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 →

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 →
• Grandpa's eyesight isn't very good, so he wears glasses. tree →
• I had my eyesight tested at the optician's. tree →
• Never look at the sun; it can damage your eyesight. tree →
• Owls have good eyesight in the dark. tree →
• Carrots are good food, but they won't give you super eyesight. tree →
• Her sharp eyesight spotted the bird first. tree →
• As long as I remain alive my eyesight will be the worse. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «eyesight» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.