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sight  (st)

n.

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.

9.

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.

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

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

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"

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sight

noun 1. vision, eyes, eyesight, seeing, eye

noun 2. spectacle, show, scene, display, exhibition, vista, pageant

noun 3. view, field of vision, range of vision, eyeshot, viewing, ken, visibility

noun 4. (Informal) eyesore, mess, spectacle, fright (informal) monstrosity, blot on the landscape (informal)

verb 5. spot, see, observe, distinguish, perceive, make out, discern, behold >> adjectives optical, visual

Translations

sight [saɪt] n (faculty) → vista (= spectacle); espectáculo;

(on gun) → mira, alza

vt → ver, divisar;

in sight → a la vista;

out of sight → fuera de (la) vista;

at sight → a la vista;

at first sight → a primera vista;

to lose sight of sth/sb → perder algo/a algn de vista;

to catch sight of sth/sb → divisar algo/a algn;

I know her by sight → la conozco de vista;

to set one's sights on (doing) sth → aspirar a or ambicionar (hacer) algo

sight [saɪt] n (= faculty) → vue f (= spectacle); spectacle m;

(on gun) → mire f

vt → apercevoir;

in sight → visible (fig); en vue;

out of sight → hors de vue;

at sight (Comm) → à vue;

at first sight → à première vue, au premier abord;

I know her by sight → je la connais de vue;

to catch sight of sb/sth → apercevoir qn/qch;

to lose sight of sb/sth → perdre qn/qch de vue;

to set one's sights on sth → jeter son dévolu sur qch

sight [saɪt] n (faculty) → Sehvermögen nt, Augenlicht nt;

(spectacle) → Anblick m;

(on gun) → Visier nt

vt → sichten;

in sight → in Sicht;

on sight (shoot) → sofort;

out of sight → außer Sicht;

at sight (Comm) → bei Sicht;

at first sight → auf den ersten Blick;

I know her by sight → ich kenne sie vom Sehen;

to catch sight of sb/sth → jdn/etw sehen;

to lose sight of sth (fig) → etw aus den Augen verlieren;

to set one's sights on sth → ein Auge auf etw werfen

sight [saɪt] n (faculty) → vista (= spectacle); spettacolo;

(on gun) → mira

vt → avvistare;

in sight → in vista;

out of sight → non visibile;

at first sight → a prima vista;

to catch sight of sth/sb → scorgere qc/qn;

to lose sight of sb/sth → perdere di vista qn/qc;

to set one's sights on sth/on doing sth → mirare a qc/a fare qc;

at sight → a vista;

I know her by sight → la conosco di vista

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sight

n sight [sait]

1 the act or power of seeing The blind man had lost his sight in the war.sigبَصَرзрениеzraksyndas Sehvermögenόραση (ως αίσθηση)vistanägemineبيناييnäkövueרְאִיָהदृष्टिvidlátáspenglihatansjónvista視力시력regėjimasredzepenglihatangezichtsvermogensynwzrokvistavedereзрениеzrakvidvidsyn[]กำลังสายตาgörme yeteneği, görme視力зірقوت بصارتthị lực视力

2 the area within which things can be seen by someone The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.sigمَجال الرؤْيَهзрително полеdohledsynsafstand; sigtedie Sicht(-weite)οπτικό πεδίοvistanähtavusقدرت ديدnäköetäisyys(en) vueטְווַח רְאִיָהदृश्यdoseg oka, vidokruglátótávolságpandangansjónmál, augsÿnvista視界시야, 시계(視界)matymo laukasredzeslauksdapat dilihatzichtsiktewidokvistacâmp vizualполе зрения; предел видимостиdohľadvidikvidokrugsynhåll, sikteการมองเห็นgörüş mesafesi/alanı視野之內поле зоруحد نظرtầm nhìn视野之内

3 something worth seeing She took her visitors to see the sights of London.besienswaardigheidمَناظِرгледкаpozoruhodnostseværdigheddie Sehenswürdigkeitαξιοθέατοatracción turísticavaatamisväärsusچشم اندازnähtävyysattraction touristiqueאָתַרִיםनिगाहvidik, znamenitost vrijedna da se vidilátnivalók, nevezetességekpemandangane-ð sem vert er að sjá(luogo di interesse turistico)名所볼 만한 것; 명소įžymybė, įdomybėievērojama vietapemandanganbezienswaardigheidseverdighetwidokvistaatracţie turisticăдостопримечательностьpamätihodnosťznamenitostznamenitostsevärdhetวิวgörmeye değer yer風景，名勝визначні місцяقابل دید شے یا نظارہthắng cảnh, cảnh đẹp风景，名胜

4 a view or glimpse. kykieمَنْظَر، رُؤْيَهпогледpohledudsigt; glimtder Blickάποψη, θέαvisiónpilkمنظرهsilmäysvision, aperçuמַבָּטनजाराpogledmegtekintéspandangansÿn, nasasjónveduta見ること일견, 일별reginysskats; ainasekali imbaskijkjesyn, utsikt, glimtspojrzenievislumbreviziune, vedenieвидpohľadprizorpogledåsyn, anblickการเห็นgörüş, manzara瞥見точка зору; поглядمنظرcảnh, cảnh tượng瞥见

5 something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc She's quite a sight in that hat.ongewoon, skokkendشَيء مُثير للسُّخْرِيَهсмешна гледкаpodívanásynder Anblickθέαμα (για κτ. ασυνήθιστο ή γελοίο)figuravaatepiltتماشايي ؛ عجيبnäkyquelque chose à voir!מְגוֹחָךलक्षकneobičan ili žalostan prizor, napadan izgledlátvány(osság)pemandangan anehe-ð sem er sjón að sjá(cosa ridicola)見もの색다른 것, 웃음거리vaizdelis, reginysizskats; paskatssesuatu atau seseorang yang kelihatan terukschouwspelsyn, skuewidokhorrorarătareзрелищеpohľadnenavaden prizorprizorsynสิ่งที่แปลกประหลาดçirkin bir şey惹人注目вид; видовищеکوئی حیران کن نظارہăn mặc lố bịch惹人注目

