n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1602
1 : to get or catch sight of <several whales were sight ed >
2 : to look at through or as if through a sight especially : to test for straightness
3 : to aim by means of sights
4 a : to equip with sights b : to adjust the sights of
intransitive verb
1 : to take aim
2 : to look carefully in a particular direction