{
    "term": "sight",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the ability to see",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to lose your sight *(= to become blind)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has very good sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The disease has affected her sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has very little sight in his right eye."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's important that you have regular sight tests."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's lost the sight of one eye."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His sight returned by degrees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think my sight is beginning to go."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The surgeons battled to save her sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This disease is the main cause of sight loss among those aged 50 and over."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "eyesight",
            "collocations": {
                "verb + sight": ["have", "lose", "regain"],
                "sight + verb": ["deteriorate", "fail", "go"],
                "sight + noun": ["test", "defects", "problems"],
                "phrases": ["the/​your sense of sight"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of seeing somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "sight of somebody/somethingsight of somebody/something doing somethingat the sightat the sight of somebody/somethingon sight",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She kept sight of him in her mirror.",
                    "contextForm": "sight of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **caught sight of** a car in the distance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mere sight of him makes me want to scream."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sight of him hobbling off so early in the match depressed everyone.",
                    "contextForm": "sight of somebody/something doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He laughed quietly to himself at the sight.",
                    "contextForm": "at the sight"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have been known to faint at the sight of blood.",
                    "contextForm": "at the sight of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight *(= as soon as they saw somebody)*.",
                    "contextForm": "on sight"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her knees went weak at the sight of him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thankfully, we were spared the sight of his naked body."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mere sight of her sitting there made his heart beat faster."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I witnessed the awful sight of children drinking dirty water from puddles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will soon get our first sight of the Statue of Liberty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I know her by sight (= recognize but do not know her)."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + sight": ["catch", "get", "have"],
                "sight + noun": ["gag"],
                "preposition": ["at the sight (of)", "on sight"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at first sight",
                    "cannot bear the sight of something",
                    "cannot stand the sight of something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the area or distance within which somebody can see or something can be seen",
            "sensetop": "in sightin sight of somebody/somethingwithin sightwithin sight of somebody/somethingout of sightout of somebody's sight",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was no one in sight.",
                    "contextForm": "in sight"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They stole everything in sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **end is in sight** *(= will happen soon)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The goats ate everything in sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At last we came in sight of a few houses.",
                    "contextForm": "in sight of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A bicycle came into sight on the main road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They marched on and by the following afternoon the enemy was within sight.",
                    "contextForm": "within sight"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sprinted ahead as they came within sight of the finishing line.",
                    "contextForm": "within sight of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leave any valuables in your car out of sight.",
                    "contextForm": "out of sight"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Keep out of sight *(= stay where you cannot be seen)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She never lets her daughter out of her sight *(= always keeps her where she can see her)*.",
                    "contextForm": "out of somebody's sight"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Get out of my sight! *(= Go away!)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat disappeared from sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house was hidden from sight behind some trees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He won't let the children leave his sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her father was nowhere in sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cricket ground was situated within sight of both village pubs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They waited until the enemy was in plain sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He strode by, in full sight of the guards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He didn't shoot until he had a clear sight of the goal."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + sight": ["come into", "disappear from", "vanish from"],
                "preposition": ["in sight", "out of sight", "within sight of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "in full sight of somebody",
                    "in plain sight",
                    "be nowhere in sight"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a thing that you see or can see",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Roadside stalls are a **common sight** in the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum attempts to recreate **the sights and sounds of** wartime Britain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a sorry sight, soaked to the skin and shivering."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bird is now a rare sight in this country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He became a familiar sight on the streets of Oxford."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gardens were a beautiful **sight to behold** in the twilight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An appalling sight greeted her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dan's face was a welcome sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not a pretty sight when I get out of bed in the morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The military parade was quite a sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a sight not often seen on concert stages in this country."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["common", "familiar", "regular"],
                "verb + sight": ["behold", "see", "witness"],
                "sight + verb": ["greet"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be quite a sight",
                    "be spared the sight of something",
                    "not a pretty sight"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the interesting places, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're going to Paris for the weekend to **see the sights**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The next day I did the sights of the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's best if you can get someone local to show you the sights."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Holidays"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["famous", "historic"],
                "verb + sights": ["see", "take in", "visit"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a person or thing that looks silly, untidy, unpleasant, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal, especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She looks a sight in that hat!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a device that you look through to aim a gun, etc. or to look at something through a telescope, etc.",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had the deer **in his sights** now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to align the sights on the target"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Even as a young actress, she always had Hollywood firmly in her sights *(= as her final goal)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rossi has the defending champion in her sights in tomorrow's race."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She turned her sights on (= decided to examine) Florida's adoption laws."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + sights": [
                    "have somebody/​something in",
                    "have somebody/​something within",
                    "fix"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "have your sights set on something",
                    "set your sights on something",
                    "set your sights high"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "when you first begin to consider something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "when you see somebody/something for the first time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was **love at first sight** *(= we fell in love the first time we saw each other)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We fell in love with the house at first sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He looked at first sight like a tourist."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hate, etc. somebody/something very much",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I can't stand the sight of him!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've shared an office for too long and we're sick of the sight of each other."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A ship hove into sight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Like a galleon in full sail, Cara hove into view."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in somebody’s opinion",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We are all equal in the sight of God."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to recognize somebody without knowing them well",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to become no longer able to see somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They finally lost sight of land."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to stop considering something; to forget something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We must not lose sight of our original aim."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not pleasant to look at",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You should have seen him in his swimming trunks—not a pretty sight!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "impossible for anyone to find or see",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I wanted to talk to him but he was **nowhere to be found**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children were nowhere to be seen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A peace settlement is nowhere in sight *(= is not likely in the near future)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say somebody will quickly be forgotten when they are no longer with you",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to expect more/less from a situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If they can’t afford such a big house, they’ll just have to lower their sights a little."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After failing to get into university, he lowered his sights and got a job in a shop."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to decide that you want something and to try very hard to get it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's set her sights on getting into Harvard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had set my sights on a career in journalism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He says he wants to win the trophy, but I think he's setting his sights too high."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has her sights set on becoming a writer."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very much better; much too good, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's done a darn sight better than I have."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's worth a damn sight more than I thought."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or thing that you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you buy something sight unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I bought it, sight unseen."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪt/",
                "audio": "ci/sight/cite__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪt/",
                "audio": "si/sight/sight__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English (ge)sihth ‘something seen’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht ‘sight, face, appearance’."
}