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sight meaning and definition

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SIGHT noun

Definition of sight (noun)

  1. an instance of visual perception
    • "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
  2. anything that is seen
    • "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
  3. the ability to see; the visual faculty
  4. a range of mental vision
    • "in his sight she could do no wrong"
  5. the range of vision
    • "out of sight of land"
    • synonyms: ken
  6. the act of looking or seeing or observing
    • "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
    • synonyms: survey, view
  7. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

SIGHT verb

Definition of sight (verb)

  1. catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
    • "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
    • synonyms: spy
  2. take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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