intransitive verb
sight·saw, sight·seen, sight·see·ing, sight·seesTo tour sights of interest.
Related Forms:
- sight′se′er
noun
sightsee
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present sightsees, present participle sightseeing, simple past sightsaw, past participle sightseen)
- To go sightseeing, to visit places of interest in a city, town or geographical area.
Usage notes
- Many speakers prefer forms of "go sightseeing".
Origin
Back-formation from sightseeing.
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"sightsee." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 18 April 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/sightsee>.
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sightsee. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/sightsee
