on sight
on sight prepositional phrase: immediately when sighted.
Prepositional phrase
- Immediately when sighted.
- I recognized him on sight.
- "Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of...1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The collisions at Connington”, in Modern Railways, page 232
- Immediately upon coming to one's attention.
- He dismissed the idea on sight.
- cause for a fight, immediately upon encounter without deliberation.
- If he keeps talking crap about me, its on sight.
Noun
on sight (plural on sights)
- An ascent of a route without falling, on the first attempt, without having been advised on it or having seen it prior.
on sight meaning in Bengali
on sight in Bengali
- দেখা মাত্রই তৎক্ষণাৎ, ঝগড়ার কারণ
Forms of on sight
| plural | on sights |
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Questions about on sight
- What does on sight mean?
- On sight means immediately when sighted.
- What is on sight in Bengali?
- On sight in Bengali is দেখা মাত্রই তৎক্ষণাৎ, ঝগড়ার কারণ. See On sight meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is on sight?
- On sight can be a prepositional phrase or a noun.
Words near on sight in the dictionary
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