Sighting - English meaning

Sighting – definitions in English dictionary

noun
An instance of seeing or catching sight of something, typically something unusual or rare.
Usage examples:
The reported sightings of a ufo near a suffolk airbase

verb
Manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of.
Usage examples:
Tell me when you sight london bridge
Synonims:
GlimpseCatch/get a glimpse ofCatch sight ofSeeSpotSpyNoticeObserveMake outPick outDetectHave sight ofClap/lay/set eyes onEspyBeholdDescry
verb
Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun.
Usage examples:
She sighted down the barrel

Sighting translation into English

Sighting: translate from English into Chinese

目击

Sighting: translate from English into Dutch

Waarneming

Sighting: translate from English into French

Observation

Sighting: translate from English into German

Sichtung

Sighting: translate from English into Hindi

देखा

Sighting: translate from English into Italian

Avvistamento

Sighting: translate from English into Korean

목격

Sighting: translate from English into Russian

Прицеливание, Обнаружение

Sighting: translate from English into Spanish

Observación

Word origin

Old English (ge)sihth ‘something seen’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht ‘sight, face, appearance’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century (in sight (sens

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Sighting – similar words

sighted

adjective
(of a person) having the ability to see; not blind.
Usage examples:
A sighted guide is needed

verb
Manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of.
Usage examples:
Tell me when you sight london bridge

Sighted - all meanings in English

sight

noun
The faculty or power of seeing.
Usage examples:
Joseph lost his sight as a baby

verb
Manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of.
Usage examples:
Tell me when you sight london bridge

noun
The ability to see, or the act of seeing something
Usage examples:
Machines don’t have a sense of sight., the sight of sick children disturbs her., i know david by si…

Sight - all meanings in English

Sighting synonims

behold

bɪˈhəʊld

verb
See or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature).
Usage examples:
Behold your lord and prince!

verb
To see or look at
Usage examples:
He looked up and beheld the stranger sitting across the table, smiling a secret smile.

verb
To see or look at someone or something
Usage examples:
The new bridge is an incredible sight to behold.

Behold - all meanings in English

catch sight of

idiom
To see something only for a moment
Usage examples:
I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you.

Catch sight of - all meanings in English

descry

dɪˈskraɪ

verb
Catch sight of.
Usage examples:
She descried two figures

verb
To see or notice something or someone
Usage examples:
Miss bates, passing near the window, descried mr knightley on horseback not far off.

Descry - all meanings in English

detect

dɪˈtekt

verb
Discover or identify the presence or existence of.
Usage examples:
Cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages

verb
Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

verb
To notice something that is partly hidden or not clear or to discover something, esp. using a special method
Usage examples:
Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear., x-ray procedures can detect a tumor when it is st…

Detect - all meanings in English

espy

esˈpaɪ

verb
Catch sight of.
Usage examples:
She espied her daughter rounding the corner

verb
To suddenly or unexpectedly see something, especially something a long distance away
Usage examples:
She suddenly espied someone waving at her from the window.

Espy - all meanings in English

glimpse

noun
A momentary or partial view.
Usage examples:
She caught a glimpse of the ocean

verb
See or perceive briefly or partially.
Usage examples:
He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade

Glimpse - all meanings in English

notice

ˈnəʊ.tɪs

noun
The fact of observing or paying attention to something.
Usage examples:
Their silence did not escape my notice

verb
Become aware of.
Usage examples:
He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously

verb
To see or become conscious of something or someone
Usage examples:
I noticed a crack in the ceiling., mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice., [ + (that) …

Notice - all meanings in English

observe

verb
Notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.
Usage examples:
She observed that all the chairs were already occupied

verb
Watch attentively

Observe - all meanings in English

see

verb
Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.
Usage examples:
In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun
The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.
Usage examples:
He was elected to fill the vacant see

verb
Past of see1.

See - all meanings in English

spot

noun
A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.
Usage examples:
Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

verb
Short for spotlight.

verb
A point located with respect to surface features of some region

Spot - all meanings in English

spy

noun
A person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.
Usage examples:
They served as clerks and couriers, telephone and telegraph operators, code and cipher analysts, an…

verb
Work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors.
Usage examples:
He agreed to spy for the west

verb
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

Spy - all meanings in English

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