sight


Definition: Meaning of, sight in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sʌɪt /

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sight sights
  1. ability to see [uncountable] the physical ability to see [=  vision]
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  2. act of seeing [singular, uncountable] the act of seeing something
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  3. thing you see [countable] something you can see
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  4. thing you see [countable] the sights [plural] famous or interesting places that tourists visit
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  5. in/within sight inside the area that you can see
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  6. in/within sight likely to happen soon
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  7. within/in sight of something in the area where you can see something
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  8. within/in sight of something in a position where you will soon be able to get something or achieve something
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  9. in your sights if you have someone or something in your sights, you intend to achieve it or get it for yourself or to attack them
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  10. out of sight outside the area that you can see
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  11. out of sight, out of mind used to say that people soon stop thinking about other people if they do not see them for a while
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  12. disappear/vanish from sight to disappear
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  13. come into sight to appear
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  14. on sight as soon as you see someone
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  15. not let somebody out of your sight to make sure that someone stays near you
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  16. be sick of/can't stand/hate the sight of somebody/something to dislike someone or something very much
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  17. a sight for sore eyes spoken someone or something that you feel very happy to see
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  18. a sight for sore eyes spoken British English someone or something that is very unattractive or very funny to look at
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  19. a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc informal a lot more, a lot better etc
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  20. be a sight also look a sight to look very funny or stupid, or very untidy or unpleasant
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  21. sight unseen if you buy or choose something sight unseen, you do it without looking at the thing first
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  22. be a (beautiful, strange, frightening etc) sight to behold formal used to emphasize that something or someone looks very unusual, for example because they are very beautiful, strange, or frightening
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  23. gun [countable usually plural] the part of a gun or other weapon that guides your eye when you are aiming at something
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
sight sighted sighted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sighting sights
[transitive]
  1. to see something from a long distance away, or see something you have been looking for
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