Advertisement
Advertisement
sightsee
[ sahyt-see ]
verb (used without object)
- to go about seeing places and things of interest:
In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee.
verb (used with object)
- to go about seeing the major sights of:
We had only two days to sightsee Rome.
sightsee
/ ˈɪˌː /
verb
- informal.to visit the famous or interesting sights of (a place)
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- se noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sightsee1
Example Sentences
The five were taking a sightseeing ride over New York when the aircraft crashed.
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.
The group had been on board the sightseeing vessel, viewing coral reefs off the resort town of Hurghada.
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.
She said Bader put her up in a nice apartment near Washington DC and took her sightseeing.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse