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noun 
  1. the ability to see
  2. something seen
    • 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 236d.
    • : He's a really remarkable mean and it's very hard to get him in one's sights;
      1. something worth seeing
      2. a device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
Translations: 
  • Dutch: vizier
  • French: mire
  • German: Visier
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: mirino
  • Spanish: visor
verb 
  1. (transitive) to visually register
  2. (transitive) to get sight of (something)
  3. (transitive) to take aim at
Translations: 
  • French: viser
    (trans-mid)
  • German: erblicken
  • Italian: avvistare
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: avistar
Etymology: Old English sihí


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