6 (on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim Where is the sight on a rifle?korrelمِهْداف، جِهاز التَّصْويبмерникmuškasigtedas Visierστόχαστρο όπλουmirasihikآلت نشانه رويtähtäinmireכַּווֶנֶתनिशाना लेने के लिए उपकरणnišan, mušicacélzókészülékpembidiksigti, miðmira, mirino照準(총포의) 가늠자, 가늠쇠taikiklistēmēklispejera1korrelsiktecelownikmiralu­netăприцелmuškamuhanišansikteเครื่องเล็งnişangâh, arpacık瞄準器прицілبندوق پر نشانہ سادھنے کا چھلاống ngắm瞄准器

v

1 to get a view of; to see suddenly We sighted the coast as dawn broke.sienيُبْصِر، يُشاهِدсъзирамspatřitse; opdagesichtenβλέπω, διακρίνωobservar, ver, divisarnägema, märkamaديدن منظرهnähdäapercevoirלִראוֹתदेखनाugledati, opazitimegpillantmelihatsjá, eygjaavvistare見つける...을 보다, 발견하다išvystiieraudzīt; samanītnampakin het oog krijgenfå øye påwiąć na celavistara zăriувидеть; обнаружитьuvidieť, zbadaťopazitividetisikta, få i sikteส่องgörüvermek看見побачити, виявитиاچانک دیکھناquan sát, chiêm nghiệm看见

2 to look at (something) through the sight of a gun He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.sien, korrelيُصَوِّب، يُسَدِّد، يُعَيِّنприцелвам сеnamířitsigteanvisierenστοχεύω με όπλοapuntarsihtimaنشانه روي كردنtähdätäviserלִראוֹתनिशाना तय करनाciljatimegcélozmembidikmiða, sigta útmirareねらう...을 겨냥하다pamatyti[]mērķēt (uz kaut ko); []tēmētmenenang; membidikin het vizier hebbensikte på, rette/stille inndostrzecfazer pontariaa ochiприцеливатьсяnamieriťnameritinanišanitita korn påเล็งnişan almak瞄準наводити, прицілюватисяبندوق سے نشانہ سادھناtrông thấy, nhìn thấy瞄准

n ˈsight-seeing

visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; (also adjective ) a sight-seeing tour.besigtigمُشاهَدَة مَعالِم المَدينَهразглеждане на забележителностиprohlídka; okružnísightseeing; sightseeing-Besichtigung von Sehenswürdigungen, Besichtigungs-...επίσκεψη αξιοθεάτωνturismovaatamisväärsustega tutvumine, huvi-تماشاkiertoajelutourisme; (adj.) touristiqueסִיוּר בְּאֲתָרֵי תַייָרוּתसैर-सपाटा, पर्यटनrazgledavanje znamenitostivárosnézéspesiarskoðunarferð(visita turistica); turistico観光관광, 유람áþymybiø apþiûrinëjimasievērojamu vietu apskatīšana; ekskursijamelawat tempat-tempat menarikbezienswaardigheden bekijkensightseeing, omvisning, rundturzwiedzanievisita aos monumentosturism; turisticосмотр достопримечательностейprehliadka pamätihodností; okružnýogled znamenitostirazgledanje znamenitostisightseeingการเที่ยวชมşehir turu觀光огляд визначних місцьتفیرحا گھومناcuộc tham quan观光

n ˈsight-seer

besigtigerمُتَفَرِّج على مَعالِم المَدينَهекскурзиантturistaturistder/die Tourist(in)επισκέπτης αξιοθεάτων, περιηγητήςturistaturistتماشاييturistitouristeתַיָרपर्यटकturist koji obilazi znamenitostivárosnézőpelaku pesiarferðamaður í skoðunarferðturista観光客관광객, 유람객turistastūrists; ekskursantsorang yang melawat tempat-tempat menariktoeristturistzwiedzającyturistaturistтурист, экскурсантturistaturistturistaturistผู้เที่ยวชมşehir turu yapan kimse遊客той, хто оглядає визначні місця, туристتفریحی مسافرngười tham quan游客

catch sight of

to get a brief view of; to begin to see He caught sight of her as she came round the corner.sien, begin sienيَلْمَحзървамzahlédnoutfå øje påerblickenβλέπω, παίρνει το μάτι μουver, divisarvilksamisi nägemaنگاه مختصر انداختنnähdä vilaukseltaapercevoirלְהַצלִיח לִראוֹתदेखना, देख लेनाugledatiészreveszmelihatsjá bregða fyririntravedere, scorgere～を見つける...이 눈에 띄다pamatyti, pastebėtipamanītternampak kelibatin het oog krijgenfå øye påspostrzecavistara zăriувидеть, заметитьzahliadnuťzagledatispazitifå syn påมองผ่าน ๆgözüne ilişmek發現，看到побачитиنظر پڑناnhìn thấy发现，看到

lose sight of

to stop being able to see She lost sight of him in the crowd.ophou sienизпускам от очиجلوي ديد را گرفتنלְהַפסִיק לִראוֹתआंखों से ओझल हो जानाizgubiti iz vida...을 시야에서 놓치hilang dari pandanganizgubiti iz vidokrugaมองไม่เห็นвипустити з поля зору; загубитиنظروں سے اوجھل کرناkhông nhìn thấy