know someone by sight

  • 1know someone by sight — know (someone/something) by sight to recognize someone or something. I ve never spoken to him, but I know him by sight. Usage notes: usually used to suggest that you know what someone looks like but not what type of character someone has …

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  • 2know someone by sight — recognize someone without knowing their name or being well acquainted with them. → know …

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  • 3know someone by sight — recognize someone by their appearance without knowing their name or being so well acquainted as to talk to them …

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  • 4know something by sight — know (someone/something) by sight to recognize someone or something. I ve never spoken to him, but I know him by sight. Usage notes: usually used to suggest that you know what someone looks like but not what type of character someone has …

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  • 5sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… …

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  • 6sight — I UK [saɪt] / US noun Word forms sight : singular sight plural sights *** 1) [uncountable] the ability to see using your eyes Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. He has lost 75 per cent of his sight… …

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  • 7sight — [[t]sa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ sights, sighting, sighted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N Someone s sight is their ability to see. My sight is failing, and I can t see to read any more... I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight. Syn …

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  • 8know — verb (past knew; past participle known) 1》 be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.     ↘have knowledge or information concerning.     ↘be absolutely sure of something. 2》 be familiar or friendly with.     ↘have a good command of …

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  • 9know by sight — know (someone/something) by sight to recognize someone or something. I ve never spoken to him, but I know him by sight. Usage notes: usually used to suggest that you know what someone looks like but not what type of character someone has …

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  • 10know — 1 verb past tense knew, past participle known INFORMATION 1 (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have information about something: Who knows the answer? | Do you happen to know the time? | When are they arriving? Maybe Mrs. Mott knows …

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