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sight vs look

look vs sight

sight and look both are nouns.

sight and look both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sight Yes No Yes No
look Yes No Yes No
As nouns, look is a hypernym of sight; that is, look is a word with a broader meaning than sight:
  • sight: the act of looking or seeing or observing
  • look: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
Other hypernyms of sight include looking, looking at.
sight (noun) look (noun)
the act of looking or seeing or observing the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
the ability to see; the visual faculty physical appearance
an instance of visual perception the feelings expressed on a person's face
the range of vision the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
a range of mental vision
a place of interest, especially to visitors
anything that is seen
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
sight (verb) look (verb)
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) look forward to the probable occurrence of
have faith or confidence in
convey by one's expression
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
search or seek
take charge of or deal with
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
accord in appearance with
Difference between sight and look

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