NEARSIGHTED Definition & Meaning

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nearsighted

[ neer-sahy-tid, -sahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
shortsighted.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�Ա𲹰�s��e��·�� adverb
�Ա𲹰�s��e��·�Ա�� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of nearsighted¹

First recorded in 1680–90; near + sight + -ed ³

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And when he grew up and he was a stutterer and he was nearsighted and then when he went to Stanford, they called him Urkel.

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With a nearsighted squint, he scanned the bazaar.

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If the eye grows too long, it becomes myopic or nearsighted.

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“The fastest eye growth is actually just before you become nearsighted,” Walline says.

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He said, "You're extremely nearsighted and that means you are at more risk of having a detached retina, and if that happens, we want to catch it right away because it can affect your vision."

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