noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

   "There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal."

2. 2
   the act of observing wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sight form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

viewaimbatchespyscopesee

Example

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"The earliest known record of a comet sighting was made by an astrologer of the Chinese court in 1059 B.C."

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