sight
English
/saɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (in the singular) The ability to see.
- The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
- Something seen.
- Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
- A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
- (now) a great deal, a lot; .
- In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
- (obsolete) The instrument of seeing; the eye.
- Mental view; opinion; judgment.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English siȝht inherited from Old English siht inherited from Proto-Germanic *sihtiz suffix from English see.
Origin
English
see
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftersee English
- back English
- backsight English
- besee English
- blind English
- blindsight English
- blindsighter English
- bomb English
- bombsight English
- bore English
- boresight English
- day English
- daysight English
- desight English
- eye English
- eyesight English
- far English
- farsee English
- farsight English
- foresee English
- foresight English
- foresightful English
- foresightless English
- foresightly English
- foresighty English
- forsee English
- gun English
- gunsight English
- hind English
- hindsight English
- hindsightly English
- holder English
- hole English
- hound English
- insee English
- insight English
- insightful English
- insightless English
- line English
- man English
- mind English
- mindsight English
- missee English
- missight English
- must-see English
- on English
- onsight English
- opensightly English
- outsee English
- outsight English
- oversee English
- oversight English
- oversightly English
- pre-see English
- reader English
- rear English
- rearsight English
- resee English
- resight English
- screen English
- see English
- seeability English
- seeable English
- seeing English
- seer English
- seest English
- seeth English
- sight-reader English
- sightability English
- sightable English
- sighten English
- sightening English
- sighter English
- sightful English
- sightfulness English
- sightholder English
- sighthole English
- sighthound English
- sightless English
- sightlessly English
- sightlessness English
- sightline English
- sightliness English
- sightly English
- sightproof English
- sightscreen English
- sightseeing English
- sightseer English
- sightsman English
- sightwise English
- sithee English
- supersight English
- undersee English
- unsee English
- unseeability English
- unsight English
- unsightable English
- unsightly English
- Absicht German
- Aufsicht German
- Einsicht German
- Nachsicht German
- Rücksicht German
- Sicht German
- Sichtbereich German
- Sichtfeld German
- Sichtkontakt German
- Sichtweise German
- Vorsicht German
- Weitsicht German
- fehlsichtig German
- schwachsichtig German
- sichtbar German
- Übersicht German
- übersichtlich German
- doorzichtig Dutch, Flemish
- gezicht Dutch, Flemish
- inzicht Dutch, Flemish
- kortzichtig Dutch, Flemish
- omzichtig Dutch, Flemish
- onderwaterzicht Dutch, Flemish
- opzicht Dutch, Flemish
- overzicht Dutch, Flemish
- toezicht Dutch, Flemish
- uitzicht Dutch, Flemish
- vooruitzicht Dutch, Flemish
- voorzicht Dutch, Flemish
- zicht Dutch, Flemish
- zichtbaar Dutch, Flemish
- zichtrekening Dutch, Flemish
- sightseeing Norwegian Bokmål
- sikt Norwegian Bokmål
- *sihtiz Proto-Germanic
- sikt Swedish
- sightseeing Norwegian Nynorsk
- sikt Norwegian Nynorsk
- siht Old English
- sihþ Old English
- eiȝesiht Middle English
- forsight Middle English
- insight Middle English
- seen Middle English
- siȝht Middle English
- hensigt Danish
- opsigt Danish
- sigt Danish
- sigte Danish
- udsigt Danish
- sichte Middle Dutch
- gisiht Old High German
- siht Old High German
- sichte Middle Low German
- Sicht German Low German
- Foarsicht Saterland Frisian
- Sicht Saterland Frisian
- Insicht Low German
- syi Sranan Tongo
- on
- far
- see
- day
- gun
- man
- eye
- bomb
- hind
- rear
- bore
- back
- mind
- seer
- hole
- line
- resee
- seest
- blind
- insee
- seeth
- besee
- hound
- unsee
- sithee
- holder
- missee
- screen
- seeing
- forsee
- farsee
- outsee
- reader
- pre-see
- sighten
- sightly
- foresee
- unsight
- seeable
- insight
- oversee
- onsight
- desight
- sighter
- resight
- eyesight
- aftersee
- missight
- outsight
- daysight
- sightful
- farsight
- must-see
- undersee
- gunsight
- boresight
- backsight
- sightsman
- sightable
- sighthole
- sightwise
- rearsight
- bombsight
- oversight
- foresight
- mindsight
- hindsight
- unsightly
- sightless
- sightseer
- sightline
- sightening
- seeability
- blindsight
- sighthound
- foresighty
- supersight
- sightproof
- insightful
- opensightly
- hindsightly
- sightliness
- sightholder
- sightseeing
- sightlessly
- unsightable
- insightless
- foresightly
- sightscreen
- oversightly
- sight-reader
- unseeability
- foresightful
- sightability
- blindsighter
- sightfulness
- foresightless
- sightlessness