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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sight"
},
"expansion": "sight",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "read"
},
"expansion": "read",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From sight + read, in reference to not being able to rely on muscle memory developed through practice.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "sight reads",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sight reading",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sight read",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "sight read",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "sight read<,,read>"
},
"expansion": "sight read (third-person singular simple present sight reads, present participle sight reading, simple past and past participle sight read)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
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"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Music",
"orig": "en:Music",
"parents": [
"Art",
"Sound",
"Culture",
"Energy",
"Society",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I can sight read really simple music, but hard pieces need a lot of practice so I don't have to stop and figure out what I'm doing.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal."
],
"id": "en-sight_read-en-verb-y5PjGkw5",
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
],
[
"perform",
"perform"
],
[
"piece",
"piece"
],
[
"rehearsal",
"rehearsal"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(music) To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal."
],
"related": [
{
"word": "sight sing"
},
{
"word": "sight-translate"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sightread"
}
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "lukea nuoteista"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "soittaa prima vista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "jouer à vue"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "vom Blatt spielen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "blattol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "lapról olvas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "suonare a prima vista"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grać a vista"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "a vista-läsa"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsaɪt ˌɹiːd/",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"present"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsaɪt ˌɹɛd/",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"word": "sight read"
}
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"1": "en",
"2": "sight"
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"expansion": "sight",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "read"
},
"expansion": "read",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From sight + read, in reference to not being able to rely on muscle memory developed through practice.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "sight reads",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sight reading",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sight read",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "sight read",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "sight read<,,read>"
},
"expansion": "sight read (third-person singular simple present sight reads, present participle sight reading, simple past and past participle sight read)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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{
"word": "sight sing"
},
{
"word": "sight-translate"
}
],
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English verbs",
"en:Music"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I can sight read really simple music, but hard pieces need a lot of practice so I don't have to stop and figure out what I'm doing.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal."
],
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
],
[
"perform",
"perform"
],
[
"piece",
"piece"
],
[
"rehearsal",
"rehearsal"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(music) To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal."
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsaɪt ˌɹiːd/",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"present"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsaɪt ˌɹɛd/",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sightread"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "lukea nuoteista"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "soittaa prima vista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "jouer à vue"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "vom Blatt spielen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "blattol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "lapról olvas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "suonare a prima vista"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grać a vista"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
"word": "a vista-läsa"
}
],
"word": "sight read"
}
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