sight
To see; to get sight of; to register visuallyTo see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
» Tom lost his sight in an accident.
Том втратив зір під час аварії.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
to sight land from a ship
sehen, erblicken
уви́детьuvídetʹ, заме́титьzamétitʹ
поба́читиpobáčyty, диви́тисяdyvýtysja
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.
(transitive)To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
to sight a rifle or a cannon
(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 sentencesTom lost his sight in an accident.
Том втратив зір під час аварії. — deniko
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
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
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
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 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English sighte, from Old English sihþ (“something seen; vision”), from Proto-WFrom 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, sightedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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