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English to English noun
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an instance of visual perception |
• the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
• the train was an unexpected sight
source: wordnet30 Example:
• he was a familiar sight on the television
• they went to Paris to see the sights
source: wordnet30
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the ability to see; the visual faculty | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
a range of mental vision |
• in his sight she could do no wrong
source: wordnet30 Example:
• out of sight of land
source: wordnet30
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the act of looking or seeing or observing |
• he tried to get a better view of it
• his survey of the battlefield was limited
source: wordnet30
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(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
• a batch of letters
• a deal of trouble
• a lot of money
• he made a mint on the stock market
• see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
• it must have cost plenty
• a slew of journalists
• a wad of money
source: wordnet30
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The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land. | source: webster1913 verb
| 9 |
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes |
• he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) | source: wordnet30
| 11 |
To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck. | source: webster1913
| 12 |
To take aim by a sight. | source: webster1913
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