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One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we ought never to forget, often lost sight of the difference between strategy and tactics.
Paul Begala

Meaning of "sight" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SIGHT

Old English sihth; related to Old High German siht.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGHT

sight  [saɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sight is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sight in English.

WHAT DOES SIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sight in the English dictionary

The first definition of sight in the dictionary is the power or faculty of seeing; perception by the eyes; vision related adjectives optical visual. Other definition of sight is the act or an instance of seeing. Sight is also the range of vision.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SIGHT

PRESENT

Present
I sight
you sight
he/she/it sights
we sight
you sight
they sight
Present continuous
I am sighting
you are sighting
he/she/it is sighting
we are sighting
you are sighting
they are sighting
Present perfect
I have sighted
you have sighted
he/she/it has sighted
we have sighted
you have sighted
they have sighted
Present perfect continuous
I have been sighting
you have been sighting
he/she/it has been sighting
we have been sighting
you have been sighting
they have been sighting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sighted
you sighted
he/she/it sighted
we sighted
you sighted
they sighted
Past continuous
I was sighting
you were sighting
he/she/it was sighting
we were sighting
you were sighting
they were sighting
Past perfect
I had sighted
you had sighted
he/she/it had sighted
we had sighted
you had sighted
they had sighted
Past perfect continuous
I had been sighting
you had been sighting
he/she/it had been sighting
we had been sighting
you had been sighting
they had been sighting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sight
you will sight
he/she/it will sight
we will sight
you will sight
they will sight
Future continuous
I will be sighting
you will be sighting
he/she/it will be sighting
we will be sighting
you will be sighting
they will be sighting
Future perfect
I will have sighted
you will have sighted
he/she/it will have sighted
we will have sighted
you will have sighted
they will have sighted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sighting
you will have been sighting
he/she/it will have been sighting
we will have been sighting
you will have been sighting
they will have been sighting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sight
you would sight
he/she/it would sight
we would sight
you would sight
they would sight
Conditional continuous
I would be sighting
you would be sighting
he/she/it would be sighting
we would be sighting
you would be sighting
they would be sighting
Conditional perfect
I would have sight
you would have sight
he/she/it would have sight
we would have sight
you would have sight
they would have sight
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sighting
you would have been sighting
he/she/it would have been sighting
we would have been sighting
you would have been sighting
they would have been sighting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sight
we let´s sight
you sight
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sight
Past participle
sighted
Present Participle
sighting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIGHT


bright
braɪt
cite
saɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
despite
dɪˈspaɪt
fight
faɪt
flight
flaɪt
height
haɪt
invite
ɪnˈvaɪt
knight
naɪt
light
laɪt
lite
laɪt
might
maɪt
night
naɪt
overnight
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt
quite
kwaɪt
right
raɪt
satellite
ˈsætəˌlaɪt
site
saɪt
spotlight
ˈspɒtˌlaɪt
tight
taɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGHT

sighlike
sight bill
sight draft
sight gag
sight unseen
sight-read
sight-reader
sight-reading
sightable
sighted
sighter
sighting
sightless
sightlessly
sightlessness
sightlier
sightliest
sightline
sightliness
sightly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGHT

all right
all-right
alright
come to light
daylight
delight
eight
freight
highlight
hindsight
insight
lightweight
midnight
outright
slight
straight
the right
twilight
weight
wright

Synonyms and antonyms of sight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SIGHT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sight» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sight

Translation of «sight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGHT

Find out the translation of sight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

视力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vista
570 millions of speakers

English

sight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दृष्टि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بَصَر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зрение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

visão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৃষ্টিশক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penglihatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sehvermögen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

視力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thị lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பார்வை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दृष्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

görme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wzrok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vedere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θέαμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

syn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

syn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sight

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGHT»

The term «sight» is very widely used and occupies the 5.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sight» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sight» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sight

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sight.
1
A. R. Ammons
Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same.
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Kristin Armstrong
It's easy to lose sight of God when life is sweet and easy, but there is something awesome about despair, and it is the closeness of God when we are at our weakest.
3
John Perry Barlow
I had always thought that the idea of love at first sight was one of those things invented by lady novelists from the South with three names.
4
Paul Begala
One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we ought never to forget, often lost sight of the difference between strategy and tactics.
5
Hal Borland
October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again.
6
Robert Boyle
And I might add the confidence with which distracted persons do oftentimes, when they are awake, think, they see black fiends in places, where there is no black object in sight without them.
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Andrew Coyle Bradley
When Shakespeare begins his exposition thus he generally at first makes people talk about the hero, but keeps the hero himself for some time out of sight, so that we await his entrance with curiosity, and sometimes with anxiety.
8
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
I will only observe, that that ethereal sense - sight, and touch, which is at the other extremity of the scale, have from time acquired a very remarkable additional power.
9
Elias Canetti
There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight.
10
Donald Cargill
I come now to tell you for what I am brought here to die, and to give you an account of my faith, which I shall do as in the sight of the living God before whom I am shortly to stand.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGHT»

