English

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Etymology
Old English sihþ

Pronunciation
sīt, /<tt>saIt</tt>/
IPA|/saɪt/
audio|en-us-sight.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪt|-aɪt

Homophones
cite, *site

Noun
en-noun

1. the ability to see
2. something seen

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|236d.
#*: He's a really remarkable mean and it's very hard to get him in one's sights;

1. something worth seeing
2. a device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target

Synonyms
(ability to see): sense of sight, vision
(something seen): view
(aiming device): scope

Derived terms
a sight for sore eyes
far-sighted
in sight
long-sighted
near-sighted
out of sight
out of sight, out of mind
second sight
short-sighted
sight unseen

Translations
trans-top|ability to see
Afrikaans: sig
Arabic: �ظر
Catalan: vista f
Chinese: ��
Czech: zrak m
Dutch: gezichtsvermogen
Finnish: näkö
French: vue f, vision#French|vision f
German: Sehvermögen
Ancient Greek: ��ι�
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Hebrew: ר���� (re'iya) f
Irish: amharc m
Italian: vista#Italian|vista f
Latvian: redze f
Polish: wzrok m
Portuguese: visão
Russian: з�ение (zrénije) n
Serbian: vid
Spanish: visión, vista f
Swedish: syn c, synförmåga c
Telugu: ద�ష��ి (drushti), ��ప�
Vietnamese: th� lực, sức nhìn
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trans-top|something seen
Afrikaans: gesig, aanskouing
Arabic: �ش�د
Chinese: ��
Dutch: aanblik
Finnish: näköala, näkökenttä
French: vue f
Hebrew: �ר�� (mar'eh) m
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Italian: vista#Italian|vista f
Portuguese: vista
Russian: вид (vid) m
Serbian: vidik, prizor m
Swedish: anblick c, syn c, åsyn c,
Polish: widok m
Vietnamese: tầm nhìn
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trans-top|something worth seeing
Afrikaans: besienswaardigheid, besigtigheid
Arabic: ��ظر �ستح� ا��شا�دة
Chinese: ��
Dutch: bezienswaardigheid
Finnish: nähtävyys
German: Sehenswürdigkeit
Hebrew: �תר (atar) m
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Italian: spettacolo m
Russian: до��оп�име�а�ел�но��� (dostoprime�átel�nost�) f
Serbian: vidik, prizor m
Spanish: lugar de interés m
Swedish: sevärdhet c
Telugu: ద�శ�యమ� (drushyamu)
Vietnamese: cảnh
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trans-top|device used in aiming a firearm
Afrikaans: visier
Chinese: ���
Dutch: vizier
Finnish: tähtäin
French: mire#French|mire f
German: Visier
trans-mid
Hebrew: ���נת (kavenet) f
Italian: mirino m
Portuguese: mira
Russian: п�и�ел (pritsél) m
Serbian: vizir m
Spanish: visor m
Swedish: sikte n
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive to visually register
2. transitive to get sight of (something)
3. transitive to take aim at

Synonyms
(visually register): see
(get sight of): espy, glimpse, spot
(take aim): aim at, take aim at

Translations
trans-top|visually register
Afrikaans: sien
Finnish: nähdä
French: voir
German: sehen
Italian: vedere
trans-mid
Portuguese: ver
Russian: �виде�� (uvídet�)
Spanish: ver
Swedish: se#Swedish|se
Polish: widzie�
Vietnamese: nhìn thấy
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trans-top|get sight of
Afrikaans: sien
Finnish: saada näkyviinsä
French: apercevoir
German: erblicken
Italian: avvistare
trans-mid
Portuguese: avistar
Russian: �виде�� (uvídet�); заме�и�� (zamétit�)
Spanish: avistar
Swedish: få syn på, sikta
Polish: zobaczy�
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trans-top|take aim at
Afrikaans: korrel, mik
Finnish: tähdätä
French: viser
trans-mid
Portuguese: mirar
Russian: �ели���� (tsélit�sja)
Swedish: sikta
Polish: celowa�
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See also
see
vision

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