RAISE (OR LOWER) ONE'S SIGHTS

Meaning of RAISE (OR LOWER) ONE'S SIGHTS in English

raise ( or lower) one's sights

become more (or less) ambitious; increase (or lower) one's expectations.

→ sigh for

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOWER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Lower Avon Lower California Lower Canada
Английский словарь Британика
RAISE — I. ˈrāz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa to raise, cause to rise …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOWER — I. intransitive verb or lour ˈlau̇(ə)r, -au̇ə, esp in the South -au̇wə(r; sometimes ˈlō(ə)r or ˈlōə ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIGHTS — plural of sight present third singular of sight
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOWER — (a.) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; …
Английский словарь Webster
RAISE — — raisable, raiseable , adj. — raiser , n. /rayz/ , v. , raised, raising , n. v.t. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOWER — lower 1 — lowerable , adj. /loh"euhr/ , v.t. 1. to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAISE — I. ˈrāz verb ( raised ; rais·ing ) Etymology: Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOWER — I. ˈlau̇(-ə)r, ˈlō-ər intransitive verb also lour ˈlau̇(-ə)r Etymology: Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German lūren to lie …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAISE — vt to create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it. 2. raise ·vt to give …
Webster English vocab
LOWER — adj compar. of low, ·adj. 2. lower ·noun cloudiness; gloominess. 3. lower ·noun a frowning; sullenness. 4. lower ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
SIGHTS — ~ a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting in precise aim or observation. → sigh for …
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LOWER — I lower verb 'threaten' BrE AmE ˈla ʊ ‿ə AmE ˈlaʊ‿ ə r ▷ lower|ed d ▷ lowering ˈla ʊ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOWER — I . / ˈləʊə(r); NAmE ˈloʊ-/ adjective , verb —see also lower (II) ■ adjective [ only before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOWER — I. low ‧ er 1 W3 /ˈləʊə $ ˈloʊər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ low , …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOWER — ( lowers, lowering, lowered) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You can …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOWER — [adjective] [not gradable] - positioned below one or more similar things, or of the bottom part of somethingHer lower lip …
Cambridge English vocab
SIGHTS — • ↑ see the sights • ↑ set your sights on
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOWER — n. 25B6; adjective the lower house of parliament : SUBORDINATE, inferior, lesser, junior, minor, secondary, lower-level, subsidiary, subservient. her lower …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGHTS — n. aspirations 1) to set one's ~ on (she set her ~ on a career in politics) 2) to lower; …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LOWER — v. 1 drop, reduce, decrease, mark down, discount, lessen, diminish, downgrade, cut, slash Prices on all goods have been lowered …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAISE — I noun BAD : There has been an enormous raise in house prices. GOOD : There has been an enormous …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SIGHTS — (мн.ч.)достопримечательности (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOWER — I 1. прил. 1) сравн. от low II 1. 2) нижний lower deck ≈ нижняя палуба fires which started in …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIGHTS — Мира
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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LOWER — lower.ogg _I 1. ʹləʋə a 1. compar от low1 II 2. низший lower animals - низшие животные (the) lower classes …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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