sight: signification et définitions
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The act or fact of seeing: hoping for a sight of land; caught sight of a rare bird.
The foreseeable future; prospect: no solution in sight.
Mental perception or consideration: We lost sight of the purpose of our visit.
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.