Sight
noun
The ability to see or the act of seeing.
She has very poor sight.
Often appears as...
- lose one's sight
- regain one's sight
noun
A view or glimpse of something.
The sight of the beach was stunning.
Often appears as...
- catch sight of
- lose sight of
noun
A device on a gun to help aim.
He adjusted the sight on his rifle.
Often appears as...
- gun sight
- sight alignment
verb
To see someone or something from a distance.
I sighted a deer in the forest.
Often appears as...
- sighted in the distance
- sighted an animal
noun
An interesting or notable thing or place that people want to see.
The tower is a famous sight in Paris.
Often appears as...
- tourist sight
- famous sight
noun
An ugly, shocking, or bad view or situation.
The destroyed city was a sad sight.
Often appears as...
- sorry sight
- sad sight
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Disapproving
noun
The ability to see or the act of seeing.
She has very poor sight.
Often appears as...
- lose one's sight
- regain one's sight
noun
A view or glimpse of something.
The sight of the beach was stunning.
Often appears as...
- catch sight of
- lose sight of
noun
A device on a gun to help aim.
He adjusted the sight on his rifle.
Often appears as...
- gun sight
- sight alignment
verb
To see someone or something from a distance.
I sighted a deer in the forest.
Often appears as...
- sighted in the distance
- sighted an animal
noun
An interesting or notable thing or place that people want to see.
The tower is a famous sight in Paris.
Often appears as...
- tourist sight
- famous sight
noun
An ugly, shocking, or bad view or situation.
The destroyed city was a sad sight.
Often appears as...
- sorry sight
- sad sight
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Health Related
Often used to discuss vision health and changes in visual ability.
After the accident, her sight slowly improved.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to indicate understanding or awareness.
It opened my eyes to the real sight of the problem.
Pro Tip 1/2Health Related
Often used to discuss vision health and changes in visual ability.
After the accident, her sight slowly improved.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to indicate understanding or awareness.
It opened my eyes to the real sight of the problem.
Pro Tip 1/2Health Related
Often used to discuss vision health and changes in visual ability.
After the accident, her sight slowly improved.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to indicate understanding or awareness.
It opened my eyes to the real sight of the problem.
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The truth about bats -...
and find prey in the dark. Although there's a common misconception that bats are blind, in truth, all species of bats have sight. And some have even adapted large eyes to see better in dim lighting. Many people worry about getting infected by bats, and like any other animals, bats can carry diseases, like rabies.
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Are you a body with a...
to form what we call consciousness. From the day we're born, our mental development is formed through our body's interaction with the external world. Every sight, sound, and touch create new maps and representations in the brain that eventually become responsible for regulating our experience of self.
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Inside the ant colony -...
to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life. But one of the most impressive collective capabilities of an ant colony is to thoroughly and efficiently explore large areas without any predetermined plan. Most species of ants have little or no sense of sight
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Act like a car PIPE Nathan...
can't see where you are walking in sight if you have your phone up to your face you can't see anything at all and that's how people get hit by taxi don't do it right so there are three rules all right now we have one last one this is the most important one and it really is
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"Prehistoric" Shark Seen...
part of the deep Australia project an effort to discover the evolutionary origins of human sight the sixgill is often referred to as prehistoric because of its resemblance to sharks that lived hundreds of millions of years ago it's interesting to researchers because of
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Why elephants never...
Elephants know every member in their herd, able to recognize as many as 30 companions by sight or smell. This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants. They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger
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How to write descriptivel...
meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words to engage sound, sight, taste, touch, smell, and movement. Then create unexpected connotations among your story elements,
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How we teach computers...
We will discover new species, better materials, and explore unseen frontiers with the help of the machines. Little by little, we're giving sight to the machines. First, we teach them to see. Then, they help us to see better.
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What makes the Great...
When raiders were sighted, fire and smoke signals traveled between towers until reinforcements arrived. Small openings along the wall let archers fire on invaders, while larger ones were used to drop stones and more.
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Corpse Flower Stinks of...
at first sight it might be mistaken for a dead animal this is rafflesia the corpse flower a meter across it's the world's biggest
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The truth about bats -...
and find prey in the dark. Although there's a common misconception that bats are blind, in truth, all species of bats have sight. And some have even adapted large eyes to see better in dim lighting. Many people worry about getting infected by bats, and like any other animals, bats can carry diseases, like rabies.
