Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.

    to sight land from a ship

    sehen, erblicken

    уви́детьuvídetʹ, заме́титьzamétitʹ

    поба́читиpobáčyty, диви́тисяdyvýtysja

  2. To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.

    (transitive)To observe through, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.

  3. (transitive)To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.

    to sight a rifle or a cannon

  4. (intransitive, transitive)To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.

    anvisieren

    це́литьсяcélitʹsja

    take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

Examples

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

    Том втратив зір під час аварії. — deniko

  2. Do you believe in love at first sight?

    Ти віриш у кохання з першого погляду? — deniko

    ruТы веришь в любовь с первого взгляда? — marafon

    deGlaubst du an Liebe auf den ersten Blick? — MUIRIEL

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

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

    ruЯ знаю его в лицо, но не по имени. — odexed

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

    Він закохався в неї з першого погляду. — deniko

    ruОн влюбился в неё с первого взгляда. — snegomjak

    deEr verliebte sich auf den ersten Blick in sie. — Wolf

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

    Вона закохалася в нього з першого погляду. — aandrusiak

    ruОна влюбилась в него с первого взгляда. — Hellerick

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
see, get sight of, visually register:
Русский
By meaning 2
see, get sight of, visually register:
take aim at:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
see, get sight of, visually register:
take aim at:

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

sights, sighting, sighted, sighted
Base formsight · to sight
3rd person singularsights
Present participlesighting
Past simplesighted
Past participlesighted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysight
he, she, itsights

Past simpleLesson

all personssighted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sighted
he, she, ithas sighted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sight

Synonyms

7 synonyms
visually register:seeA1
get sight of:glimpseB1spotB2espy
take aim:aim attake aim at
Close in meaning
  • catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes:spy

Word family

11 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