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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.
EXPANDmental 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, especially 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.
COLLAPSEObsolete. 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.), especially 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.
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Sights
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used without object)
Idioms17.
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, especially 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.
EXPANDnot by a long sight, Informal. definitely not: Is that all? Not by a long sight.
24.
on/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.
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.
COLLAPSEsight unseen, without previous examination: to buy something sight unseen.
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Word Origin & History
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 early 13c. Meaning "device on a
EXPAND firearm to assist in aiming" is from 1580s; the verb in this sense is from 1842.
"Verily, truth is sight. Therefore if two people should come disputing, saying, 'I have seen,' 'I have heard,' we should trust the one who says 'I have seen.' " [Brhadaranyaka Upanishad 5.14.4]Sight for sore eyes "welcome visitor" is attested from 1738; sight unseen "without previous inspection" is from 1892. Sight gag first attested 1957.
sights
"features of a place that are deemed worth seeing," 1632, from sight (q.v.). Sight-seeing is from 1824; Sight-seer first recorded 1834.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
sight (sīt)
n.
The ability to see.
Field of vision.
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