sighted

[ sahy-tid ]

/ ˈsaɪ tɪd /

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adjective

having functional vision; not blind.

having a particular type of eyesight or perception (used in combination): sharp-sighted; clear-sighted.

Origin of sighted

First recorded in 1545–55; sight + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM sighted

half-sight·ed, adjective half-sight·ed·ly, adverb half-sight·ed·ness, noun un·der·sight·ed, adjective

un·sight·ed, adjective

Words nearby sighted

sight gag, sight rhyme, sight screen, sight unseen, sight-read, sighted, sighter, sighthole, sighthound, sighting, sightless

Definition for sighted (2 of 2)

sight

[ sahyt ]

/ saɪt /

noun

the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.

an act, fact, or instance of seeing.

one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight.

a view; glimpse.

mental perception or regard; judgment.

something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London.

Informal. something unusual, surprising, shocking, or distressing: They were a sight after the fight.

Commerce.

presentation of a bill of exchange: a draft payable at two months after sight.
a showing of goods, especially gems, held periodically for wholesalers.

Older Use. a multitude; great deal: It's a sight better to work than to starve.

an observation taken with a surveying, navigating, or other instrument to ascertain an exact position or direction.

any of various mechanical or optical viewing devices, as on a firearm or surveying instrument, for aiding the eye in aiming.

Obsolete. skill; insight.

verb (used with object)

to see, glimpse, notice, or observe: to sight a ship to the north.

to take a sight or observation of (a stake, coastline, etc.), especially with surveying or navigating instruments.

to direct or aim by a sight or sights, as a firearm.

to provide with sights or adjust the sights of, as a gun.

verb (used without object)

to aim or observe through a sight.

to look carefully in a certain direction.

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

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He is sighted just off-stage, harried look on his face, occasionally smiling.

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Shooting is permitted only from the allotted spot, from the moment the birds are sighted to the one they disappear.

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David, with my husband, Brooke, and I walked the foggy terrain where it had been sighted a few days earlier.

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Fascinated, he approached, lifted the gun, sighted it, and - BANG!

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They stood at every point of vantage from which anything on the sea might be sighted.

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At four o'clock in the morning of the 14th, long before daybreak, land was sighted right ahead.

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On the 30th January a huge wall of ice was sighted, as to the nature of which opinions were divided.

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We were just beginning to grow anxious about you when the junk was sighted.

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They sighted scores of passenger ships going between England and America but not one of these was touched.

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British Dictionary definitions for sighted (1 of 2)

sighted

/ (ˈsaɪtɪd) /

adjective

possessing the ability to see

(in combination) having sight of a specified kind short-sighted

British Dictionary definitions for sighted (2 of 2)

sight

/ (saɪt) /

noun

the power or faculty of seeing; perception by the eyes; vision Related adjectives: optical, visual

the act or an instance of seeing

the range of vision within sight of land

range of mental vision; point of view; judgment in his sight she could do nothing wrong

a glimpse or view (esp in the phrases catch sight of, lose sight of)

anything that is seen

(often plural) anything worth seeing; spectacle the sights of London

informal anything unpleasant or undesirable to see his room was a sight!

any of various devices or instruments used to assist the eye in making alignments or directional observations, esp such a device used in aiming a gun

an observation or alignment made with such a device

an opportunity for observation

obsolete insight or skill

a sight informal a great deal she's a sight too good for him

a sight for sore eyes a person or thing that one is pleased or relieved to see

at sight or on sight

as soon as seen
on presentationa bill payable at sight

know by sight to be familiar with the appearance of without having personal acquaintance I know Mr Brown by sight but we have never spoken

not by a long sight informal on no account; not at all

out of sight

slang not visible
extreme or very unusual
(as interj.)that's marvellous!

set one's sights on to have (a specified goal) in mind; aim for

sight unseen without having seen the object at issue to buy a car sight unseen

verb

(tr) to see, view, or glimpse

(tr)

to furnish with a sight or sights
to adjust the sight of

to aim (a firearm) using the sight

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 sighted

sight

[ sīt ]

n.

The ability to see.

Field of vision.

Idioms and Phrases with sighted

sight

In addition to the idioms beginning with sight

sight for sore eyes, a
sight unseen

also see:

at first blush (sight)
at sight
can't stand the sight of
catch sight of
heave into sight
in sight
know by sight
lose sight of
love at first sight
lower one's sights
on sight
out of sight
raise one's sights
second sight
see the sights
set one's sights on
twenty-twenty hindsight

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verb (used without object)

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