1
: something that is seen : spectacle
2
a
: a thing regarded as worth seeing
—usually used in plural
the sights of the city
b
: something ludicrous or disorderly in appearance
you look a sight
3
a
chiefly dialectal
: a great number or quantity
b
: a good deal : lot
a far sight better
not by a damn sight
4
a
: the process, power, or function of seeing
specifically
: the physical sense by which light stimuli received by the eye are interpreted by the brain and constructed into a representation of the position, shape, brightness, and usually color of objects in space
b
: mental or spiritual perception
c
: mental view
specifically
: judgment
5
a
: the act of looking at or beholding
b
d
: an observation to determine direction or position (as by a navigator)
6
a
: a perception of an object by or as if by the eye
never lost sight of the objective
b
: the range of vision
was nowhere in sight
7
: presentation of a note or draft to the maker or draftee : demand
8
a
: a device that aids the eye in aiming or in finding the direction of an object
b
sighted; sighting; sights
1
: to get or catch sight of
several whales were sighted
2
: to look at through or as if through a sight
especially
: to test for straightness
3
: to aim by means of sights
4
a
: to equip with sights
b
: to adjust the sights of
1
: based on recognition or comprehension without previous study
sight translation
2
: payable on presentation
a sight draft
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