sight: Meaning and Definition of

sight

1. the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
2. an act, fact, or instance of seeing.
3. one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight.
4. a view; glimpse.
5. mental perception or regard; judgment.
6. something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London.
7. something unusual, surprising, shocking, or distressing: They were a sight after the fight.
8. a draft payable at two months after sight.
1. presentation of a bill of exchange:a draft payable at two months after sight.
2. a showing of goods, esp. gems, held periodically for wholesalers.
9. a multitude; great deal: It's a sight better to work than to starve.
10. an observation taken with a surveying, navigating, or other instrument to ascertain an exact position or direction.
11. any of various mechanical or optical viewing devices, as on a firearm or surveying instrument, for aiding the eye in aiming.
12. skill; insight.
13. at the first glimpse; at once: It was love at first sight.
14. to translate something at sight.
1. immediately upon seeing, esp. without referring elsewhere for assurance, further information, etc.:to translate something at sight.
2. Com.on presentation:a draft payable at sight.
15. to get a glimpse of; espy: We caught sight of the lake below.
16. to recognize (a person or thing) seen previously: I know him by sight, but I know nothing about him.
17. definitely not: Is that all? Not by a long sight.
18. immediately upon seeing: to shoot him on sight; to recognize someone on sight.
19. The price is out of sight.
1. beyond one's range of vision.
2. Informal.beyond reason; exceedingly high:The price is out of sight.
3. Slang.(often used interjectionally) fantastic; marvelous:a ceremony so glamorous it was out of sight.
20. someone or something whose appearance on the scene is cause for relief or gladness.
21. without previous examination: to buy something sight unseen.

1. to see, glimpse, notice, or observe: to sight a ship to the north.
2. to take a sight or observation of (a stake, coastline, etc.), esp. with surveying or navigating instruments.
3. to direct or aim by a sight or sights, as a firearm.
4. to provide with sights or adjust the sights of, as a gun.

1. to aim or observe through a sight.
2. to look carefully in a certain direction.