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sight

English → English

noun//saɪt//

the power or faculty of seeing.

Birds have excellent sight.

(English) Birds can see very well.

noun//saɪt//

a thing that you see or can see.

The sunset was a beautiful sight.

(English) The evening sky was a lovely thing to look at.

verb//saɪt//

to see or notice something, especially for the first time.

We finally sighted land after days at sea.

(English) We saw the coast for the first time after our voyage.

noun//saɪt//

a device on a gun or instrument to help aim it.

He looked through the rifle's sight.

(English) He aimed the gun using the attached viewing device.

Entry ID: en:en:sight · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary