original aim." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "not pleasant to look at", "labels": "(humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "You should have seen him in his swimming trunks—not a pretty sight!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "impossible for anyone to find or see", "examples": [ { "text": "I wanted to talk to him but he was **nowhere to be found**." }, { "text": "The children were nowhere to be seen." }, { "text": "A peace settlement is nowhere in sight *(= is not likely in the near future)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say somebody will quickly be forgotten when they are no longer with you", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to expect more/less from a situation", "examples": [ { "text": "If they can’t afford such a big house, they’ll just have to lower their sights a little." }, { "text": "After failing to get into university, he lowered his sights and got a job in a shop." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to decide that you want something and to try very hard to get it", "examples": [ { "text": "She's set her sights on getting into Harvard." }, { "text": "I had set my sights on a career in journalism." }, { "text": "He says he wants to win the trophy, but I think he's setting his sights too high." }, { "text": "She has her sights set on becoming a writer." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very much better; much too good, etc.", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She's done a darn sight better than I have." }, { "text": "It's worth a damn sight more than I thought." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if you buy something sight unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it", "examples": [ { "text": "I bought it, sight unseen." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/saɪt/", "audio": "ci/sight/cite__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/saɪt/", "audio": "si/sight/sight__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English (ge)sihth ‘something seen’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht ‘sight, face, appearance’." }