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1 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) redze2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) redzeslauks3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) ievērojama vieta4) (a view or glimpse.) skats; aina5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) izskats; paskats6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) tēmēklis2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) ieraudzīt; samanīt2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) []mērķēt (uz kaut ko); []tēmēt•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *redze; redzeslauks; skatiens; aina, skats; uzskats; mērķēklis, tēmēklis; daudzums, milzums; ieraudzīt, saskatīt; vērot; mērķēt, tēmēt -
2 out of sight
1) (no longer visible; where you cannot see something or be seen: They watched the ship sailing until it was out of sight; Put it out of sight.) nozudis skatienam; ārpus redzamības2) (an old expression meaning wonderful, fantastic: The show was out of sight.) brīnišķīgs, neredzēts* * *dārgs; ārpus redzesloka
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See — See, v. i. 1. To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly. [1913 Webster] Whereas I was blind, now I see. John ix. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively: To have … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sight — sight1 W2S2 [saıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to see)¦ 2¦(act of seeing)¦ 3¦(thing you see)¦ 4 in/within sight 5 within/in sight of something 6 in your sights 7 out of sight 8 out of sight, out of mind 9 disappear/vanish from sight … Dictionary of contemporary English
sight — [[t]sa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ sights, sighting, sighted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N Someone s sight is their ability to see. My sight is failing, and I can t see to read any more... I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight. Syn … English dictionary
sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye … Collocations dictionary
sight — I UK [saɪt] / US noun Word forms sight : singular sight plural sights *** 1) [uncountable] the ability to see using your eyes Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. He has lost 75 per cent of his sight… … English dictionary
sight — [[t]saɪt[/t]] n. 1) phl the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision 2) the act or fact of seeing 3) one s range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight[/ex] 4) a view; glimpse 5) mental… … From formal English to slang
sight for sore eyes — {n. phr.}, {informal} A welcome sight. * /After our long, dusty hike, the pond was a sight for sore eyes./ * / Jack! You re a sight for sore eyes! / … Dictionary of American idioms
sight for sore eyes — {n. phr.}, {informal} A welcome sight. * /After our long, dusty hike, the pond was a sight for sore eyes./ * / Jack! You re a sight for sore eyes! / … Dictionary of American idioms
Sight — (s[imac]t), n. [OE. sight, si[thorn]t, siht, AS. siht, gesiht, gesih[eth], gesieh[eth], gesyh[eth]; akin to D. gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the root of E. see. See {See}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeing; perception of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sight draft — Sight Sight (s[imac]t), n. [OE. sight, si[thorn]t, siht, AS. siht, gesiht, gesih[eth], gesieh[eth], gesyh[eth]; akin to D. gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the root of E. see. See {See}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeing;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
see — vb 1 See, behold, descry, espy, view, survey, contemplate, observe, notice, remark, note, perceive, discern can all mean to take cognizance of something by physical or sometimes mental vision. See, the most general of these terms, may be used to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
