- 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.
- something unusual, surprising, shocking, or distressing: They were a sight after the fight.
- Commerce.
- presentation of a bill of exchange: a draft payable at two months after sight.
- a showing of goods, especially gems, held periodically for wholesalers.
- a great deal: It's a sight better to work than to starve.
- an observation taken with a surveying, navigating, or other instrument to ascertain an exact position or direction.
- any of various mechanical or optical viewing devices, as on a firearm or surveying instrument, for aiding the eye in aiming.
- skill; insight.
- to see, glimpse, notice, or observe: to sight a ship to the north.
- to take a sight or observation of (a stake, coastline, etc.), especially with surveying or navigating instruments.
- to direct or aim by a sight or sights, as a firearm.
- to provide with sights or adjust the sights of, as a gun.
- to aim or observe through a sight.
- to look carefully in a certain direction.
- at the first glimpse; at once: It was love at first sight.
- at sight,
- immediately upon seeing, especially without referring elsewhere for assurance, further information, etc.: to translate something at sight.
- on presentation: a draft payable at sight.
- to get a glimpse of; espy: We caught sight of the lake below.
- See entry at in plain sight.
- to recognize (a person or thing) seen previously: I know him by sight, but I know nothing about him.
- definitely not: Is that all? Not by a long sight.
- immediately upon seeing: to shoot him on sight;to recognize someone on sight.
- out of sight,
- beyond one's range of vision.
- beyond reason; exceedingly high: The price is out of sight.
- (often used as an interjection) fantastic; marvelous: a ceremony so glamorous it was out of sight.Oh wow! Out of sight!
- someone or something whose appearance on the scene is cause for relief or gladness.
- without previous examination: to buy something sight unseen.
- the power or faculty of seeing; perception by the eyes; vision
- the act or an instance of seeing
- the range of vision
- range of mental vision; point of view; judgment
- a glimpse or view (esp in the phrases catch sight of, lose sight of)
- anything that is seen
- anything worth seeing; spectacle
- anything unpleasant or undesirable to see
- 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
- an observation or alignment made with such a device
- an opportunity for observation
- insight or skill
- a great deal
- a person or thing that one is pleased or relieved to see
- at sight or on sight
- as soon as seen
- on presentation
- to be familiar with the appearance of without having personal acquaintance
- on no account; not at all
- out of sight
- not visible
- extreme or very unusual
- (as interj.)
- to have (a specified goal) in mind; aim for
- without having seen the object at issue
- to see, view, or glimpse
- (tr)
- to furnish with a sight or sights
- to adjust the sight of
- to aim (a firearm) using the sight
