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sight 
  n 
1 the power or faculty of seeing; perception by the eyes; vision 
 Related adjs  →  optical  →  visual 
2 the act or an instance of seeing 
3 the range of vision 
within sight of land  
4 range of mental vision; point of view; judgment 
in his sight she could do nothing wrong  
5 a glimpse or view (esp. in the phrases catch sight of, lose sight of) 
6 anything that is seen 
7 often pl anything worth seeing; spectacle 
the sights of London  
8 Informal anything unpleasant or undesirable to see 
his room was a sight!  
9 any of various devices or instruments used to assist the eye in making alignments or directional observations, esp. such a device used in aiming a gun 
10 an observation or alignment made with such a device 
11 an opportunity for observation 
12 Obsolete insight or skill 
13 ♦ a sight 
Informal a great deal 
she's a sight too good for him  
14 ♦ a sight for sore eyes a person or thing that one is pleased or relieved to see 
15 ♦ at or on sight 
a as soon as seen 
b on presentation 
a bill payable at sight  
16 ♦ know by sight to be familiar with the appearance of without having personal acquaintance 
I know Mr Brown by sight but we have never spoken  
17 ♦ not by a long sight 
Informal on no account; not at all 
18 ♦ out of sight 
Slang 
a extreme or very unusual 
b (as interj.) 
that's marvellous!  
19 ♦ set one's sights on to have (a specified goal) in mind; aim for 
20 ♦ sight unseen without having seen the object at issue 
to buy a car sight unseen  
  vb 
21 tr to see, view, or glimpse 
22 tr 
a to furnish with a sight or sights 
b to adjust the sight of 
23 to aim (a firearm) using the sight 
  (Old English sihth; related to Old High German siht; see see1) 
♦  sightable  adj 



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