under sight
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, 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.
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.), 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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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
verb (used without object)
Idioms 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, 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.
not 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.
sight unseen, without previous examination: to buy something sight unseen.
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sight (saɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the power or faculty of seeing; perception by the eyes; visionRelated: optical, visual |
| 2. | the act or an instance of seeing |
| 3. | the range of vision: within sight of land |
| 4. | range of mental vision; point of view; judgment: in his sight she could do nothing wrong |
| 5. | a glimpse or view (esp in the phrases catch sight of, lose sight of) |
| 6. | anything that is seen |
| 7. | (often plural) anything worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London |
| 8. | informal anything unpleasant or undesirable to see: his room was a sight! |
| 9. | any of various devices or instruments used to assist the eye in making alignments or directional observations, esp such a device used in aiming a gun |
| 10. | an observation or alignment made with such a device |
| 11. | an opportunity for observation |
| 12. | obsolete insight or skill |
| 13. | informal a sight a great deal: she's a sight too good for him |
| 14. | a sight for sore eyes a person or thing that one is pleased or relieved to see |
| 15. | at sight, on sight |
| a. as soon as seen | |
| b. on presentation: a bill payable at sight | |
| 16. | know by sight to be familiar with the appearance of without having personal acquaintance: I know Mr Brown by sight but we have never spoken |
| 17. | informal not by a long sight on no account; not at all |
| 18. | out of sight |
| a. slang not visible | |
| b. extreme or very unusual | |
| c. (as interj.): that's marvellous! | |
| 19. | set one's sights on to have (a specified goal) in mind; aim for |
| 20. | sight unseen without having seen the object at issue: to buy a car sight unseen |
| —vb | |
| 21. | (tr) to see, view, or glimpse |
| 22. | (tr) |
| a. to furnish with a sight or sights | |
| b. to adjust the sight of | |
| 23. | to aim (a firearm) using the sight |
| Related: optical, visual | |
| [Old English sihth; related to Old High German siht; see | |
| 'sightable | |
| —adj | |
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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
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.
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