sighted person

collocation in English

meaningsofsightedandperson

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sighted
adjective
uk
/ˈsaɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/
able ...
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person
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən/us
/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofsightedandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsighted person

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Yet it taxes him or her like asightedpersonalthough their taxable capacity must be in some degree lessened by their blindness.
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The layout of the bus might be unfamiliar and a blind or partiallysightedpersonmight not know how the seats are arranged.
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Therefore, although a blind person may earn as much as asightedperson, he is entitled to an augmentation of income.
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It costs a blind person more to live than it does asightedperson.
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I realise that nosightedpersoncan enter into the feelings of the blind completely; it is not humanly possible.
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You had to state the bank account once; of course a blind person needed asightedpersonto fill in the form for him; and that was it.
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Certainly, if the papers are put before such a person at the last moment he or she would be at a disadvantage, but so indeed would asightedperson.
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Blind people claim that what they make is as good as anything made by asightedperson, and they do not want to get by on shoddy goods.
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He managed to live as asightedpersonwith the aid of strong spectacles, but reading, in particular, was a great strain.
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It would be difficult for him to be able to describe the world compared to a normalsightedperson.
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She later learns to use her gift to see and with the help of her gift can see more than asightedperson.
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In their setup, onesightedpersonis in charge of ten of the blind.
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