Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the ability to see.
- adjective Having eyesight of a specified kind. Often used in combination.
- noun People who have the ability to see considered as a group.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having eyesight; capable of seeing.
- Having sight of some special character; seeing in a particular way: in composition: as, far-or long -sighted, near- or short -sighted, quick -sighted, sharp-sighted.
- Having a sight; fitted with a sight or sights, as a firearm; by extension, arranged with sights so that a certain definite distance can be reached by using the sights: as, a rifle sighted for a thousand yards.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having sight, or seeing, in a particular manner; -- used in composition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
sight . - adjective Not
blind
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective able to see
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Examples
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The spot selected should be on the right side (when sighted from the house) of the entrance.
Gudi Padwa – Bandra Gaothan « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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By the way, did you ever get that new Marlin sighted in?
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Arizona SB 1070 is a lesson in shortsighted and counterproductive lawmaking, with potentially devastating effects for the state's communities.
Irasema Garza: Arizona Law Compounds Immigrant Women's Vulnerability 2010
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The two specific reforms he cited were a tepid proposal to rein in short-sighted, out-of-control CEO greed through a shareholder "say on pay" resolution, and a transaction tax on risky financial instruments.
Charlie Cray: Yes, We Can Make Wall Street Pay for its Own Bailouts 2009
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President-elect Obama has picked a centrist economist team that includes leaders who played a role in short-sighted decisions that exacerbated the current crisis.
Art Levine: $7 Trillion Meltdown 101: How We Got Here, What to Do Now 2009
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To be sure, Khamenei would not be the first Iranian leader to consolidate power in shortsighted fashion.
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Short sighted is making more enemies in the long term while “claiming” they have kept us safe but only in the short term.
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But allowing those feelings to manifest themselves in short-sighted, destructive ways would only hurt the very institution all party members profess to support.
Archive 2008-02-01 ALW 2008
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But allowing those feelings to manifest themselves in short-sighted, destructive ways would only hurt the very institution all party members profess to support.
You're In, Or You're Out ALW 2008
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How selfish and short-sighted is it really in our interests to be?
800-pound gorilla 2005
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