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sight

 
 
/saɪt/ noun

Translation

ABILITY [U] the ability to use your eyes to see
görme gücü
Doctors managed to save his sight.30110791081
the sight of sb/sth when you see someone or something
birinin/bir şeyin görünümü/görüntüsü
The sight of so much blood had shocked him. informal I can't stand the sight of her (= I hate her).1081
AREA SEEN [U] the area that it is possible for you to see
görünüm, görünüş, manzara
Eventually he disappeared from sight. I looked for her but she was nowhere in sight. I was able to park within sight of the house. Security guards were waiting out of sight (= where they could not be seen).1081
VIEW [C] something which you see, especially something interesting
görüntü
the sights and sounds of the market1523
at first sight when you first see or hear about something or someone
ilk görüşte/bakışta
It may, at first sight, seem a surprising choice.1562
the sights the beautiful or interesting places in a city or country, that a lot of people visit
görülecek yerler, manzaralar
He took me around New York and showed me the sights.415
lose sight of sth to forget about an important idea or fact because you are thinking too much about other, less important things
unutmak, dikkate almamak; ...dan/den uzaklaşmak; önemsiz şeylerle uğraşırken önemli hususları unutmak
We mustn't lose sight of the original aims of this project.1119
set your sights on sth to decide to achieve something
amaçlamak, başarmaya karar vermek
She's set her sights on becoming an actress.184918481911
(Definition of sight noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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