Standard Lemma guide

sighting

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: citing
  • homophone: siting
  • rhymes with -aɪtɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: S AY1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of sight

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of observing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • several sightings of enemy troops were reported

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: observation, observance, watching

Narrower terms: landfall

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: waarneming — act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for
  • German: Sichtung — act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for
  • Italian: avvistamento — act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for
  • Sicilian: taliata — act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for
  • Sicilian: alluzzata — act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for
  • Spanish: avistamiento — act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for
  • Spanish: avistaje — act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for