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   sight

   /sʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the faculty or power of seeing: "Joseph lost his sight as a baby" Similar eyesightvisioneyesfaculty of sightpower of sightability to seevisual perceptionobservation
   • ▪ the action or fact of seeing someone or something: "I've always been scared of the sight of blood" Similar viewglimpseseeingglance atlook at
   • ▪ the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen: "he now refused to let Rose out of his sight" Similar range of visionfield of visionview
   • ▪ a person's view or consideration: dated "we are all equal in the sight of God" Similar perceptionjudgementbeliefopinionpoint of viewviewviewpointoutlookobservationthought(s)thinkingway of thinkingmindperspectivestandpointverdictestimationfeelingsentimentimpressionideanotion
   • 2. a thing that one sees or that can be seen: "John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years"
   • ▪ places of interest to tourists and visitors in a city, town, or other place: "she offered to show me the sights" Similar landmarkplace of interestthing worth seeing(distinctive/prominent) featuremonumentspectaclesceneviewarealandscapedisplayshowexhibitioncuriosityraritybeautymarvelwondersplendourinformal:something to write home about
   • ▪ a person or thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelled appearance: informal "‘I must look a frightful sight,’ she said" Similar eyesorespectaclemonstrosityhorrormessinformal:frightblot on the landscape
   • 3. a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation: "there were reports of a man on the roof aiming a rifle and looking through its sights"

   verb

   • 1. manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of: "tell me when you sight London Bridge"
   • 2. take aim by looking through the sights of a gun: "she sighted down the barrel"
   • ▪ take a detailed visual measurement of something with or as with a sight: "he had to sight along the planks in the proper order to get the line right"
   • ▪ adjust the sight of (a firearm or optical instrument): "even when using binoculars, it is difficult to sight the lens angle in reverse"

   Word Origin Old English(ge)sihth ‘something seen’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht ‘sight, face, appearance’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century (in sight (sense 2 of the verb)).

   Derivatives

   • 1. sighter noun

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