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| sight [ sīt ] |
noun (plural sights) |
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1. faculty of seeing: the ability to see using the eyes
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2. act of seeing: the perception of something using the visual sense
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3. range of seeing: the range or field of vision
  By now the coastline was out of sight.
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4. something seen: something that somebody sees
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5. something worth seeing: something that is worth seeing, especially the landmarks of a place
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often used in the plural
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the sights of the city
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6. alignment device: an alignment device on a gun or surveying instrument used to guide the eye in aiming or determining direction
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7. aim: a determination of direction made with a gun or surveying instrument
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8. opportunity for observation: an opportunity to observe or inspect something
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9. opinion: a point of view
In the sight of his followers he was infallible.
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10. something unpleasant to look at: something or somebody that has an unpleasant, distressing, or disarranged appearance
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informal
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He was a sight after falling in the mud.
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verb (past and past participle sight·ed, present participle sight·ing, 3rd person present singular sights) |
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1. transitive verb see something: to see or notice somebody or something
They sighted the plane in the distance.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb observe using optical device: to observe something, or take measurements of something, using an optical device
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3. transitive and intransitive verb aim at something with gun: to take aim at something with a firearm
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4. transitive verb adjust gun's sights: to adjust the sights of a gun
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5. intransitive verb direct eyes: to look carefully in a particular direction
sight down a line
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| [ Old English (ge)siht< W Germanic] |
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| sight·ed adjective |
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a sight a great deal or quantity (informal)
He's feeling a far sight better today.
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a sight for sore eyes a very welcome sight
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at or on sight as soon as something or somebody is able to be seen
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catch sight of somebody or something to suddenly see or notice somebody or something
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at first sight on seeing something or somebody for the first time
It was love at first sight.
At first sight, the house seemed deserted.
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in sight
1. able to be seen
2. likely to happen in the near future
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know somebody by sight to be able to recognize somebody whom you have never actually met or spoken to
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out of sight
1. no longer able to be seen
2. used as an exclamation to express approval and surprise (slang)
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out of sight, out of mind it is easy to forget or ignore somebody or something not present or visible
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set or have your sights on something to decide to try to get something
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sight unseen without seeing or inspecting first
buy something sight unseen
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