sighted
Americanadjective
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having functional vision; not blind.
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having a particular type of eyesight or perception (used in combination).
sharp-sighted; clear-sighted.
adjective
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possessing the ability to see
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(in combination) having sight of a specified kind
short-sighted
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Origin of sighted
Example Sentences
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Another was seen off the coast off Bahia in Brazil before being sighted 22 years later in Hervey Bay, Australia 15,100 kilometres away.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Eid al-Fitr, which means "the festival of the breaking of the fast", begins when a new moon is sighted in the evening sky.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
I think it’s so short sighted of these guys to get into it for that reason.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The suspect was then sighted on the southbound 405 before pulling off and coming to a stop.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
The man’s probing eyes searched me bottom to top, and I detected disgust as he sighted my scar.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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