sight

Pronunciation

• enPR: sīt
• IPA: /saɪt/
• SAMPA: /saIt/
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Homophones

• cite
• site

Noun

Singular sight

Plural sights

1. Having sight is if you can see things.
2. A sight is something that people want to see.

   The Statue of Liberty is a popular sight in New York City.

3. A sight is something you see.

Verb

Plain form sight

Third-person singular sights

Past tense sighted

Past participle sighted

Present participle sighting

1. When you sight something, you see it.

   The farmers sighted something strange circling overhead.