🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

ohne Besichtigung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈoːnə bəˈzɪçtɪɡʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sight-Unseen/saɪt ʌnˈsiːn/
adjectiveadverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er hat das Haus ohne Besichtigung gekauft."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing something that is accepted or agreed upon without prior inspection.

    "He bought the house sight unseen, trusting the agent's recommendations."
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a manner that involves making a decision without seeing the item or situation.

    "They agreed to the terms sight unseen, believing it was a good deal."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sight unseen' originates from Middle English, where 'sight' refers to the act of seeing and 'unseen' denotes something not visible. The phrase has evolved to imply making a decision or commitment without having seen or inspected the subject in question, often used in contexts like real estate or purchases.

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