Meaning & Definition of Sight in English
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Sight
/saɪt/
noun
1. An instance of visual perception
- "The sight of his wife brought him back to reality"
- "The train was an unexpected sight"
synonym:
- sight
2. Anything that is seen
- "He was a familiar sight on the television"
- "They went to paris to see the sights"
synonym:
- sight
3. The ability to see
- The visual faculty
synonym:
- sight,
- vision,
- visual sense,
- visual modality
4. A range of mental vision
- "In his sight she could do no wrong"
synonym:
- sight
5. The range of vision
- "Out of sight of land"
synonym:
- sight,
- 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"
synonym:
- view,
- survey,
- sight
7. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- "A batch of letters"
- "A deal of trouble"
- "A lot of money"
- "He made a mint on the stock market"
- "See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
- "It must have cost plenty"
- "A slew of journalists"
- "A wad of money"
synonym:
- batch,
- deal,
- flock,
- good deal,
- great deal,
- hatful,
- heap,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mickle,
- mint,
- mountain,
- muckle,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plenty,
- pot,
- quite a little,
- raft,
- sight,
- slew,
- spate,
- stack,
- tidy sum,
- wad
verb
1. Catch sight of
- To perceive with the eyes
- "He caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
synonym:
- spy,
- sight
2. Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
synonym:
- sight
Examples of using
Keep out of sight.
Do you know Tom by sight?
She fell in love with him at first sight.