sight

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The ability to see.

   • He is losing his sight and now can barely read.
   • Thy sight is young, / And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.
   • O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!
2. 2

   The act of seeing

   The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

   • to gain sight of land
   • And when hee had spoken these things, while they beheld, hee was taken vp, and a cloud receiued him out of their sight.
3. 3

   Something seen.

   • He's a really remarkable man and it's very hard to get him in one's sights; […]
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   1. 4

      Something worth seeing

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

      • 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!
      • And Moses saide, I will nowe turne aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
   2. 5

      A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the…

      A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

   3. 6

      A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is…

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

      • the sight of a quadrant
      • their eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel
   4. 7

      a great deal, a lot

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

      • a sight of money
      • This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!
      • "If your mother put you in the pit at twelve, it's no reason why I should do the same with my lad." "Twelve! It wor a sight afore that!"
   5. 8

      In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is…

      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.

   6. 9

      The instrument of seeing

      The instrument of seeing; the eye.

      • Why cloude they not their ſights perpetually,
   7. 10

      Mental view

      Mental view; opinion; judgment.

      • In their sight it was harmless.
      • a very heinous Sin in the Sight of God
      • That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
   8. 11

      To see

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

      • I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.
      • to sight land from a ship
   9. 12

      To apply sights to

      To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.

      • to sight a rifle or a cannon
   10. 13

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

       • 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.

The neighborhood

• synonymseevisually register
• synonymespyget sight of
• synonymglimpseget sight of
• synonymspotget sight of
• neighborsee
• neighborvision