Dictionary definition · sight
noun
- an instance of visual perception"the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"
- anything that is seen"he was a familiar sight on the television"
- the ability to see; the visual faculty
- a range of mental vision"in his sight, she could do no wrong"
- the range of vision"out of sight of land"
- the act of looking or seeing or observing"he tried to get a better view of it"
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent"a batch of letters"
- a place of interest, especially to visitors"we spent a week in Rome looking at all the sights"
verb
- catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
- take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).