eyesight
Americannoun
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the power or faculty of seeing.
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the act or fact of seeing.
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the range of the eye.
to come within eyesight.
noun
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Origin of eyesight
Example Sentences
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Even that system, she said, is becoming increasingly difficult as her eyesight loss accelerates.
From Salon
O'Sullivan keeps himself fit by running, but it is harder to ward off other aspects of ageing, such as deteriorating eyesight, which Williams knows only too well.
From BBC
Due to his poor eyesight he did not fight on the front line, but worked at an engineering factory making parts for tanks.
From BBC
After the theory, learners must take a practical test which examines driving ability, eyesight and vehicle safety knowledge.
From BBC
At 80, she is suffering losses to her hearing, her eyesight and her memory; she feels old and peripheral.
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