Sight I Saɪt Extra Examples Somebody/Something Lose Disease

• to lose your sight (= to become blind)
• she has very good sight.
• the disease has affected her sight.
• he has very little sight in his right eye.

sight

1. the ability to see
• SYNONYM eyesight
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• to lose your sight (= to become blind)
• She has very good sight.
• The disease has affected her sight.
• He has very little sight in his right eye.
• It's important that you have regular sight tests.

Extra Examples

• He's lost the sight of one eye.
• His sight returned by degrees.
• I think my sight is beginning to go.
• The surgeons battled to save her sight.
• This disease is the main cause of sight loss among those aged 50 and over.
2. the act of seeing somebody/something
• She kept sight of him in her mirror.
• She caught sight of a car in the distance.
• After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land.
• The mere sight of him makes me want to scream.
• The sight of him hobbling off so early in the match depressed everyone.
• He laughed quietly to himself at the sight.
• I have been known to faint at the sight of blood.
• The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight (= as soon as they saw somebody).

Extra Examples

• Her knees went weak at the sight of him.
• Thankfully, we were spared the sight of his naked body.
• The mere sight of her sitting there made his heart beat faster.
• I witnessed the awful sight of children drinking dirty water from puddles.
• We will soon get our first sight of the Statue of Liberty.
• I know her by sight (= recognize but do not know her).
3. the area or distance within which somebody can see or something can be seen
• SEE ALSO line of sight
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/line-of-sight
• There was no one in sight.
• They stole everything in sight.
• The end is in sight (= will happen soon).
• The goats ate everything in sight.
• At last we came in sight of a few houses.
• A bicycle came into sight on the main road.
• They marched on and by the following afternoon the enemy was within sight.
• He sprinted ahead as they came within sight of the finishing line.
• Leave any valuables in your car out of sight.
• Keep out of sight (= stay where you cannot be seen).
• She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her).
• Get out of my sight! (= Go away!)
• The boat disappeared from sight.
• The house was hidden from sight behind some trees.
• He won't let the children leave his sight.
• Her father was nowhere in sight.
• The cricket ground was situated within sight of both village pubs.
• They waited until the enemy was in plain sight.
• He strode by, in full sight of the guards.
• He didn't shoot until he had a clear sight of the goal.
4. a thing that you see or can see
• Roadside stalls are a common sight in the city.
• It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.
• The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain.
• He was a sorry sight, soaked to the skin and shivering.
• The bird is now a rare sight in this country.
• He became a familiar sight on the streets of Oxford.
• The gardens were a beautiful sight to behold in the twilight.

Extra Examples

• An appalling sight greeted her.
• Dan's face was a welcome sight.
• I'm not a pretty sight when I get out of bed in the morning.
• The military parade was quite a sight.
• This is a sight not often seen on concert stages in this country.
5. the interesting places, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists
• We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights.
• The next day I did the sights of the city.
• It's best if you can get someone local to show you the sights.
6. a person or thing that looks silly, untidy, unpleasant, etc.
• She looks a sight in that hat!
7. a device that you look through to aim a gun, etc. or to look at something through a telescope, etc.
• He had the deer in his sights now.
• to align the sights on the target
• Even as a young actress, she always had Hollywood firmly in her sights (= as her final goal).

Extra Examples

• Rossi has the defending champion in her sights in tomorrow's race.
• She turned her sights on (= decided to examine) Florida's adoption laws.
8. when you first begin to consider something
• At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.
9. when you see somebody/something for the first time
• It was love at first sight (= we fell in love the first time we saw each other).
• We fell in love with the house at first sight.
• He looked at first sight like a tourist.
10. to hate, etc. somebody/something very much
• I can't stand the sight of him!
• We've shared an office for too long and we're sick of the sight of each other.
11. to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off
• A ship hove into sight.
• Like a galleon in full sail, Cara hove into view.
12. in somebody’s opinion
• We are all equal in the sight of God.
13. to recognize somebody without knowing them well
14. to become no longer able to see somebody/something
• They finally lost sight of land.
15. to stop considering something; to forget something
• We must not lose sight of our original aim.
16. not pleasant to look at
• You should have seen him in his swimming trunks—not a pretty sight!
17. impossible for anyone to find or see
• I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.
• The children were nowhere to be seen.
• A peace settlement is nowhere in sight (= is not likely in the near future).
18. used to say somebody will quickly be forgotten when they are no longer with you
19. to expect more/less from a situation
• If they can’t afford such a big house, they’ll just have to lower their sights a little.
• After failing to get into university, he lowered his sights and got a job in a shop.
20. to decide that you want something and to try very hard to get it
• She's set her sights on getting into Harvard.
• I had set my sights on a career in journalism.
• He says he wants to win the trophy, but I think he's setting his sights too high.
• She has her sights set on becoming a writer.
21. very much better; much too good, etc.
• She's done a darn sight better than I have.
• It's worth a damn sight more than I thought.
22. a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at
23. if you buy something sight unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it
• I bought it, sight unseen.

Word Origin

• Old English (ge)sihth ‘something seen’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht ‘sight, face, appearance’.