sight
🇺🇸
/saɪt/
🇬🇧
/saɪt/
noun
B1
The power to see or the range within which things can be seen.
Her sight is very poor; she can barely see anything.
B1
The experience of seeing someone or something.
The sight of the old man made her cry.
B1
The range of distance within which objects can be seen.
The ship was out of sight in the fog.
B1
A thing that is seen or worth seeing.
The mountain is a beautiful sight to behold.
B1
Attractions or places of interest.
We visited all the sights in the city.
R
A person or thing that looks messy or strange.
He was a sight in his old clothes.
R
A device for assisting in aiming.
The hunter used the sights to aim at the target.
verb
R
To catch sight of something, especially after searching for it.
We sighted the lighthouse in the distance.
translation
The power to see or the range within which things can be seen.; The experience of seeing someone or something.; The range of distance within which objects can be seen.; A thing that is seen or worth seeing.; Attractions or places of interest.; A person or thing that looks messy or strange.; A device for assisting in aiming.
To catch sight of something, especially after searching for it.
Word Forms
3rd Present
sights
Past
sighted
Perfect
sighted
Progressive
sighting
Plural
sights