Sight Definition

sīt
sighted, sighting, sights
noun
sights
The ability to see.
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A remarkable or spectacular view; spectacle.
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Something seen; view.
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The act of seeing; perception by the eyes.
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A thing worth seeing.
The sights of the city.
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verb
sighted, sighting, sights
To observe or examine by taking a sight.
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To catch sight of; see.
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To take aim or an observation with a sight.
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To bring into the sights of a rifle, etc.; aim at.
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To look carefully in a specified direction.
Sight along the line.
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Antonyms:
  • be blind
adjective
Read, done, understood, etc. quickly and easily as soon as seen.
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Due or payable when presented.
A sight draft.
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idiom
a sight
  • A lot; much:

    We're a sight better off without him.

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on sight
  • Immediately upon being seen:

    threatened to shoot looters on sight.

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out of sight
  • Remarkable; incredible:

    The graduation party was out of sight.

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sight for sore eyes
  • One whom it is a relief or joy to see.
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sight unseen
  • Without seeing the object in question:

    bought the horse sight unseen.

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Other Word Forms of Sight

Noun

Singular:
sight
Plural:
sights

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Sight

Origin of Sight

  • Middle English from Old English sihth, gesiht something seen sekw-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English sihþ (“something seen").

    From Wiktionary

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