Discover the use of sight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sight
In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, a pack of wolves sets out on a perilous journey to prevent their enemy from calling upon a legendary evil one that will give her the power to control all animals.
David Clement-Davies, 2002
2
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?
Jennifer E. Smith, 2012
3
At First Sight
Dramatic, heartbreaking and surprising, this is a story about the love between a man and a woman and between a parent and a child.
Nicholas Sparks, 2005
4
Sight
Sight is a powerful and haunting story from the author of the highly acclaimed debut novel Skin. It will open the eyes of readers everywhere.
Adrienne Maria Vrettos, 2010
5
Sight Unseen
It is a quest that both will later regret having embarked upon. Too late they come to understand that some mysteries are better left unsolved. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Robert Goddard, 2006
6
In Plain Sight: The Startling Truth Behind the Elizabeth ...
This riveting inside story of the intense search for the Salt Lake City teenager reveals never-before-told details of the largest investigation in Utah state history.
Tom Smart, Lee Benson, 2006
7
Sight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics
Richly illustrated and now presented for the first time in full color, this edition features strong visuals that often draw on traditional art forms, such as painting, sculpture, and dance.
Herbert Zettl, 2013
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Sight Unseen: Whiteness and American Visual Culture
"A compelling and challenging work."--Frances K. Pohl, author of "Framing America " "Berger is unafraid to tackle the major issues, and this book shows it.
Martin A. Berger, 2005
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Sight Unseen
Written in the salty, untempered language of big-city politics, this play about white male privilege, power and betrayal blends humor and inspired wisdom. ...an old-fashioned rapid-fire comedy about back-room politics, Chicago-style.
Donald Margulies, 1992
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Music for Sight Singing
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Thomas E. Benjamin, Michael Horvit, Robert S. Nelson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sight is used in the context of the following news items.
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Only couple to find happiness on Married at First Sight are the two …
Despite the fledgling nature of their relationship, Sam McDonald and Jack Finn-Kelcey already agree on many things. And one issue resoundingly so. 'We are ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Bionic eye improves macular degeneration patient's sight
Surgeons in Manchester have performed the world's first bionic eye implant in a patient with the most common cause of sight loss in the developed world. «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Married at First Sight review: as awkward as one could imagine, but …
Last night was the middle instalment of Married at First Sight (Channel 4), the one where they actually get married. In this series – based on a Danish format ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Married at First Sight: valid social experiment or recipe for disaster?
“The only true love is love at first sight,” wrote the 19th-century novelist Israel Zangwill. “Second sight dispels it.” His thoughts on marriage at first sight were never ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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New show Married At First Sight tries out a scientific approach to …
That's the idea behind Channel 4′s new series, Married At First Sight, which takes the traditional idea of arranged marriages and gives it a 21st century update. «BT.com, Jul 15»
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Married At First Sight couples reveal what happened after the …
Married At First Sight couple Alex and Zoe suffered a miscarriage during their time together after being paired up on the reality show. The pair are still together a ... «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
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'Married at First Sight' wife says husband threatened to kill her
Jessica Castro, 30, claims her experiment in whirlwind weddings on A&E's “Married at First Sight” went horribly wrong after her groom, Ryan De Nino, of Staten ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
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'Married At First Sight' 2015 Spoilers: Which Couple Chose Divorce …
It was decision time on the "Married at First Sight" Season 2 finale. After six weeks of marriage, the couples had to decide if they wanted to stay married or get ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
9
'Married at first sight' couple celebrates 1 year of marriage - AOL.com
A&E's "Married At First Sight" saw three brides marry three grooms they had never seen before in their lives last July. One couple, Doug Hehner and Jamie Otis ... «AOL News, May 15»
10
FAA Cautiously Suggests Relaxed 'Line-Of-Sight' Rules For Drones
However, they also placed an insurmountable obstacle for drone delivery companies: Drones, at all times, had to be within line of sight of the pilot. This was a ... «Popular Science, May 15»

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