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Sight Sb/Sth Görme I Noun Görüş  /Saɪt   Yeteneği

Level B1 
Kind noun
Front sight 
IPA  /saɪt   / noun
Back görme yeteneği, görme
görüş alanı 
Back 2

sight (noun)

 /saɪt   / noun
 
ABILITY TO SEE
1 [uncountable]
the ability to see
görme yeteneği, görme
 He lost his sight in the war.
 My grandmother has very poor sight.
ACT OF SEEING
2 [singular]
the sight of sb/sth
the act of seeing sb/sth
görüş, görme
 We flew over Paris and had our first sight of the Eiffel Tower.
 I liked that painting at first, but now I'm sick of the sight of it.
 I feel ill at the sight of blood.
HOW FAR YOU CAN SEE
3 [uncountable]
a position where sb/sth can be seen
görüş alanı, göz önü
 They waited until the plane was in/within sight and then fired.
 When we get over this hill the town should come into sight.
 She didn't let the child out of her sight.
 I didn't see the goal because someone was standing in my line of sight.
WHAT YOU CAN SEE
4 [countable]
something that you see
görüntü
 It was good to be back home, amid all the familiar sights and sounds.
 The burned-out building was a terrible sight.
INTERESTING PLACES
5 (sights)
[plural]
places of interest that are often visited by tourists
görülmeye değer yerler, turistik yerler
 When you come to New York I'll show you the sights.
PERSON/THING
6 (a sight)
[singular] (informal)
a person or thing that looks strange or amusing
manzara, hal
 You should have seen Anna in my jacket – she did look a sight!
ON GUN
7 [countable, usually plural]
the part of a gun that you look through in order to aim it
 (tüfek) nişangâh, arpacık
 He had the deer in his sights now.
-SIGHTED
8 (-sighted)
 [in compounds]
having eyes that are weak in a particular way
... gören
 short-sighted
miyop
 long-sighted
hipermetrop
IDIOMS
at first glance/sight
when first seen or examined
ilk bakışta
 The task seemed impossible at first glance, but it turned out to be quite easy.
catch sight of sb/sth
to see sb/sth for a moment
gözüne ilişmek;
bir an görmek
 I caught sight of the man at the end of the street.
in sight
likely to happen or come soon
görünürde, ufukta
 A peace settlement is in sight.
lose sight of sb/sth
to no longer be able to see sb/sth
gözden kaçırmak
 We eventually lost sight of the animal in some trees.
 (figurative) We mustn't lose sight of our original aim.
on sight
as soon as you see sb/sth
görür görmez
 The soldiers were ordered to shoot the enemy on sight.
 

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