Meaning

10 senses
  1. (uncountable)The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.

    Sight is a precious gift.

    He is losing his sight and now can barely read.

    the ability to see; the visual faculty

  2. (countable, uncountable)An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; view (see also idiomatic expressions such as in sight, out of sight, catch sight of, etc.)

    The sight of him in his new uniform made us all proud.

    I need to have sight of the certificate before proceeding.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Something seen.

    The sight in front of me seemed somehow familiar.

    видvid

    видvyd

    anything that is seen

  4. (countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.

    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!

    Sehenswürdigkeit, Gesicht

    достопримеча́тельностьdostoprimečátelʹnostʹ, зре́лищеzrélišče

    па́м'яткаpámʺjatka, незвича́йністьnezvyčájnistʹ

  5. (countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; see also in one's sights.

    Visier

    прице́лpricél

    приці́лprycíl

  6. (countable, uncountable)A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.

    the sight of a quadrant

  7. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.

    a sight of money

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

  8. (countable, uncountable)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.

  9. (countable, uncountable)Mental view; opinion; judgment.

    In their sight it was harmless.

    a range of mental vision

  10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The instrument of seeing; the eye.

    the act of looking or seeing or observing

Examples

1033 sentences
  1. Tom lost his sight in an accident.

    Том втратив зір під час аварії.

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  2. Do you believe in love at first sight?

    Ти віриш у кохання з першого погляду?

    ruТы веришь в любовь с первого взгляда?

    deGlaubst du an Liebe auf den ersten Blick?

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  3. I know him by sight, but not by name.

    Я упізнаю його візуально, але я не знаю, як його звати.

    ruЯ знаю его в лицо, но не по имени.

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  4. He fell in love with her at first sight.

    Він закохався в неї з першого погляду.

    ruОн влюбился в неё с первого взгляда.

    deEr verliebte sich auf den ersten Blick in sie.

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  5. She fell in love with him at first sight.

    Вона закохалася в нього з першого погляду.

    ruОна влюбилась в него с первого взгляда.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
something seen:
something worth seeing:
device used in aiming a firearm:
Русский
By meaning 3
something seen:
something worth seeing:
device used in aiming a firearm:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something worth seeing:
device used in aiming a firearm:

Origin

From Middle English sighte, from Old English sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-W

From Middle English sighte, from Old English sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *sihti (“seeing, sight”), equivalent to see + -t.

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Forms

plural: sights
Singularsight
Pluralsights

regular

Synonyms

100 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

76 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • lost sight of
  • caught sight of
  • lost sight
  • the sight of
  • out of sight
  • at the sight
  • at first sight
  • caught sight
  • sight of the
  • losing his sight
  • sight of blood
  • sight of her

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sight — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto