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Sight

/saɪt/

(in the singular) The ability to see.

📖 Definitions of "Sight"

noun
  1. 1

    (in the singular) The ability to see.

    "He is losing his sight and now can barely read."

  2. 2

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

    "to gain sight of land"

  3. 3

    Something seen.

  4. 4

    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."

verb
  1. 1

    To register visually.

  2. 2

    To get sight of (something).

    "to sight land from a ship"

  3. 3

    To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.

    "to sight a rifle or a cannon"

  4. 4

    To take aim at.

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