nnoun.actthe act of observingExamples:- several sightings of enemy troops were reported
Derivationally Related Form:sight
Hypernyms:observance observation watching
Inherited Hypernyms:sightingobservationlooksensingsensory activityactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:landfall
vverb.perceptioncatch sight of; to perceive with the eyesSynset:sight spy
Examples:- he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
Derivationally Related Form:sightingsight
Hypernyms:comprehend perceive
Inherited Hypernyms:spyperceive
Direct Hyponyms:descrydetectdiscoverespyfindnoticeobservespotspy
Full Troponyms:descrydetectfind outinstantiateseesensetrace
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.perceptiontake aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)Hypernyms:aim direct take take aim train
Inherited Hypernyms:sightaimpositionputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s