sight·see (sīt′sē′) intr.v. sight·saw (-sô′) ,
sight·seen (-sēn′) ,
sight·see·ing ,
sight·sees To tour sights of interest.
sight′se′er n.
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sightsee (ˈsaɪtˌsiː ) vb ,
-sees ,
-seeing ,
-saw or -seen informal to visit the famous or interesting sights of (a place)
ˈsightˌseer n
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sight•see (ˈsaɪtˌsi) v.i. to go about seeing places and things of interest: In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee.
[1825–35]
sight′se`er, n.
usage: As a back formation from
sightseeing, this verb has only a present tense and a present participle, by which various past and future tenses can be formed:
We were/had been sightseeing all day. We will be sightseeing for the next two hours. These tenses are also commonly expressed by the phrase
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sightsee Past participle: sightseenGerund: sightseeingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative sightsee sightsee
Present I sightsee you sightsee he/she/it sightsees we sightsee you sightsee they sightsee
Preterite I sightsaw you sightsaw he/she/it sightsaw we sightsaw you sightsaw they sightsaw
Present Continuous I am sightseeing you are sightseeing he/she/it is sightseeing we are sightseeing you are sightseeing they are sightseeing
Present Perfect I have sightseen you have sightseen he/she/it has sightseen we have sightseen you have sightseen they have sightseen
Past Continuous I was sightseeing you were sightseeing he/she/it was sightseeing we were sightseeing you were sightseeing they were sightseeing
Past Perfect I had sightseen you had sightseen he/she/it had sightseen we had sightseen you had sightseen they had sightseen
Future I will sightsee you will sightsee he/she/it will sightsee we will sightsee you will sightsee they will sightsee
Future Perfect I will have sightseen you will have sightseen he/she/it will have sightseen we will have sightseen you will have sightseen they will have sightseen
Future Continuous I will be sightseeing you will be sightseeing he/she/it will be sightseeing we will be sightseeing you will be sightseeing they will be sightseeing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been sightseeing you have been sightseeing he/she/it has been sightseeing we have been sightseeing you have been sightseeing they have been sightseeing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been sightseeing you will have been sightseeing he/she/it will have been sightseeing we will have been sightseeing you will have been sightseeing they will have been sightseeing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been sightseeing you had been sightseeing he/she/it had been sightseeing we had been sightseeing you had been sightseeing they had been sightseeing
Conditional I would sightsee you would sightsee he/she/it would sightsee we would sightsee you would sightsee they would sightsee
Past Conditional I would have sightseen you would have sightseen he/she/it would have sightseen we would have sightseen you would have sightseen they would have sightseen
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. sightsee - visit famous or interesting sightstravel to ,
visit - go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"
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