sight: signification et définitions

The ability to see.

The act or fact of seeing: hoping for a sight of land; caught sight of a rare bird.

Field of vision.

The foreseeable future; prospect: no solution in sight.

Mental perception or consideration: We lost sight of the purpose of our visit.

Something seen; a view.

Something worth seeing; a spectacle: the sights of London.

Informal Something unsightly: Your hair is a sight.

A device used to assist aim by guiding the eye, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.

An aim or observation taken with such a device.

An opportunity to observe or inspect.

Upper Southern U.S. A large number or quantity: A sight of people were there.

To perceive with the eyes; get sight of: sighted land after 40 days at sea.

To observe through a sight or an optical instrument: sight a target.

To adjust the sights of (a rifle, for example).

To take aim with (a firearm).

To direct one's gaze; look carefully.

To take aim: sighted along the barrel of the gun.

on sight Immediately upon being seen: threatened to shoot looters on sight.

out of sight Slang Remarkable; incredible: The graduation party was out of sight.

sight for sore eyes Informal One whom it is a relief or joy to see.

sight unseen Without seeing the object in question: bought the horse sight unseen.