sight

1. 1

   The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.uncountable

   • Sight is a precious gift.
   • He is losing his sight and now can barely read.
2. 2

   An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; view (see also idiomatic expressions such as in sight, out of sight, catch sight of, etc.)countableuncountable

   • The sight of him in his new uniform made us all proud.
   • I need to have sight of the certificate before proceeding.
3. 3

   Something seen.countableuncountable

   • The sight in front of me seemed somehow familiar.
4. 4

   Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.countablein-pluraloften

   • We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.
   • You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!
5. 5

   A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; see also in one's sights.countablein-pluraloften

   • He's a really remarkable man and it's very hard to get him in one's sights; […]
6. 6

   A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.countableuncountable

   • the sight of a quadrant
7. 7

   a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.colloquialcountableuncountable

   • a sight of money
   • This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!
8. 8

   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.countableuncountable

9. 9

   The instrument of seeing; the eye.countableobsoleteuncountable

   • Why cloude they not their ſights perpetually,
10. 10

    Mental view; opinion; judgment.countableuncountable

    • In their sight it was harmless.

1. 1

   To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.transitive

   • to sight land from a ship
2. 2

   To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.; To observe through, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.transitive

   • Next a point of known elevation, preferably one of the triangulation stations, is sighted; the vertical angle is read and the horizontal distance is scaled from the point of the setup on the map to the point sighted.
3. 3

   To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.transitive

   • to sight a rifle or a cannon
4. 4

   To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.intransitivetransitive

   • Jim braced the gun and sighted, tried to pull the trigger. Beside him a body collapsed, limp. It was Max. A shot had gone through his brain. Jim stared down at him, numb with horror.
   • This buck was finally mine. I had spent hours shooting at moving targets with that rifle and there was no way I could miss. I raised my gun and sighted through the scope.

syn. see · espy · glimpse · spot