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sight

/saɪt/
noun
  1. (in the singular) The ability to see.

    "He is losing his sight and now can barely read."

  2. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

    "to gain sight of land"

  3. Something seen.

Synonymssense, vision, peep sight, scope, view
verb
  1. To register visually.

  2. To get sight of (something).

    "to sight land from a ship"

  3. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.

    "to sight a rifle or a cannon"

Synonymsespy, glimpse, spot, aim, take aim, see

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