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   Sight un·seen

   /sīt ˌənˈsēn/

   adverb

   • 1. without the opportunity to look at the object in question beforehand: "they bought their computers sight unseen through the mail"
   • ▪ without being seen: "what other treasures remain sight unseen?"

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   What does'sight unseen' mean?

   • It simply means you didn't go and inspect whatever it is. It has nothing to do with property, as such. It's about whether you've inspected something. So, you can buy a car ''sight unseen'', a dog ''sight unseen'' or a block of land ''sight unseen''. It simply means you didn't go and inspect whatever it is.

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   What is sight unseen?

   • About How to Live with Objects From the editors of Sight Unseen,an anti-decorating book that champions a new approach to interiors—simply surrounding yourself with objects you love. “A refreshing, and necessary, counternarrative to shop-this-look consumerism and the aesthetic sameness that afflicts so many interiors.” —Vulture

   How to Live with Objects by Monica Khemsurov, Jill Singer

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   What does 'unsight and unseen' mean?

   • to buy a thing unsight, unseen. So each took one "unsight and unseen" aid made the more exact distributions among themselves later. Unsighted, un-sī′ted, adj. not seen—earlier Unsight′: not furnished with a sight. And you were willing to give up four days to carry my message through, 'unsight—unseen,' as we children used to say?

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   What does'site unseen' mean?

   • if it's a building "site", and yu haven't seen it, then it's "site unseen". but generally buying something, and you haven't "seen" it before you buy, then it's obviously "sight" unseen - which is really an oxymoron or whatever. I took the 3rd option which means I don't know. It has nothing to do with property, as such.

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   What does it mean to buy something sight unseen?

   • To purchase something sight unseen and risk disappointment. The term comes from the ancient dishonest practice of putting a worthless cat in a bag (poke) in place of a young suckling pig, an expensive delicacy. The term was proverbial by the time John Heywood collected his proverbs (1546) and has been used ever since.

   Buy a pig in a poke - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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   What does seeing the unseen mean?

   • As pointed out by @Ste, there isn't a single word that directly translates to the use of technology to see something which is otherwise unseeable. The phrase "Seeing the Unseen" does carry some context, though - it evokes the idea of the supernatural, and being able to see things which are outside of human perception. to discover; perceive; detect.

   Is there a single word for “Seeing the Unseen”?

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sight unseenSight unseen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   May 14, 2024 · The meaning of SIGHT UNSEEN is without inspection or appraisal. How to use sight unseen in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › sight-unseenSIGHT UNSEEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   without seeing something first: I never buy anything sight unseen. Amazingly, he bought the apartment virtually sight unseen. I don't think she'd want to buy something sight unseen.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › sight-unseenSIGHT UNSEEN definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   without seeing or examining something: Would you buy a product sight unseen from someone you know only as an e-mail address? She leased the flat sight-unseen, for €1500 per month. (Definition of sight unseen from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of sight unseen. sight unseen.

6. crossidiomas.com › sight-unseenUnderstanding "sight unseen" Idiom: Meaning, Origins & Usage ...

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   To put it simply, “sight unseen” refers to something that is purchased or agreed upon without being seen first. It can be used in a variety of contexts – from buying a house without visiting it beforehand to hiring an employee based solely on their resume.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › sight-unseenSIGHT UNSEEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   sight unseen. phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you agree to buy something sight unseen, you agree to buy it, even though you have not seen it and do not know what condition it is in. Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea. See full dictionary entry for sight. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Without having viewed the object in question, as in He bought the horse sight unseen . This seeming oxymoron—how can a sight , which means something seen, be not seen?—dates from the late 1800s.

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   sight unseen Without having viewed the object in question, as in He bought the horse sight unseen . This seeming oxymoron—how can a sight , which means something seen, be not seen?—dates from the late 1800s.