sightseeing

CEFRA2

/sˈaɪtsiɪŋ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The activity of visiting interesting places as a tourist.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    present participle and gerund of sightsee

Examples

  • How about stopping over at Kyoto and sightseeing at the old capital?

  • I want to get a sightseeing visa.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.

More examples

In context

  • The sightseeing bus ran through a long tunnel.

  • Sightseeing is a frequent reason to visit San Francisco.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

While visiting Rome, the tourists spent the afternoon blank at ancient monuments.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From sight + seeing.