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sikte

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German sichte.

Noun

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sikte n (definite singular siktet, indefinite plural sikter, definite plural sikta or siktene)

  1. sight
    land i sikte - land in sight
  2. a sight (on a firearm)
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German sichte (to sieve), and from Danish sigte (charge, indict), from Old Danish sæktæ.

Verb

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sikte (imperative sikt, present tense sikter, passive siktes, simple past and past participle sikta or siktet, present participle siktende)

  1. (law) to charge, indict (someone)
  2. to sift, screen (e.g. flour, gravel, crushed stone)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German sichte.

Noun

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sikte n (definite singular siktet, indefinite plural sikte, definite plural sikta)

  1. sight
    ute av sikte - out of sight
  2. a sight (on a firearm)

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sikte n

  1. sight
    Land i sikte!
    Land in sight!
    Släpp honom inte ur sikte!
    Don't let him out of your sight!
  2. a sight (on a firearm)
  3. (in "ta sikte") take aim
    Han tog sikte på monstret
    He took aim at the monster
  4. (figuratively) sight (goal)
    Ha siktet inställt på något
    Have one's sights set on something

Declension

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Turkish

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Noun

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sikte

  1. locative singular of sik