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–noun
1.the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
2.an act, fact, or instance of seeing.
3.one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight.
4.a view; glimpse.
5.mental perception or regard; judgment.
6.something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London.
7.Informal. something unusual, surprising, shocking, or distressing: They were a sight after the fight.
8.Commerce.
a.presentation of a bill of exchange: a draft payable at two months after sight.
b.a showing of goods, esp. gems, held periodically for wholesalers.
9.Older Use. a multitude; great deal: It's a sight better to work than to starve.
10.an observation taken with a surveying, navigating, or other instrument to ascertain an exact position or direction.
11.any of various mechanical or optical viewing devices, as on a firearm or surveying instrument, for aiding the eye in aiming.
12.Obsolete. skill; insight.
–verb (used with object)
13.to see, glimpse, notice, or observe: to sight a ship to the north.
14.to take a sight or observation of (a stake, coastline, etc.), esp. with surveying or navigating instruments.
15.to direct or aim by a sight or sights, as a firearm.
16.to provide with sights or adjust the sights of, as a gun.
–verb (used without object)
17.to aim or observe through a sight.
18.to look carefully in a certain direction.
19.at first sight, at the first glimpse; at once: It was love at first sight.
20.at sight,
a.immediately upon seeing, esp. without referring elsewhere for assurance, further information, etc.: to translate something at sight.
b.Commerce. on presentation: a draft payable at sight.
21.catch sight of, to get a glimpse of; espy: We caught sight of the lake below.
22.know by sight, to recognize (a person or thing) seen previously: I know him by sight, but I know nothing about him.
23.not by a long sight, Informal. definitely not: Is that all? Not by a long sight.
24.on or upon sight, immediately upon seeing: to shoot him on sight; to recognize someone on sight.
25.out of sight,
a.beyond one's range of vision.
b.Informal. beyond reason; exceedingly high: The price is out of sight.
c.Slang. (often used interjectionally) fantastic; marvelous: a ceremony so glamorous it was out of sight.
26.sight for sore eyes, someone or something whose appearance on the scene is cause for relief or gladness.
27.sight unseen, without previous examination: to buy something sight unseen.

[Origin: bef. 950; ME (n.); OE sihth (more often gesihth, gesiht; c. G Gesicht face; cf. y-), deriv. of séon to see1; see -th1]

sight·a·ble, adjective
sighter, noun
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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.
    1. A device used to assist aim by guiding the eye, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.
    2. An aim or observation taken with such a device.
  9. An opportunity to observe or inspect.
  10. 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.


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

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sight 
O.E. gesiht, gesihð "thing seen," from P.Gmc. *sekh(w)- (cf. Dan. sigte, Swed. sigt, M.Du. sicht, Du. zicht, O.H.G. siht, Ger. Sicht, Gesicht), stem of O.E. seon (see see). Meaning "perception or apprehension by means of the eyes" is from c.1225. Meaning "device on a firearm to assist in aiming" is from 1588; the verb in this sense is from 1842.
"Verily, truth is sight. Therefore if two people should come disputing, sayin

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noun
1. an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight" 
2. anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights" 
3. the ability to see; the visual faculty 
4. a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong" 
5. the range of vision; "out of sight of land" 
6. the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" [syn: view
7. (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" [syn: batch

verb
1. catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" [syn: spy
2. take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) 

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In addition to the idioms beginning with sight, also see at first blush (sight); at sight; can't stand the sight of; catch sight of; heave into sight; in sight; know by sight; lose sight of; love at first sight; lower one's sights; on sight; out of sight; raise one's sights; second sight; see the sights; set one's sights on; twenty-twenty hindsight.


