2006-12-03 11:09:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it means you know what they look like, but you don't really know their name or their personality or anything else.
2006-12-03 11:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by thrila_in_manilla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowing a person by sight means that you don't really know them because you have not talked to them before,but you see them a lot and know that person only because you see them a lot.
2006-12-03 19:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if I see that person on the street, I recognize them. It could also mean, depending on the context in which it was used, that if I "Know someone by sight" it means that I know only who they are, but don't know anything more about them or don't know them personally (or more intimately). I might just know their name.
2006-12-03 19:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by Secret Agent of God (BWR) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means you have seen the person but don't know them personally. If you were to see them you would 'know' then by there description only not there personality.
2006-12-03 19:14:10 · answer #4 · answered by Mad Dog Johnson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I say it, I mean that I can associate the person with a name, but really don't know anything about that person.
2006-12-03 19:13:42 · answer #5 · answered by Sam E 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not know somebody by their NAME, but if someone says "do you know Jessica's mother?" You might know JESSICA who would be your child's friend from school, and you only know her mother by SIGHT because you see her picking up Jessica from school every day. So you don't know her name or know her personally but only know her from SIGHT, vision.
If you think of a LEMON, you would know a lemon by SIGHT (seeing one), SMELL (scent) or TOUCH (because of its shape.) Hope that makes sense.
2006-12-03 19:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you may not know the person's name, but you recognize him or her when you see them. Hope I helped.
2006-12-03 19:17:41 · answer #7 · answered by Yomi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you recognise them if you see them and maybe might even nod in acknowledgment, but other than that you do not really have a relationship with them and know anything about them.
2006-12-03 19:12:34 · answer #8 · answered by auburn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not know their name but when you see them in person you realize you have seen them before or are familiar with them
2006-12-03 19:12:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know them by the way they look, which utilizes one of your five senses (taste, touch, sound, sight, and smell).
2006-12-03 19:12:04 · answer #10 · answered by Nerdalicious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