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eyesight

[ ahy-sahyt ]

noun

  1. the power or faculty of seeing.
  2. the act or fact of seeing.
  3. the range of the eye:

    to come within eyesight.



eyesight

/ ˈɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. the ability to see; faculty of sight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eyesight1

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; eye, sight
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An inquest into the deaths of four people killed by drivers with failing eyesight has found enforcement of visual legal standards for motorists is "ineffective and unsafe".

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Nocturnal animals obviously depend on having adequate darkness for the kind of eyesight they've evolved and the nighttime behavior they've evolved to carry out in the dark of night.

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Madonna and John’s resolution comes months after the latter revealed his eyesight has been deteriorating after he had a severe eye infection last summer.

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Their poor eyesight and slow swimming speed make river dolphins especially prone to collisions with boats and other obstacles.

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Sir Elton John has said he can't see his sons playing rugby after an infection last summer left him struggling with his eyesight.

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