Meaning of sight in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /saɪt/

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  1. Verb

    sight

    Definitions

    1. catch sight of

    Examples

    • « to perceive with the eyes »
    • « he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge »

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    sight

    Etymology

    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))

    Definitions

    1. an instance of visual perception

    Examples

    • « the sight of his wife brought him back to reality »
    • « the train was an unexpected sight »
  3. 2. anything that is seen

    Examples

    • « he was a familiar sight on the television »
    • « they went to Paris to see the sights »
  4. 3. the ability to see

    Examples

    • « the faculty of vision »
  5. 4. a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
  6. 5. a range of mental vision

    Examples

    • « in his sight she could do no wrong »
  7. 6. the range of vision

    Examples

    • « out of sight of land »
  8. 7. the act of looking or seeing or observing

    Examples

    • « he tried to get a better view of it »
    • « his survey of the battlefield was limited »

    Derived terms

  9. 8. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

    Examples

    • « a batch of letters »
    • « a deal of trouble »
    • « a lot of money »
    • « he made a mint on the stock market »
    • « it must have cost plenty »

    Derived terms

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