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sight1 [sait] noun
the act or power of seeing
Example: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.
Arabic: بَصَر
Chinese (Simplified): 视力
Chinese (Traditional): 視力
Czech: zrak
Danish: syn
Dutch: gezichtsvermogen
Estonian: nägemine
Finnish: näkö
French: vue
German: das Sehvermögen
Greek: όραση (ως αίσθηση)
Hungarian: látás
Icelandic: sjón
Indonesian: penglihatan
Italian: vista
Japanese: 視力
Korean: 시력
Latvian: redze
Lithuanian: regėjimas
Norwegian: syn
Polish: wzrok
Portuguese (Brazil): visão, vista
Portuguese (Portugal): vista
Romanian: vedere
Russian: зрение
Slovak: zrak
Slovenian: vid
Spanish: vista
Swedish: syn
Turkish: görme yeteneği, görme
sight2 [sait] noun
the area within which things can be seen by someone
Example: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.
Arabic: مَجال الرؤْيَه
Chinese (Simplified): 视野之内
Chinese (Traditional): 視野之內
Czech: dohled
Danish: synsafstand; sigte
Dutch: zicht
Estonian: nähtavus
Finnish: näköetäisyys
French: (en) vue
German: die Sicht(-weite)
Greek: οπτικό πεδίο
Hungarian: látótávolság
Icelandic: sjónmál, augsÿn
Indonesian: pandangan
Italian: vista
Japanese: 視界
Korean: 시야, 시계(視界)
Latvian: redzeslauks
Lithuanian: matymo laukas
Norwegian: sikte
Polish: widok
Portuguese (Brazil): vista
Portuguese (Portugal): vista
Romanian: câmp vizual
Russian: поле зрения; предел видимости
Slovak: dohľad
Slovenian: vidik
Spanish: vista
Swedish: synhåll, sikte
Turkish: görüş mesafesi, *alanı
sight3 [sait] noun
something worth seeing
Example: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.
Arabic: مَناظِر
Chinese (Simplified): 风景,名胜
Chinese (Traditional): 風景,名勝
Czech: pozoruhodnost
Danish: seværdighed
Dutch: bezienswaardigheid
Estonian: vaatamisväärsus
Finnish: nähtävyys
French: attraction touristique
German: die Sehenswürdigkeit
Greek: αξιοθέατο
Hungarian: látnivalók, nevezetességek
Icelandic: e-ð sem vert er að sjá
Indonesian: pemandangan
Italian: (luogo di interesse turistico)
Japanese: 名所
Korean: 볼 만한 것; 명소
Latvian: ievērojama vieta
Lithuanian: įžymybė, įdomybė
Norwegian: severdighet
Polish: widok
Portuguese (Brazil): vista
Portuguese (Portugal): vista
Romanian: atracţie turistică
Russian: достопримечательность
Slovak: pamätihodnosť
Slovenian: znamenitost
Spanish: atracción turística
Swedish: sevärdhet
Turkish: görmeye değer yer
sight4 [sait] noun
a view or glimpse
Arabic: مَنْظَر، رُؤْيَه
Chinese (Simplified): 瞥见
Chinese (Traditional): 瞥見
Czech: pohled
Danish: udsigt; glimt
Dutch: kijkje
Estonian: pilk
Finnish: silmäys
French: vision, aperçu
German: der Blick
Greek: άποψη, θέα
Hungarian: megtekintés
Icelandic: sÿn, nasasjón
Indonesian: pandangan
Italian: veduta
Japanese: 見ること
Korean: 일견, 일별
Latvian: skats; aina
Lithuanian: reginys
Norwegian: syn, utsikt, glimt
Polish: spojrzenie
Portuguese (Brazil): visão
Portuguese (Portugal): vislumbre
Romanian: viziune, vedenie
Russian: вид
Slovak: pohľad
Slovenian: prizor
Spanish: visión
Swedish: åsyn, anblick
Turkish: görüş, manzara
sight5 [sait] noun
something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc
Example: She's quite a sight in that hat.
Arabic: شَيء مُثير للسُّخْرِيَه
Chinese (Simplified): 惹人注目
Chinese (Traditional): 惹人注目
Czech: podívaná
Danish: syn
Dutch: schouwspel
Estonian: vaatepilt
Finnish: näky
French: quelque chose à voir!
German: der Anblick
Greek: θέαμα (για κτ. ασυνήθιστο ή γελοίο)
Hungarian: látvány(osság)
Icelandic: e-ð sem er sjón að sjá
Indonesian: pemandangan aneh
Italian: (cosa ridicola)
Japanese: 見もの
Korean: 색다른 것, 웃음거리
Latvian: izskats; paskats
Lithuanian: vaizdelis, reginys
Norwegian: syn, skue
Polish: widok
Portuguese (Brazil): figura
Portuguese (Portugal): horror
Romanian: arătare
Russian: зрелище
Slovak: pohľad
Slovenian: nenavaden prizor
Spanish: figura
Swedish: syn
Turkish: çirkin bir şey
sight6 [sait] noun
(on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim
Example: Where is the sight on a rifle?
Arabic: مِهْداف، جِهاز التَّصْويب
Chinese (Simplified): 瞄准器
Chinese (Traditional): 瞄準器
Czech: muška
Danish: sigte
Dutch: korrel
Estonian: sihik
Finnish: tähtäin
French: mire
German: das Visier
Greek: στόχαστρο όπλου
Hungarian: célzókészülék
Icelandic: sigti, mið
Indonesian: pembidik
Italian: mira, mirino
Japanese: 照準
Korean: (총포의) 가늠자, 가늠쇠
Latvian: tēmēklis
Lithuanian: taikiklis
Norwegian: sikte
Polish: celownik
Portuguese (Brazil): mira
Portuguese (Portugal): mira
Romanian: lu­netă
Russian: прицел
Slovak: muška
Slovenian: muha
Spanish: mira
Swedish: sikte
Turkish: nişangâh, arpacık
sight1 [sait] verb
to get a view of; to see suddenly
Example: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.
Arabic: يُبْصِر، يُشاهِد
Chinese (Simplified): 看见
Chinese (Traditional): 看見
Czech: spatřit
Danish: se; opdage
Dutch: in het oog krijgen
Estonian: nägema, märkama
Finnish: nähdä
French: apercevoir
German: sichten
Greek: βλέπω, διακρίνω
Hungarian: megpillant
Icelandic: sjá, eygja
Indonesian: melihat
Italian: avvistare
Japanese: 見つける
Korean: …을 보다, 발견하다
Latvian: ieraudzīt; samanīt
Lithuanian: išvysti
Norwegian: få øye på
Polish: wiąć na cel
Portuguese (Brazil): avistar
Portuguese (Portugal): avistar
Romanian: a zări
Russian: увидеть; обнаружить
Slovak: uvidieť, zbadať
Slovenian: opaziti
Spanish: observar, ver, divisar
Swedish: sikta, få i sikte
Turkish: görüvermek
sight2 [sait] verb
to look at (something) through the sight of a gun
Example: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.
Arabic: يُصَوِّب، يُسَدِّد، يُعَيِّن
Chinese (Simplified): 瞄准
Chinese (Traditional): 瞄準
Czech: namířit
Danish: sigte
Dutch: in het vizier hebben
Estonian: sihtima
Finnish: tähdätä
French: viser
German: anvisieren
Greek: στοχεύω με όπλο
Hungarian: megcéloz
Icelandic: miða, sigta út
Indonesian: membidik
Italian: mirare
Japanese: ねらう
Korean: …을 겨냥하다
Latvian: mērķēt (uz kaut ko); tēmēt
Lithuanian: pamatyti
Norwegian: sikte på, rette, *stille inn
Polish: dostrzec
Portuguese (Brazil): mirar
Portuguese (Portugal): fazer pontaria
Romanian: a ochi
Russian: прицеливаться
Slovak: namieriť
Slovenian: nameriti
Spanish: apuntar
Swedish: ta korn på
Turkish: nişan almak
See also: catch sight of, sight-seeing, lose sight of

