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at the sight of

at the sight of preposition: when seeing.

Preposition

at the sight of

  1. When seeing.

Questions about at the sight of

What does at the sight of mean?
At the sight of means when seeing.
What part of speech is at the sight of?
At the sight of is a preposition.

Words near at the sight of in the dictionary

  1. at the races
  2. at the ready
  3. at the receiving end
  4. at the risk of
  5. at the same time
  6. at the sight of
  7. at the soonest
  8. at the tail
  9. at the time
  10. at the top of one's bent
  11. at the top of one's game

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