At+first+sight

  • 31sight-read — [ saıt ,rid ] (past tense and past participle sight read [ saıt ,red ] ) verb intransitive or transitive to sing or play written music the first time you look at it, without practicing it first ╾ sight read|ing noun uncount …

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  • 32First and Second Samuel —     First and Second Books of Kings     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► First and Second Books of Kings     (Also know as the FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF SAMUEL.     For the First and Second Books of Kings in the Authorized Version see KINGS, THIRD AND… …

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  • 33sight reading — sight reading, a reading of a piece of music or passage in a foreign language at first sight …

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  • 34love at first sight — falling in love with someone at first glance …

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  • 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… …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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… …

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  • 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… …

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  • 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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