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heave in sight en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. To appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision.
   • Gradually, the end of summer hove into sight.
   • Having crossed the Caribbean in the teeth of contrary winds, it was not until the early days of April that the French fleet hove in sight of Cartagena […] 1922, Rafael Sabatini, Captain Blood, Chapter XXVII:
   • The captain of the schooner is abaft with his glass in his hand, occasionally sweeping the offing in expectation of a vessel heaving in sight [...] 1836, Frederick Marryat, The Pirate, chapter 7:
   • Till on Thursday at nine, to the joy of your friend, I was told we were heaving in sight of Ostend; And heaving in sight on't (yon won't feel a doubt of it) Was good news to one who 'd been long heaving out of it. 1850, “The progress to Ostend”, in Punch:
   • The smoke of Falk's tug hove in sight, far away at the mouth of the river. 1901, Joseph Conrad, Falk:

Forms

Synonyms

heave in view

Translations (4)

fi ilmestyä horisonttin (to appear in the distance) · cmn 進入視野 /进入视野 (to appear in the distance) · es aparecer (to appear in the distance) · cmn 出現在視野 /出现在视野 (to appear in the distance)