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
to form what we call consciousness. From the day we're born, our mental development is formed through our body's interaction with the external world. Every sight, sound, and touch create new maps and representations in the brain that eventually become responsible for regulating our experience of self.
Video examples
Inside the ant colony -...
to signaling when a queen is nearing the end of her reproductive life. But one of the most impressive collective capabilities of an ant colony is to thoroughly and efficiently explore large areas without any predetermined plan. Most species of ants have little or no sense of sight
Video examples
Act like a car PIPE Nathan...
can't see where you are walking in sight if you have your phone up to your face you can't see anything at all and that's how people get hit by taxi don't do it right so there are three rules all right now we have one last one this is the most important one and it really is
Video examples
"Prehistoric" Shark Seen...
part of the deep Australia project an effort to discover the evolutionary origins of human sight the sixgill is often referred to as prehistoric because of its resemblance to sharks that lived hundreds of millions of years ago it's interesting to researchers because of
Video examples
Why elephants never...
Elephants know every member in their herd, able to recognize as many as 30 companions by sight or smell. This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants. They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words to engage sound, sight, taste, touch, smell, and movement. Then create unexpected connotations among your story elements,
Video examples
How we teach computers...
We will discover new species, better materials, and explore unseen frontiers with the help of the machines. Little by little, we're giving sight to the machines. First, we teach them to see. Then, they help us to see better.
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What makes the Great...
When raiders were sighted, fire and smoke signals traveled between towers until reinforcements arrived. Small openings along the wall let archers fire on invaders, while larger ones were used to drop stones and more.
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Corpse Flower Stinks of...
at first sight it might be mistaken for a dead animal this is rafflesia the corpse flower a meter across it's the world's biggest
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Ian Ziering
American Actor
When I met my wife, I was forty-six, and it was love at first sight. Every day, my love grew deeper as I found out about her family values, that her parents were still together, that she wanted kids. So we fell in love, got engaged, got married, and a month later, we were pregnant!
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Shailene Woodley
American Actress
You forget that you do choose your life and there are so many things to be grateful for and I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.
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Fantasia Barrino
American Musician
My main thing is family first. This industry can get you so caught up that you're so busy chasing, wanting to be number one and wanting to be the richest that you lose sight of what life really is about.
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Felipe Massa
Brazilian Driver
The accident did not change my life, change the way I think, the way I work. For sure, it gave me even more experience. The biggest problem was my sight, I couldn't see with my left eye.
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Steve Aoki
American Musician
For a DJ at my level, you can really go through life and travel the world without seeing a single thing. It's harder to go out and see the sights than it is to play a show.
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Ryan Cabrera
American Musician
Sometimes the most happy people in life are the ones with nothing. We can't lose sight of the little things in life that should make us the happiest.
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Sam Levenson
American Author
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.
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Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is something we are forever after trying to catch sight of.
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Herman Melville
American Novelist
Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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Jean Anouilh
French Playwright
An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.
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Ian Ziering
American Actor
When I met my wife, I was forty-six, and it was love at first sight. Every day, my love grew deeper as I found out about her family values, that her parents were still together, that she wanted kids. So we fell in love, got engaged, got married, and a month later, we were pregnant!
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Shailene Woodley
American Actress
You forget that you do choose your life and there are so many things to be grateful for and I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.
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Fantasia Barrino
American Musician
My main thing is family first. This industry can get you so caught up that you're so busy chasing, wanting to be number one and wanting to be the richest that you lose sight of what life really is about.
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Felipe Massa
Brazilian Driver
The accident did not change my life, change the way I think, the way I work. For sure, it gave me even more experience. The biggest problem was my sight, I couldn't see with my left eye.
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Steve Aoki
American Musician
For a DJ at my level, you can really go through life and travel the world without seeing a single thing. It's harder to go out and see the sights than it is to play a show.
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Ryan Cabrera
American Musician
Sometimes the most happy people in life are the ones with nothing. We can't lose sight of the little things in life that should make us the happiest.
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Sam Levenson
American Author
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.
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Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is something we are forever after trying to catch sight of.
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Herman Melville
American Novelist
Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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Jean Anouilh
French Playwright
An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.
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