sight

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the range of vision

   out of sight of land

2. 2
   noun

   an instance of visual perception

   The sight of their spouse brought them back to reality.

3. 3
   noun

   a range of mental vision

   In my sight you could do no wrong.

4. 4
   noun

   anything that is seen

   The news anchor was a familiar sight on the television.

5. 5
   noun

   The ability to see.

   He is losing his sight and now can barely read.

6. 6
   noun

   The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

   to gain sight of land

7. 7
   noun

   Something seen.

   He's a really remarkable man and it's very hard to get him in one's sights; […]

8. 8
   noun

   Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.

   We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.

Etymology

From Middle English siȝht, siȝt, siht, from Old English siht, sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *sihti, equivalent to see + -t. Cognate with Scots sicht, Saterland Frisian Sicht, West Frisian sicht, Dutch zicht, German Low German Sicht, German Sicht, Danish sigte, Swedish sikte.