sight

[ sahyt ]
/ saɪt /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to aim or observe through a sight.
to look carefully in a certain direction.

Idioms for sight

Origin of sight

before 950; Middle English (noun); Old English sihth (more often gesihth, gesiht; cognate with German Gesicht face; cf. y-), derivative of sēon to see1; see -th1

OTHER WORDS FROM sight

sight·a·ble, adjective sight·er, noun re·sight, verb (used with object) un·der·sight, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sight

cite sight site

British Dictionary definitions for sight unseen

sight
/ (saɪt) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of sight

sightable, adjective

Word Origin for sight

Old English sihth; related to Old High German siht; see see 1

Medical definitions for sight unseen

sight
[ sīt ]

n.

The ability to see.
Field of vision.

Idioms and Phrases with sight unseen (1 of 2)

sight unseen

Without having viewed the object in question, as in He bought the horse sight unseen. This seeming oxymoron—how can a sight, which means something seen, be not seen?—dates from the late 1800s.

Idioms and Phrases with sight unseen (2 of 2)

sight