Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Sight for that which is on the outside; the ability or capacity to perceive or anticipate external things; view; outlook; perspective; power of observation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Expectation; prospect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Movable goods kept out of doors, such as animals, ploughs, carts, and other implements of husbandry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, countable, uncountable
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History
From out- + sight. Cognate with Dutch uitzicht (“view, prospect, outlook”), German Aussicht (“view, prospect, chance, outlook, perspective”), Swedish utsikt (“view, outlook, prospect”).
