Sight — (s[imac]t), n. [OE. sight, si[thorn]t, siht, AS. siht, gesiht, gesih[eth], gesieh[eth], gesyh[eth]; akin to D. gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the root of E. see. See {See}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeing; perception of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sight — ► NOUN 1) the faculty or power of seeing. 2) the action or fact of seeing someone or something. 3) the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen. 4) a thing that one sees or that can be seen. 5) (sights) places of… … English terms dictionary
sight — [sīt] n. [ME siht < OE (ge)siht < base of seon, to SEE1] 1. a) something seen; view b) a remarkable or spectacular view; spectacle c) a thing worth seeing usually used in pl. [the sights of the city] … English World dictionary
sight — [saɪt] noun 1. at sight BANKING FINANCE words written on a bill of exchange or promissory note to show that it must be paid as soon as it is shown to the acceptor … Financial and business terms
Sight — Sight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sighting}.] 1. To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck. Kane. [1913 Webster] 2. To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sight — may refer to one of the following: *Visual perception *Sight (device), used to assist aim by guiding the eye *Sight (Keller Williams video), a 2005 Concert DVD by Keller Williams *Sight, a first person shooter video game created by FPS CreatorIn… … Wikipedia
sight|ed — «SY tihd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having sight or vision. 2. having a sight or sights, as a firearm. –n. a person who has sight or vision. sighted, combining form. having sight: »Dimsighted = having dim sight … Useful english dictionary
sight — adj: payable on presentation see also sight draft at draft Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
sight — (n.) O.E. gesiht, gesihð thing seen, from P.Gmc. *sekh(w) (Cf. Dan. sigte, Swed. sigt, M.Du. sicht, Du. zicht, O.H.G. siht, Ger. Sicht, Gesicht), stem of O.E. seon (see SEE (Cf. see) (v.)). Meaning … Etymology dictionary
sight — [n1] ability to perceive with eyes afterimage, appearance, apperception, apprehension, eye, eyes, eyeshot, eyesight, field of vision, ken, perception, range of vision, seeing, view, viewing, visibility, vision; concept 629 Ant. blindness sight… … New thesaurus
Sight — Sight, v. i. (Mil.) To take aim by a sight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
