out of sight
12
3.4
- idiom
:
oculto
- Make sure to keep the valuables out of sight to avoid attracting attention.
- kept out of sight
You'd normally expect this to be out of sight, but since this strange water mixes refraction with reflection, you can now see it.
- You'd normally expect this to be out of sight, but since this strange water mixes refraction with reflection, you can now see it.
Examples
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On the other side, somewhere out of sight, lay the sea.
Fiction book (1990) -
While she was out of sight, he scanned the living room.
Fiction book (1994) -
You just keep that book out of sight.
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Just get them out of sight, all right?
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Just keep out of sight, okay?
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We need to get out of sight.
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No wonder he kept out of sight.
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You stay out of sight.
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Many of the poles were out of sight anyway, covered with brush and trees.
Academic text (2009) -
They'll keep her out of sight until they see the money.
Synonyms
148
2.7
Not easy for other people to notice
125
1.1
A thing that is not easily seen or found
66
3.2
Hidden so people do not notice it
57
2.5
Other people do not see or pay attention to it
34
5.2
People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet
5
3.7
Hidden so people cannot see it
5
2.8
Not able to be seen anymore
2
4.6
Hard to see or notice
1
8.0
Not able to be seen or noticed when you look
1
8.4
The eye cannot notice it
Not able to be seen with the eyes
Not able to be seen
Too small to be seen, heard, or noticed
Hard to see or notice
Antonyms
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'not visible' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'out' (away from) + 'of' (linking function) + 'sight' (vision), so the phrase literally means 'away from view.' This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English prepositional phrasing, so a B1 learner who knows the words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Out of sight can mean 'hidden' because people put things out of their sight, for example a present kept behind a door so no one can see it. So it means 'not visible' or 'hidden from view'.