Meaning & Definition of Sight in English

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"

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"

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"

1. Catch sight of

• To perceive with the eyes

• "He caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

2. Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)