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The definition of sight
23 Definitions of: sight
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- noun, the power or faculty of seeing; perception by the eyes; vision. Related adjs optical, visual
- noun, the act or an instance of seeing
- noun, the range of vision
- noun, range of mental vision; point of view; judgment
- noun, a glimpse or view (esp in the phrases catch sight of, lose sight of)
- noun, anything that is seen
- noun, anything worth seeing; spectacle
- noun, anything unpleasant or undesirable to see
- noun, 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
- noun, an observation or alignment made with such a device
- noun, an opportunity for observation
- noun, insight or skill
- noun, a sight a great deal
- noun, a sight for sore eyes a person or thing that one is pleased or relieved to see
- noun, at or on sight a) as soon as seen b) on presentation
- noun, know by sight to be familiar with the appearance of without having personal acquaintance
- noun, not by a long sight on no account; not at all
- noun, out of sight a) not visible slang b) extreme or very unusual c) (as interj.)
- noun, set one's sights on to have (a specified goal) in mind; aim for
- noun, sight unseen without having seen the object at issue
- verb, to see, view, or glimpse
- verb, a) to furnish with a sight or sights b) to adjust the sight of
- verb, to aim (a firearm) using the sight
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of sight