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- Dictionarysight/sʌɪt/
noun
- 1. the faculty or power of seeing: "Joseph lost his sight as a baby" Similar
- 2. a thing that one sees or that can be seen: "John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years"
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"
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SIGHT definition: 1. the ability to see: 2. something that is in someone's view: 3. places of interest, especially…. Learn more.
specifically : the physical sense by which light stimuli received by the eye are interpreted by the brain and constructed into a representation of the position, shape, brightness, and usually color of objects in space. b. : mental or spiritual perception. c. : mental view.
noun. the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. an act, fact, or instance of seeing. an instance of looking briefly; view; glimpse. one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. mental perception or regard; judgment. something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London.
Definition of sight noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. sight. noun. /saɪt/ Idioms. ability to see. [uncountable]the ability to seesynonymeyesight. to lose your sight (= to become blind) She has very good sight. The disease has affected her sight. He has very little sight in his right eye.
1. a. The ability to see. b. Field of vision: out of my sight. 2. a. The act or fact of seeing: hoping for a sight of land; caught sight of a rare bird. b. Something seen: That bird is a rare sight around here. c. Something worth seeing; a spectacle: the sights of London. d.
If you sight someone or something, you suddenly see them, often briefly. The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border. American English : sight / ˈsaɪt /
noun. anything that is seen. “he was a familiar sight on the television”. “they went to Paris to see the sights ”. see more. noun. an instance of visual perception. “the sight of his wife brought him back to reality”. “the train was an unexpected sight ”.
the first time you see or hear about something or someone: It may, at first sight, seem a surprising choice. the sights. B1. the beautiful or interesting places in a city or country, that a lot of people visit: He took me around New York and showed me the sights. Idioms.
sight a thing that you see or can see, especially something that is impressive or unusual: It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air. scene a view that you see, especially one with people and/or animals moving about and doing things: It was a pleasant rural scene.
the act or fact of seeing; a view or glimpse:[ countable] a gruesome sight. one's range of vision:[ uncountable] Don't let them out of your sight. something seen or worth seeing; a spectacle:[ countable] to see all the sights of London.
