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sightsee

sight·see
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sahyt-see]
    • /ˈsaɪtˌsi/
    • /ˈsaɪt.siːɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyt-see]
    • /ˈsaɪtˌsi/

Definitions of sightsee word

  • verb without object sightsee to go about seeing places and things of interest: In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee. 1
  • verb with object sightsee to go about seeing the major sights of: We had only two days to sightsee Rome. 1
  • intransitive verb sightsee visit tourist sites 1
  • verb sightsee to visit the famous or interesting sights of (a place) 0

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Origin of sightsee

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; back formation from sightseer or sightseeing

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sightsee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sightsee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sightsee usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sightsee

verb sightsee

  • adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
  • get through — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • globetrot — to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.
  • globetrotting — to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.

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