sight in English dictionary

  • sight

    Meanings and definitions of "sight"

    • the ability to see
    • a device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
    • (now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative
    • (transitive) to visually register
    • (transitive) to get sight of (something)
    • (transitive) to take aim at
    • noun
      (in the singular)
      The ability to see.
    • noun
      The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
    • noun
      Something seen.
    • noun
      Something worth seeing; a spectacle.
    • noun
      A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
    • noun
      A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
    • noun
      (now colloquial)
      a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
    • noun
      In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The instrument of seeing; the eye.
    • noun
      Mental view; opinion; judgment.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To register visually.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To get sight of (something).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take aim at.
    • something seen
    • something worth seeing
    • ability to see
    • device used in aiming a firearm
    • visually register
    • get sight of
    • take aim at
    • sight (of a firearm)
    • The sense or ability of sight.
    • noun
      anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
    • noun
      an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
    • noun
      a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"
    • noun
      (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
    • noun
      the ability to see; the visual faculty
    • noun
      the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
    • noun
      the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
    • verb
      catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
    • verb
      take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

    Synonyms of "sight" in English dictionary

    great deal, optical instrument, mint are the top synonyms of "sight" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of sight

    • sight ( third-person singular simple present sights, present participle sighting, simple past and past participle sighted)
    • sight ( plural  sights)
    • nieodm.  nieodmienny lp  liczba pojedyncza sight, lm  liczba mnoga sights
    • sight (countable and uncountable, plural sights)
    • sight (third-person singular simple present sights, present participle sighting, simple past and past participle sighted)
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