sichten

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪçtn̩/, /ˈzɪçtən/

Etymology 1

From Sicht (view).

Verb

sichten (weak, third-person singular present sichtet, past tense sichtete, past participle gesichtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sight
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Etymology 2

From Low German. Cognate with English sift.

Verb

sichten (weak, third-person singular present sichtet, past tense sichtete, past participle gesichtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sift, sort, winnow
  2. to classify, sort over
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Further reading

  • sichten” in Duden online
  • sichten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache