Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set one's sights

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: set one's sights
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give one's close attention to, especially as a goal, objective, or other object of special interest.

Example Sentences

"to set one's sights high"
"His daughter has set her sights on becoming a popular artist."
"Spurred by a real estate boom in which houses that sold for $15,000 just six years ago now sell for upwards of $150,000, the developers have set their sights on Cabbagetown."
"Google, known for its cutting-edge Internet software, may be setting its sights on the low-tech radio market."
"Blair has also set his sights on solving another insolvable problem during his retirement: climate change."
"Mayor Andy Burnham's Bee Network already encompasses the buses and trams, and now he has his sights set on the railways."

Inflected Forms

sets one's sights (present, singular) setting one's sights (participle, present) set sights (alternative)

Questions

What does set one's sights mean?: To give one's close attention to, especially as a goal, objective, or other object of special interest.

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