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sight
the act of looking or seeing or observing
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noun
the act of looking or seeing or observing
“he tried to get a better view of it”
noun
the range of vision
“out of sight of land”
noun
the ability to see; the visual faculty
noun
an instance of visual perception
“the sight of his wife brought him back to reality”
noun
a range of mental vision
“in his sight, she could do no wrong”
noun
a place of interest, especially to visitors
“{'source': 'https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/sight', 'text': 'we spent a week in Rome looking at all the sights'}”
noun
anything that is seen
“he was a familiar sight on the television”
noun
(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
“a batch of letters”
verb
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
“he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge”
verb
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
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he tried to get a better view of it
his survey of the battlefield was limited
out of sight of land
the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
the train was an unexpected sight
in his sight, she could do no wrong
{'source': 'https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/sight', 'text': 'we spent a week in Rome looking at all the sights'}
he was a familiar sight on the television
they went to Paris to see the sights
a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
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