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See\, v. t. [imp. Saw; p. p. Seen; p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, As. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. ??????, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sun to follow.]

1. To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.

I will new turn aside, and see this great sight. --Ex. iii. 3.

2. To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.

Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 14.

Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii. 34.

Who 's so gross That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak.

3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after. --Shak.

I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for centradicting him. --Addison.

4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.

And Samuel came no more to see Saul untill the day of his death. --1 Sam. xv. 35.

5. To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. --Ps. xc. 15.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. --John viii. 51.

Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men. --Locke.

6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.

God you (him, or me, etc.) see, God keep you (him, me, etc.) in his sight; God protect you. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

To see (anything) out, to see (it) to the end; to be present at, or attend, to the end.

To see stars, to see flashes of light, like stars; -- sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.]

To see (one) through, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the end of a course or an undertaking.
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Sight\, n. [OE. sight, si?t, siht, AS. siht, gesiht, gesih?, gesieh?, gesyh?; akin to D. gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the root of E. see. See See, v. t.]

1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.

A cloud received him out of their sight. --Acts. i. 9.

2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.

Thy sight is young, And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle. --Shak.

O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.

3. The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight.

4. A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.

Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. --Ex. iii. 3.

They never saw a sight so fair. --Spenser.

5. The instrument of seeing; the eye.

Why cloud they not their sights? --Shak.

6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.

7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless. --Wake.

That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. --Luke xvi. 15.

8. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant.

Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel. --Shak.

9. A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming. --Farrow.

10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening.

11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money. [Now colloquial]

Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the best usage. "A sight of lawyers." --Latimer.

A wonder sight of flowers. --Gower.

At sight, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a person at sight.

Front sight (Firearms), the sight nearest the muzzle.

Open sight. (Firearms) (a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may be seen, in distinction from one that hides the object. (b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an aperture.

Peep sight, Rear sight. See under Peep, and Rear.

Sight draft, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the payment of money at sight.

To take sight, to take aim; to look for the purpose of directing a piece of artillery, or the like.

Syn: Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation; exhibition.
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Sight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sighting.]

1. To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck. --Kane.

2. To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.

3. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.
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