"sight" meaning in English

See sight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /saɪt/ Audio: en-us-sight.ogg [US] Forms: sight [singular], sights [plural]
enPR: sīt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Having sight is if you can see things.
    Sense id: simple-sight-en-noun-5gQ8Bqcf
  2. A sight is something that people want to see.
    Sense id: simple-sight-en-noun-IPYYq7iF
  3. A sight is something you see.
    Sense id: simple-sight-en-noun-SwPXzHB~
  4. A sight is a device that is attached onto a weapon and it is for a person to look into to aim the weapon at an intended target. Synonyms: scope
    Sense id: simple-sight-en-noun-kk0Xt7~J

Verb

IPA: /saɪt/ Audio: en-us-sight.ogg [US] Forms: sight [canonical], sights [third-person, singular], sighted [past], sighted [past, participle], sighting [present, participle]
enPR: sīt Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you sight something, you see it.
    Sense id: simple-sight-en-verb-afhX1vwG
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    },
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    }
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        "Having sight is if you can see things."
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        {
          "text": "The Statue of Liberty is a popular sight in New York City."
        }
      ],
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    },
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        "A sight is something you see."
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "A sight is a device that is attached onto a weapon and it is for a person to look into to aim the weapon at an intended target."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sight-en-noun-kk0Xt7~J",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scope"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "enpr": "sīt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saɪt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/saIt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sight.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cite",
        "site"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sight"
}

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      "form": "sight",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sights",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sighted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sighted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sighting",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The farmers sighted something strange circling overhead."
        }
      ],
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        "When you sight something, you see it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sight-en-verb-afhX1vwG"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sīt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saɪt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/saIt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sight.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cite",
        "site"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sight"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "sight",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Having sight is if you can see things."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The Statue of Liberty is a popular sight in New York City."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sight is something that people want to see."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A sight is something you see."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A sight is a device that is attached onto a weapon and it is for a person to look into to aim the weapon at an intended target."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scope"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sīt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saɪt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/saIt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sight.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cite",
        "site"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sight"
}

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    {
      "form": "sight",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sights",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sighted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sighted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sighting",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
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        {
          "text": "The farmers sighted something strange circling overhead."
        }
      ],
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        "When you sight something, you see it."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "sīt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saɪt/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/saIt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sight.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "cite",
        "site"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sight"
}

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