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sight  (sights plural & 3rd person present) (sighting present participle) (sighted past tense & past participle )
1  n-uncount Someone's sight is their ability to see. 
oft poss N  (=vision) 
My sight is failing, and I can't see to read any more..., I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight.  
2  n-sing The sight of something is the act of seeing it or an occasion on which you see it. 
the N of n 
I faint at the sight of blood..., The sight of him entering a room could flood her with desire.  
3  n-count A sight is something that you see. 
usu with supp, oft adj N 
We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home...  
4  verb If you sight someone or something, you suddenly see them, often briefly. 
The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border...  V n 
5  n-count The sights of a weapon such as a rifle are the part which helps you aim it more accurately. 
usu pl 
6  n-plural The sights are the places that are interesting to see and that are often visited by tourists. 
usu the N, oft N of n 
I am going to show you the sights of our wonderful city...  
7  adv You can use a sight to mean a lot. For example, if you say that something is a sight worse than it was before, you are emphasizing that it is much worse than it was. 
INFORMAL ADV adj/adv  (emphasis)  She's been no more difficult than most daughters and a sight better than some I could mention...  
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 →  sighted 
 →  sighting 
9 If you catch sight of someone, you suddenly see them, often briefly. 
♦ catch sight of someone  phrase V inflects, PHR n  (=see) 
Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd...  
10 If you say that something seems to have certain characteristics at first sight, you mean that it appears to have the features you describe when you first see it but later it is found to be different. 
♦ at first sight  phrase PHR with cl 
It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight...  
11 If something is in sight or within sight, you can see it. If it is out of sight, you cannot see it. 
♦ in sight/within sight/out of sight  phrase usu v-link PHR 
The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel..., My companion suggested that we park out of sight of passing traffic to avoid attracting attention.  
12 If a result or a decision is in sight or within sight, it is likely to happen within a short time. 
♦ in sight/ within sight  phrase v-link PHR 
An agreement on many aspects of trade policy was in sight...  
13 If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things. 
♦ lose sight of  phrase V inflects, PHR n  (=forget) 
In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products...  
14 If someone is ordered to do something on sight, they have to do it without delay, as soon as a person or thing is seen. 
♦ on sight  phrase 
Troops shot anyone suspicious on sight...  
15 If you set your sights on something, you decide that you want it and try hard to get it. 
♦ set one's sights on something  phrase V inflects, PHR n 
They have set their sights on the world record...  



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