Meaning

6 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

    Einblick

    интроспе́кцияintrospékcija, инса́йтinsájt

  2. (countable, uncountable)Power of acute observation and deduction.

    Einsicht, scharfsinniges Erfassen

    проница́тельностьpronicátelʹnostʹ, инса́йтinsájt

  3. (countable, uncountable)Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers

    Gespür, Kundenverständnis

    инса́йтinsájt

  4. (countable, uncountable)Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.

    Ahnung, Eingebung, Gespür

    интуи́цияintuícija

    grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

  5. (countable, uncountable)An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.

    Verstehen

  6. (countable, uncountable)An individual's awareness of the nature and severity of one's mental illness.

    Einsicht, Krankheitseinsicht, Krankheitsverständnis

Examples

79 sentences

  1. Compared to his father, he lacks insight.

    ruПо сравнению с отцом, ему не хватает проницательности.

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  2. I appreciate your insights.

    deIch schätze Ihre Einsichten.

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  3. Thanks for the insight.

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  4. I'd love your insight.

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  5. I need that kind of insight.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
sight of the interior; deep view; introspections:
power of acute observation and deduction:
intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of things:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
sight of the interior; deep view; introspections:
power of acute observation and deduction:
knowledge that a company applies to make a product or brand perform better:
intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of things:
extended understanding of a subject in artificial intelligence:
(med.) awareness of one's own illness:

Origin

From Middle English insight, insiht (“insight, mental vision, intelligence, understanding”

From Middle English insight, insiht (“insight, mental vision, intelligence, understanding”), equivalent to in- + sight. Perhaps continuing Old English insiht (“narrative, argument, account”), from Proto-Germanic *insahtiz (“account, narrative, argument”). Compare West Frisian ynsjoch (“insight”), Dutch inzicht (“insight, awareness, view, opinion”), German Low German Insicht (“insight”), German Einsicht (“insight, knowledge, perception, understanding”), Danish indsigt (“insight”), Swedish insikt (“insight”), Icelandic innsýn (“insight”).

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Forms

plural: insights
Singularinsight
Pluralinsights

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
perceptionB2penetrationdiscernmentnosognosia
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relatedoutsight
DerivedinsightfulC1inflicted insightinsightedinsightless

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
insideB2insiderinsidiousinsightfulC1insigniainsignificant
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