Meaning of sight | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The ability to see.
   countable, singular, uncountable
2. target
3. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
   countable, uncountable
4. A lot; much: We're a sight better off without him.
5. purpose, object
6. Something seen.
   countable, uncountable
7. Immediately upon being seen: threatened to shoot looters on sight.
8. sight (of a weapon)
9. Remarkable; incredible: The graduation party was out of sight.
10. Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
    countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
11. look!
12. One whom it is a relief or joy to see.
13. A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
    countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
14. third-person singular present indicative
15. Without seeing the object in question: bought the horse sight unseen.
16. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
    countable, uncountable
17. visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area. They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; (also adjective) a sight-seeing tour. besigtig مُشاهَدَة مَعالِم المَدينَه разглеждане на забележителности passeio turístico prohlídka; okružní Besichtigung von Sehenswürdigungen, Besichtigungs-... sightseeing; sightseeing- επίσκεψη αξιοθεάτων turismo vaatamisväärsustega tutvumine, huvi- تماشا nähtävyyksiin tutustuminen tourisme; touristique סִיוּר בְּאֲתָרֵי תַייָרוּת सै...
    etc
18. a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
    colloquial, countable, uncountable
19. besigtiger مُتَفَرِّج على مَعالِم المَدينَه екскурзиант turista turista der/die Tourist(in) turist επισκέπτης αξιοθεάτων, περιηγητήςturista turist تماشايي turisti touriste תַיָר पर्यटक turist koji obilazi znamenitosti városnéző pelaku pesiar ferðamaður í skoðunarferð turista 観光客 관광객 turistas tūrists; ekskursants orang yang melawat tempat-tempat menarik toeristturist zwiedzający د نندارى وړ turista turist турист, экскурсант turista turist turista turist ผู้เที่ยวชม şehir turu yapan kimse 遊客 то...
20. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
    countable, uncountable
21. to get a brief view of; to begin to see. He caught sight of her as she came round the corner. sien, begin sien يَلْمَح зървам avistar zahlédnout erblicken få øje på βλέπω, παίρνει το μάτι μου ver, divisar vilksamisi nägema نگاه مختصر انداختن saada näkyviin apercevoir לְהַצלִיח לִראוֹת देखना, देख लेना ugledati észrevesz melihat sjá bregða fyrir intravedere, scorgere ～を見つける 힐끗 보다, 발견하다 pamatyti, pastebėti pamanīt ternampak kelibat in het oog krijgenfå øye påspostrzec لنده نظر کول avistar a zări...
22. The instrument of seeing; the eye.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
23. to stop being able to see. She lost sight of him in the crowd. ophou sien изпускам от очи perder ( ) de vista جلوي ديد را گرفتن kadottaa לְהַפסִיק לִראוֹת आंखों से ओझल हो जाना izgubiti iz vida kehilangan pandangan 못 보고 놓치다 hilang dari pandangan uit het oog verliezen د نندارى مخ نيول izgubiti iz vidokruga มองไม่เห็น 看不到 випустити з поля зору; загубити نظروں سے اوجھل کرنا không nhìn thấy 看不见
24. Mental view; opinion; judgment.
    countable, uncountable
25. vista;at first ___ → a primera ___.

Equivalents

Examples

“He is losing his sight and now can barely read.”

“Thy sight is young, / And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.”

“O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!”

“to gain sight of land”

“And when hee had spoken these things, while they beheld, hee was taken vp, and a cloud receiued him out of their sight.”

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

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

“You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!”

“And Moses saide, I will nowe turne aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”

“They never saw a sight so fair.”

“the sight of a quadrant”

“their eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel”

“a sight of money”

“This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!”

“"If your mother put you in the pit at twelve, it's no reason why I should do the same with my lad." "Twelve! It wor a sight afore that!"”

“Why cloude they not their ſights perpetually,”

“In their sight it was harmless.”

“a very heinous Sin in the Sight of God”

“That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”

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