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• sight — n. view 1) to catch; keep sight of 2) to lose sight of 3) at (the) sight (to faint at the sight of blood; to fall in love at first sight) 4) by sight (to know smb. by sight) 5) in, within sight (the ship was no longer in sight) 6) on sight (to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• sight — [sīt] n. [ME siht < OE (ge)siht < base of seon, to SEE1] 1. a) something seen; view b) a remarkable or spectacular view; spectacle c) a thing worth seeing usually used in pl. [the sights of the city] …   English World dictionary

• sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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 — 1 /saIt/ noun 1 ABILITY TO SEE (U) the physical ability to see: Anne s sight is very good for someone of her age. | He has no sight in his right eye, but his left eye is fine. | lose your sight (=become blind): She had lost her sight in a riding… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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*/*/*/ — [saɪt] noun I 1) [U] the ability to see using your eyes Syn: eyesight, vision people with poor sight[/ex] 2) [U] the act of seeing someone or something I don t know him personally, but I know him by sight (= I know what he looks like).[/ex] The… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• not a pretty sight — 1. unpleasant to look at. A state trooper guarding the crash site said, “It s not a pretty sight out there.” 2. very bad or unpleasant. The first reviews of the new on line magazine are in, and it s not a pretty sight …   New idioms dictionary

• not a pretty sight — often humorous phrase used for saying that something is very unpleasant to look at This kind of injury is really not a pretty sight. Thesaurus: ugly or not attractivesynonym Main entry: pretty * * * informal …   Useful english dictionary

• a sight for sore eyes — 1) someone or something that you are very pleased to see Tanya walking in with a tray of cold drinks was a sight for sore eyes. 2) British something that is strange or unpleasant to look at …   English dictionary

• not a pretty sight — often humorous used for saying that something is very unpleasant to look at This kind of injury is really not a pretty sight …   English dictionary