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title: sight — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sight» in the school dictionary: Sight is the ability to see; one of the five senses. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sight

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**Who acts:** Sight, you, something, Owls, rainbow, We · **What happens:** be, see, mean, have, stay, sight · **To what, where:** ability, something, sight, it, one, good sight

<!-- .vabout -->
«sight» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sight in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sight.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sight is the ability to see; one of the five senses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:m1:1
# text = Sight is the ability to see; one of the five senses.
1	Sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ability	ability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	senses	sens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sight | the ability |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sight is something you see, especially something special or interesting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:m2:1
# text = A sight is something you see, especially something special or interesting.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
10	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sight | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In sight means able to be seen; out of sight means not able to be seen.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:m3:1
# text = In sight means able to be seen; out of sight means not able to be seen.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in sight; able *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in sight=Attribute |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  | sight |  | able *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To sight something means to see it, especially something rare or far away.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:m4:1
# text = To sight something means to see it, especially something rare or far away.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
11	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | something *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sight is one of our five senses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x1:1
# text = Sight is one of our five senses.
1	Sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	senses	sens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sight | one |  |  |  | of our five senses | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Owls have very good sight at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x2:1
# text = Owls have very good sight at night.
1	Owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Owls | good sight |  |  | night |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sight=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay in sight of your parents at the fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x3:1
# text = Stay in sight of your parents at the fair.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | sight of your parents |  | at the fair | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sight=Location |
| 2 | **sight** |  |  | your parents |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rainbow was a beautiful sight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x4:1
# text = The rainbow was a beautiful sight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the rainbow | a beautiful sight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw the sights of London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x5:1
# text = We saw the sights of London.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sights	sight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | the sights of London |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sight=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sight** |  |  | London |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship sailed out of sight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x6:1
# text = The ship sailed out of sight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | the ship |  |  | sight |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent out sight=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sailors sighted land after weeks at sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x7:1
# text = Sailors sighted land after weeks at sea.
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sighted	sight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sight** | past | Sailors | land |  | sea | week |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer land=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Looking at the Sun can damage your sight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x8:1
# text = Looking at the Sun can damage your sight.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	csubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	damage	damage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | at the Sun | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at sun=Theme |
| 2 | **damage** | can | Looking | your sight |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sight=Patient |
| 3 | **sight** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was such a pretty sight!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sight:x9:1
# text = It was such a pretty sight!
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	6	det:predet	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | such pretty sight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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