What is the meaning of sight?

noun

  • An instance of visual perception.
    • usage: "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
  • Anything that is seen.
    • usage: "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
  • The ability to see; the visual faculty.
  • A range of mental vision.
    • usage: "in his sight she could do no wrong"
  • The range of vision.
    • usage: "out of sight of land"
  • The act of looking or seeing or observing.
    • usage: "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
  • Often followed by `of'. ( a large number or amount or extent)
    • usage: "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"

verb

  • Catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes.
    • usage: "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
  • Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device. ).
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