sight

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, singular, uncountable) The ability to see.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
3. (countable, uncountable) Something seen.
4. (countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
5. (countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
6. (countable, uncountable) A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
7. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
8. (countable, uncountable) In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
9. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The instrument of seeing; the eye.
10. (countable, uncountable) Mental view; opinion; judgment.

Verb

1. (transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
2. (transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
3. (transitive) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.

Concepten

zicht

aanblik

vizier

gezicht

uitzicht

bezienswaardigheid

zoeker

schijn

aanzien

⌚

air

blik

gezichtsvermogen

landschap

richten

richtmiddel

uiterlijk

verschijning

voorkomen

merken

schouwspel

in het oog krijgen

visioen

in de smiezen krijgen

bespeuren

bemerken

mikken

ontwaren

opmerken

merkwaardigheid

snelheid

stellen

tempo

schijn

verschijning

vaart

uiterlijk

bezichtiging

Synoniemen

view

vision

look

appearance

seeing

eyesight

spectacle

👓

aspect

scenery

scene

eye

👁️

see

👀

spot

landscape

aim

spy

notice

behold

panorama

vista

sense of sight

observe

attraction

catch sight of

detect

descry

tourist attraction

deal

glance

visual sense

gaze

lot

showplace

looking

countenance

mess

raft

image

ken

perceive

espy

landmark

prospect

show

distinguish

note

passel

apparition

mint

glimpse

Vertalingen

vue

vista

vista

Sehenswürdigkeit

visión

Anblick

vision

vista

mira

Sicht

Visier

vista

👁️

avvistare

spectacle

viseur

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/saɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: siȝht

Overgenomen van Oudengels: siht

Verwant aan Schots: sicht

Verwant aan Saterfries: Sicht

Verwant aan Fries: sicht

Verwant aan Nederlands: zicht

Verwant aan Duits: Sicht

Verwant aan Deens: sigte

Verwant aan Zweeds: sikte

In summary

From Middle English siȝht, siȝt, siht, from Old English siht, sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *sihti, equivalent to see + -t. Cognate with Scots sicht, Saterland Frisian Sicht, West Frisian sicht, Dutch zicht, German Low German Sicht, German Sicht, Danish sigte, Swedish sikte.

Zinnen

But don't let that out of your sight .

Maar laat dat niet uit het zicht.

No plan was so suggestive as that of quenching his sight .

Geen enkel plan was zo suggestief als dat van het blussen van zijn zicht.