sight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /saɪt/
- /səɪt/
- (US) audio
- sīt
Etymology
From Middle English sighte, from Old English sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *sihti (“seeing, sight”), equivalent to see + -t. Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian gazicht (“sight, vision; pupil”), Dutch gezicht (“face; sight, vision”), zicht (“sight, vision”), German Gesicht (“face; sight, vision”), Sicht (“view; sight; visibility”), Luxembourgish Gesiicht (“face”), Siicht (“view; sight”), Yiddish געזיכט (gezikht, “face”), Danish sigt (“sight; visibility”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk sikt (“visibility”), Swedish sikt (“visibility”), sikte (“sight”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!
1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 12, line 67:Sight is a precious gift.
He is losing his sight and now can barely read.
Thy sight is young, / And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.
c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
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(countable, uncountable) An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; view (see also idiomatic expressions such as in sight, out of sight, catch sight of, etc.)
And when hee had spoken these things, while they beheld, hee was taken vp, and a cloud receiued him out of their sight.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 1:9:to gain sight of land, to lose sight of the aircraft
I need to have sight of the certificate before proceeding.
The sight of him in his new uniform made us all proud.
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(countable, uncountable) Something seen.
The sight in front of me seemed somehow familiar.
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(countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
And Moses saide, I will nowe turne aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 3:3:You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!
We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.
They never saw a sight so fair.
1596, Edmund Spenser, Prothalamion:
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(countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; see also in one's sights.
He's a really remarkable man and it's very hard to get him in one's sights; […]
2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 236d:
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(countable, uncountable) A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
their eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel
c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:the sight of a quadrant
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(colloquial, countable, uncountable) 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!"
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 2, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) The instrument of seeing; the eye.
Why cloude they not their ſights perpetually,
c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
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(countable, uncountable) Mental view; opinion; judgment.
a very heinous Sin in the Sight of God
1720, William Wake, Principles of the Christian Religion in a Commentary on the Church Catechism:In their sight it was harmless.
That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 16:15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sights | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sicht | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic |
Deriveds
a damn sight · insight · sight rhyme · rearsight · by sight · eye sight · sight read · love at first sight · sightproof · at the sight of · hide in plain sight · hidden in plain sight · onsight · sight in · out of sight · far sight · desight · outta sight · can't stand the sight of · sighten · short sight · out of sight, out of mind · unsight · not a pretty sight · a far sight · outsight · globe sight · sighthound · boresight · missight · leaf sight · line of sight · at sight · undersight · catch sight of · sight-read · foresight · bill of sight · sightless · out of one's sight · sightline · bombsight · near sight · sighthole · sightseer · long sight · barleycorn sight · in one's sight · sight to behold · oversightly · at first sight · sight translation · sightseeing · sight cheque · day-sight · sight-reader · point of sight · sight draft · backsight · lose sight of · mindsight · long-sighted · sight-translate · sight for sore eyes · mouse-sight · pyramid sight · heave in sight · slant sight · sight gag · bore sight · take a sight · out of sight is out of mind · sight radius · far-sighted · sight sing · heave into sight · at short sight · on sight · supersight · sightscreen · farsight · oversight · second sight · keep sight of · sight glass · sight word · sightloss · hindsight · daysight · time sight · in sight · sight triangle · near-sighted · sightsman · get out of my sight · sightful · telescopic sight · line-of-sight · sight-doing · sightholder · sight-seeing · in plain sight · sightwise · gunsight · old sight · nowhere in sight · short-sighted · sight bite · a fuck sight · sightworthy · sight unseen · sightly · blindsight
Synonyms
multitude · vision · decision · view · crapflood · mampus · wagonload · conclusion · shitful · inference · lot · assload · muckle · determination · censure · multiplicity · load · sight · superflux · ton · slew · battalion · abundance · busload · shitload · ream · vision · heap · fuckton · choice · many · fuckload · sum · tun · ergotism · metric fuckton · take · shitflood · trainload · bucketful · view · mountain · mickle · deal · mind · crapload · ton · load · vaultful · truckload · horseload · gob · opinion · verdict · vision · illation · boatload · lashings · scope · cartload · mass · ken · shitton · hantle · perception · mind · bumload · bellyload · sight · hecatomb · helluvalot · award · view · arseload · brimful · great deal · pile · fuckwad · bucketload · butt-ton · shedload · judgement/judgment · metric shitload · spadeloads · deduction · eyesight · sight · result · brimful · determination · buttload · peep sight
