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# eyesight

«eyesight» in Mova's school dictionary: **your ability to see** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (eyesight, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Eyesight is your ability to see. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons pupils learn how the eye works and how eyesight is tested; in everyday life children have eye tests and some wear glasses. In nature, animals like eagles have very sharp eyesight. Phrases: «good eyesight», «poor eyesight», «eyesight test», «sharp eyesight».

### examples

- Eagles have amazing eyesight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#x1)
- Grandpa's eyesight isn't very good, so he wears glasses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#x2)
- I had my eyesight tested at the optician's. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#x3)
- Never look at the sun; it can damage your eyesight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#x4)
- Owls have good eyesight in the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#x5)
- Carrots are good food, but they won't give you super eyesight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#x6)
- Her sharp eyesight spotted the bird first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#x7)
- As long as I remain alive my eyesight will be the worse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/#x8)

### note

Uncountable: «good eyesight», not «a good eyesight». Myth: reading in dim light does not permanently ruin your eyesight, but it can tire your eyes. Safety: never look straight at the sun, even with sunglasses.

### In the corpora

- [Reading in dim light can make eyes tired but doesn't ruin eyesight.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/35-screens-eyes-and-sleep/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eyesight» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eyesight/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.