can't stand the sight of
can't stand the sight of · can't stand the sight of · couldn't stand the sight of · can'ting stand the sight of
To hate vehemently; to really despiseTo hate vehemently; to really despise.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, no past participle, no present participle)To hate vehemently; to really despise.
Translations
2 languagesForms
can't stand the sight of, can'ting stand the sight of, couldn't stand the sight of, couldn't stand the sight of| Base form | can't stand the sight of · to can't stand the sight of |
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| 3rd person singular | can't stand the sight of |
| Present participle | can'ting stand the sight of |
| Past simple | couldn't stand the sight of |
| Past participle | couldn't stand the sight of |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.