I.
noun
1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑ eyesight
VERB + SIGHT
▪ have
▪
She has very little ~ in her left eye.
▪ lose
▪
He's lost the ~ of one eye.
▪ regain
▪ save
▪
The surgeons battled to save her ~.
▪ restore
SIGHT + VERB
▪ deteriorate , fail , go (all esp. BrE )
▪
I think my ~ is beginning to go.
▪ return
▪
His ~ returned by degrees.
SIGHT + NOUN
▪ test ( BrE )
▪ defects ( BrE ), problems
▪ loss ( BrE )
▪
This disease is the main cause of ~ loss among those aged 50 and over.
PHRASES
▪ the/your sense of ~
2 act/moment of seeing sth
VERB + SIGHT
▪ catch , get , have
▪
She suddenly caught ~ of the look on her mother's face.
▪
We will soon get our first ~ of the Statue of Liberty.
▪ keep
▪
She kept ~ of him in her mirror.
▪ lose
SIGHT + NOUN
▪ gag
▪
The movie is filled with dozens of funny ~ gags.
PREPOSITION
▪ at the ~ (of)
▪
Her knees went weak at the ~ of him.
▪ on ~
▪
Soldiers have been ordered to shoot looters on ~ ( = as soon as they see them ).
PHRASES
▪ at first ~
▪
He looked at first ~ like a tourist.
▪
It was love at first ~.
▪ cannot bear the ~ of sth , cannot stand the ~ of sth (= hate seeing sb/sth)
▪
I can't stand the ~ of blood.
▪ a clear ~ of sth ( esp. BrE )
▪
He didn't shoot until he had a clear ~ of the goal.
▪ know sb by ~ (= to recognize sb without knowing them well)
▪ the mere ~ of sb/sth , the very ~ of sb/sth
▪
The mere ~ of her sitting there made his heart beat faster.
▪ sick of the ~ of sb/sth ( esp. BrE )
▪
We've shared an office for too long and we're sick of the ~ of each other.
▪ ~ unseen
▪
I bought it, ~ unseen ( = without seeing it ).
3 position where sth can be seen
VERB + SIGHT
▪ come into
▪
Then the towers of the castle came into ~.
▪ disappear from , vanish from
▪
She watched until the car disappeared from ~.
▪ block , block out
▪ hide (sth) from , remove sth from
▪
I hid the papers from ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Keep their car in ~ for as long as you can.
▪
The end is in ~ (= will happen soon) . ( figurative )
▪ out of ~
▪
He kept out of ~ behind a pillar.
▪
You'd better stay out of ~ until they go.
▪ within ~ of
▪
Her staff of 30 work in an industrial loft within ~ of Logan Airport.
PHRASES
▪ in full ~ of sb
▪
He tried to break into a car in full ~ of a policeman.
▪ in plain ~
▪
They waited until the enemy was in plain ~.
▪ be nowhere in ~
▪
Her father was nowhere in ~.
▪ come in ~ of sb/sth
▪
At last we came in ~ of a few houses.
▪ no end in ~
▪
The violence continues with no end in ~.
▪ not leave sb's ~
▪
He won't let the children leave his ~.
▪ sb's line of ~
▪
She was now standing just out of his line of ~.
▪ not let sb/sth out of your ~
▪
Whatever you do, don't let them out of your ~!
4 sth that you see
ADJECTIVE
▪ common , familiar , regular ( esp. BrE )
▪
Tom was a pretty familiar ~ around the casino.
▪ bizarre , odd , rare , strange , unexpected , unfamiliar , unlikely ( esp. BrE ), unusual
▪ amazing , awe-inspiring , awesome , beautiful , breathtaking , extraordinary , fine , impressive , inspiring , magnificent , spectacular , splendid ( esp. BrE ), unforgettable , wonderful
▪ depressing , pathetic , pitiful , sad , sorry , unedifying ( BrE )
▪
He really did look a sorry ~, with his clothes covered in mud.
▪ disturbing
▪ ghastly , gruesome , horrible , horrific , horrifying , terrible , terrifying
▪ welcome
▪
Dan's face was a welcome ~.
VERB + SIGHT
▪ behold , see , witness
▪
This is a ~ not often seen on concert stages in this country.
▪
I witnessed the awful ~ of children drinking dirty water from puddles.
▪ look ( BrE , informal )
▪
You look a ~ in that hat!
▪ enjoy
▪
Who does not enjoy the ~ and sounds of birds in the country?
SIGHT + VERB
▪ greet
▪
An appalling ~ greeted her.
PHRASES
▪ be quite a ~
▪
The military parade was quite a ~.
▪ be spared the ~ of sth
▪
Thankfully, we were spared the ~ of his naked body.
▪ not a pretty ~
▪
I'm not a pretty ~ when I get out of bed in the morning.
▪ ~s and sounds
▪
The ~s and sounds of the city distracted her from her work.
5 sights places of interest
ADJECTIVE
▪ famous , historic
VERB + SIGHTS
▪ see , take in , visit
▪
Let's get out of the hotel and see the ~s.
6 on gun/telescope
ADJECTIVE
▪ gun (usually gunsight )
▪ adjustable , fixed
▪ optical , telescopic
▪ night , thermal , thermal-imaging
▪ laser
▪ front , rear
VERB + SIGHT
▪ adjust , align
▪
to align the ~s on the target
PREPOSITION
▪ in your ~
▪
He fixed the deer in his ~s and pulled the trigger.
7 sights your aim, attention, etc.
VERB + SIGHTS
▪ have sb/sth in , have sb/sth within
▪
Rossi has the defending champion in her ~s in tomorrow's race.
▪ fix , train , turn
▪
She turned her ~s on Florida's adoption laws.
▪ lower , raise
▪
After failing to get into college, he lowered his ~s and got a job in a bar.
PHRASES
▪ have your ~s set on sth , set your ~s on sth
▪
She has her ~s set on becoming a writer.
▪ set your ~s high , set your ~s low
▪
He says he wants to win the trophy, but I think he's setting his ~s too high.
II.
verb
Sight is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ land