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sight·ed

 (sī′tĭd)
adj.
1. Having the ability to see.
2. Having eyesight of a specified kind. Often used in combination: keen-sighted.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
People who have the ability to see considered as a group.
sight′ed·ness n.
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sighted

(ˈsaɪtɪd)
adj
1. (Medicine) possessing the ability to see
2. (in combination) having sight of a specified kind: short-sighted.
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sight•ed

(ˈsaɪ tɪd)

adj.
1. not blind.
2. having a particular type of eyesight or perception (used in combination): clear-sighted.
[1545–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.sighted - able to see
blind, unsighted - unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan
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Translations

sighted

[ˈsaɪtɪd]
A. ADJ → vidente
B. NPL the sighted → los que pueden ver, las personas videntes
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sighted

[ˈsaɪtɪd] adj (= able to see) → voyant(e)
This is more of a problem for blind people than for those who are sighted
BUT C'est plus un problème pour les aveugles que pour les voyants.
partially sighted → malvoyant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sighted

adj → sehend
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sighted

[ˈsaɪtɪd] adj → che ha il dono della vista
partially sighted → parzialmente cieco/a
sighted people → i vedenti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sighted

adj que puede ver
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But if you have sighted it on the expected bearing, then that Landfall is good.
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THE SAGOTHS WERE GAINING ON US RAPIDLY, FOR once they had sighted us they had greatly increased their speed.
A backward glance gave me a glimpse of the first of the Sagoths at the far end of a considerable stretch of canyon through which we had just passed, and then a sudden turning shut the ugly creature from my view; but the loud howl of triumphant rage which rose behind us was evidence that the gorilla-man had sighted us.
I sighted as carefully and deliberately as though at a straw target.
As it sighted the Sagoths it emitted a most frightful roar, and with open mouth charged full upon them.
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In addition to Ruger front sights attaching with a screw, Garza is now offering a scaled-down Single 6/7/10, as the Ruger sights are named, for the adjustable sighted Bearcat.
SEEING IS BELIEVING: GARZA'S CUSTOM REVOLVER SIGHTS
Of the people in the UK who are registered as blind or partially sighted, 93% can see something.
ANSLEY WORKMAN COLUMNIST
They said that chairman of the central moon-sighting committee, Mufti Muneebur Rehman, had never considered the opinion of the people from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Fata while claiming to have sighted the crescent.
Central moon-sighting panel held responsible for Eid controversy
If your flattop AR came with a pyramid-type fixed front sight/gas block, a fold-down rear sight can allow you to mount a large, higher-magnification scope for predator or varmint hunting without removing it, and dismounting the scope leaves the iron sights still sighted in and ready to use.
Can I get a co-witness? Backup iron sights plus optics make a perfect team when it comes to ARs
In my case, my multi-pin mover has five pins that I want set from 20 to 60 yards, so after making sure my bottom pin was set at 60 (my sight's base position), I sighted in my top pin at 20 yards.
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Certainly, they'll have more control over where they're sighted than is humanly possible to use, which is reassuring for a competitor.
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One of the interesting things about this sight is that once you get the top pin (shortest distance) sighted in correctly, the following pins are sighted in using the top pin as a reference.
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