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sightsee

[ sahyt-see ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to go about seeing places and things of interest:

    In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee.



verb (used with object)

  1. to go about seeing the major sights of:

    We had only two days to sightsee Rome.

sightsee

/ ˈɪˌː /

verb

  1. informal.
    to visit the famous or interesting sights of (a place)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • se noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sightsee1

1825–35; back formation from sightseer or sightseeing
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The five were taking a sightseeing ride over New York when the aircraft crashed.

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In that incident, all five passengers drowned and only the pilot survived when a sightseeing helicopter that was flying with its doors off fell into the East River and flipped over.

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The group had been on board the sightseeing vessel, viewing coral reefs off the resort town of Hurghada.

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He said travelling to Scotland had been a long-term ambition, adding the pair were looking forward to a day of sightseeing before returning to mainland Europe by ferry.

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She said Bader put her up in a nice apartment near Washington DC and took her sightseeing.

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