caught sight - definition of caught sight by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

sight (s

1. The ability to see.

2. The act or fact of seeing: hoping for a sight of land; caught sight of a rare bird.

3. Field of vision.

4. The foreseeable future; prospect: no solution in sight.

5. Mental perception or consideration: We lost sight of the purpose of our visit.

6. Something seen; a view.

7. Something worth seeing; a spectacle: the sights of London.

8. Informal Something unsightly: Your hair is a sight.

a. A device used to assist aim by guiding the eye, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.

b. An aim or observation taken with such a device.

10. An opportunity to observe or inspect.

11. Upper Southern U.S. A large number or quantity: A sight of people were there.

v. sight·ed, sight·ing, sights

v.tr.

1. To perceive with the eyes; get sight of: sighted land after 40 days at sea.

2. To observe through a sight or an optical instrument: sight a target.

3. To adjust the sights of (a rifle, for example).

4. To take aim with (a firearm).

v.intr.

1. To direct one's gaze; look carefully.

2. To take aim: sighted along the barrel of the gun.

Idioms:

on sight

Immediately upon being seen: threatened to shoot looters on sight.

out of sight Slang

Remarkable; incredible: The graduation party was out of sight.

sight for sore eyes Informal

One whom it is a relief or joy to see.

sight unseen

Without seeing the object in question: bought the horse sight unseen.

[Middle English, from Old English sihth, gesiht, something seen; see sek^w-² in Indo-European roots.]

sight

Noun

1. the ability to see; vision Related adjective visual

2. an instance of seeing

3. the range of vision: the cemetery was out of sight

4. anything that is seen

5. point of view; judgment: nothing has changed in my sight

6. Informal anything unpleasant to see: she looked a sight in the streetlamps

7. a device for guiding the eye in aiming a gun or making an observation with an optical instrument

8. an aim or observation made with such a device

9. sights anything worth seeing: the great sights of Barcelona

10. a sight Informal a great deal: it's a sight warmer than in the hall

11. a sight for sore eyes a welcome sight

12. catch sight of to glimpse

13. know someone by sight to be able to recognize someone without having ever been introduced

14. lose sight of

a. to be unable to see (something) any longer

b. to forget: we lose sight of priorities

15. on sight as soon as someone or something is seen

16. set one's sights on to have (a specified goal) in mind

17. sight unseen without having seen the object concerned: he would have taken it sight unseen

Verb

1. to see (someone or something) briefly or suddenly: the two suspicious vessels were sighted

2. to aim (a firearm) using the sight [Old English sihth]

Sight a great number; a quantity; a sum; a multitude.

Examples: sight of asses, 1577; of rare flowers, 1752; of lawyers; of money; of ships, 1449; of thanks, 1800; innumerable sight of stars, 1538; noble sight of books, 1432.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	sight - an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight" visual percept, visual image - a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
	2.	sight - anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights" display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage" spectacle - something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"
	3.	sight - the ability to see; the visual faculty visual modality, visual sense, vision visual system - the sensory system for vision sense modality, sensory system, modality - a particular sense exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body stigmatism - normal eyesight achromatic vision - vision using the rods acuity, sharp-sightedness, visual acuity - sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) binocular vision - vision involving the use of both eyes central vision - vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field chromatic vision, color vision, trichromacy - the normal ability to see colors distance vision - vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer eyesight, sightedness, seeing - normal use of the faculty of vision monocular vision - vision with only one eye near vision - vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer night vision, night-sight, scotopic vision, twilight vision - the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) daylight vision, photopic vision - normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived peripheral vision - vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina
	4.	sight - a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong" perspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
	5.	sight - the range of vision; "out of sight of land" ken grasp, compass, reach, range - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
	6.	sight - the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" survey, view looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" eyeful - a full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful"
	7.	sight - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
Verb	1.	sight - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" spy perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" descry, espy, spot, spy - catch sight of detect, discover, notice, observe, find - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
	2.	sight - take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) aim, take aim, train, direct, take - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"