Translations (146)
mk визир (device used in aiming a firearm) · es lugar de interés (something worth seeing) · id bidikan (device used in aiming a firearm) · cmn 景色 (something worth seeing) · ro priveliște (something seen) · ro priveliște (something worth seeing) · af gesig (something seen) · he אֲתָר (something worth seeing) · nl vizier (device used in aiming a firearm) · ru достопримеча́тельность (something worth seeing) · sv anblick (something seen) · nb severdighet (something worth seeing) · sv åsyn (something seen) · sh prízor (something seen) · nb turistattraksjon (something worth seeing) · sh вѝзӣр (device used in aiming a firearm) · sv syn (something seen) · fi tähtäin (device used in aiming a firearm) · fr vue (something seen) · eo celilo (device used in aiming a firearm) · hu látnivaló (something worth seeing) · de Sehenswürdigkeit (something worth seeing) · cmn 情景 (something seen) · bg и́зглед (something seen) · et sihik (device used in aiming a firearm) · sv sikte (device used in aiming a firearm) · he כוונת (device used in aiming a firearm) · ru зре́лище (something worth seeing) · pt espetáculo (something worth seeing) · cs pohled (something seen) · grc ὅραμα (something seen) · el θέαμα (something seen) · fi näköala (something seen) · be выда́тнасьць (something worth seeing) · te దృశ్యము (something worth seeing) · be від (something seen) · fr viseur (device used in aiming a firearm) · es vista (something seen) · eo vidaĵo (something seen) · pt vista (something seen) · cmn 視野 /视野 (something seen) · af besienswaardigheid (something worth seeing) · be славу́тасць (something worth seeing) · af besigtigheid (something worth seeing) · sa दृश्यम् (something worth seeing) · ru вид (something seen) · da sigte (device used in aiming a firearm) · cs pamětihodnost (something worth seeing) · mi kerokero (device used in aiming a firearm) · et nähtus (something seen) · mi kero (device used in aiming a firearm) · hu látvány (something seen) · ja 見物 (something worth seeing) · ja 情景 (something worth seeing) · id nampak (something seen) · eo vidindaĵo (something worth seeing) · et nähe (something seen) · af visier (device used in aiming a firearm) · nn turistattraksjon (something worth seeing) · vi tầm nhìn (something seen) · bg гле́дка (something worth seeing) · fr truc à voir (something worth seeing) · uk па́м'ятка (something worth seeing) · it vista (something seen) · sk výhľad (something seen) · fr principales attractions (something worth seeing) · hi दृश्य (something worth seeing) · ja サイト (device used in aiming a firearm) · sh vìzīr (device used in aiming a firearm) · be прыцэ́л (device used in aiming a firearm) · gd sealladh (something seen) · et pilguköitja (something worth seeing) · sh при́зор (something worth seeing) · la visus (something seen) · fr quelque chose à voir (something worth seeing) · be выда́тнасць (something worth seeing) · et pilgupüüdja (something worth seeing) · pt mira (device used in aiming a firearm) · ro spectacol (something worth seeing) · cs podívaná (something worth seeing) · sh vìdīk (something seen) · el στόχαστρο (device used in aiming a firearm) · uk вид (something seen) · af aanskouing (something seen) · vi cảnh (something worth seeing) · pl atrakcja turystyczna (something worth seeing) · it mirino (device used in aiming a firearm) · nl bezienswaardigheid (something worth seeing) · ar مَشْهَد (something seen) · de Gesicht (something worth seeing) · gl vista (something seen) · et kirp (device used in aiming a firearm) · bg ме́рник (device used in aiming a firearm) · grc θέαμα (something seen) · pl celownik (device used in aiming a firearm) · es visor (device used in aiming a firearm) · et vaatamisväärsus (something worth seeing) · cmn 瞄準具 /瞄准具 (device used in aiming a firearm) · gd sealladh (something worth seeing) · sv sevärdhet (something worth seeing) · ca punt de mira (device used in aiming a firearm) · ml കാഴ്ച്ച (something seen) · uk незвича́йність (something worth seeing) · sh vìdīk (something worth seeing) · es mira (device used in aiming a firearm) · fr mire (device used in aiming a firearm) · hi दर्शन (something seen) · he מַרְאֶה (something seen) · cmn 瞄準鏡 /瞄准镜 (device used in aiming a firearm) · ja 照準器 (device used in aiming a firearm) · nb sikte (device used in aiming a firearm) · ar مَنْظَر (something worth seeing) · ca vista (something seen) · ja 照準具 (device used in aiming a firearm) · sh вѝдӣк (something worth seeing) · ml ദൃശ്യം (something worth seeing) · grc θέαμα (something worth seeing) · it spettacolo (something worth seeing) · ro vedere (something seen) · pl widok (something seen) · fr monuments (something worth seeing) · sh вѝдӣк (something seen) · da seværdighed (something worth seeing) · fi nähtävyys (something worth seeing) · bg вид (something seen) · fi näkökenttä (something seen) · sk pohľad (something seen) · la visitatio (something seen) · gd fianais (something seen) · lv skats (something seen) · id pisir (device used in aiming a firearm) · ko 경치 (something worth seeing) · el αξιοθέατο (something worth seeing) · fr curiosité (something worth seeing) · sh prízor (something worth seeing) · hi दीदार (something seen) · ca mira (device used in aiming a firearm) · be славу́тасьць (something worth seeing) · uk приці́л (device used in aiming a firearm) · ko 구경 (something worth seeing) · nl aanblik (something seen) · de Visier (device used in aiming a firearm) · ru прице́л (device used in aiming a firearm) · lv tēmēklis (device used in aiming a firearm) · sh при́зор (something seen) · lv aina (something seen)