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seen
past participle of see: I have seen the light.
Not to be confused with:
scene – the place where events in real life, drama, or fiction occur: scene of the crime; any view or picture; an embarrassing public display of emotion: Please don’t make a scene!
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seen
(sēn)v.
Past participle of see1.
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seen
(siːn)vb
the past participle of see1
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see1
(si)v. saw, seen, see•ing. v.t.
1. to perceive with the eyes; look at.
2. to view; visit or attend as a spectator.
3. to perceive (things) mentally; understand.
4. to construct a mental image of; visualize.
5. to accept or imagine as acceptable: I can't see him as president.
6. to be cognizant of; recognize: to see one's mistake.
7. to scan or view, esp. by electronic means.
8. to foresee: He doesn't see us in a war.
9. to ascertain; find out: See who is at the door.
10. to have knowledge or experience of: to see service in the Peace Corps.
11. to make sure: See that the door is locked.
12. to meet and converse with.
13. to receive as a visitor.
14. to visit.
15. to court or date frequently.
16. to help or assist: He's seeing his brother through college.
17. to escort or accompany: to see someone home.
18. to match (a bet) or match the bet of (a bettor) by staking an equal sum; call: I'll see your five and raise you five.
19. to read or read about.
v.i. 20. to have the power of sight.
21. to understand intellectually or spiritually; have insight.
22. to pay attention; heed: See, here it comes.
23. to find out; ascertain: See for yourself.
24. to think; consider: Let me see, what was his name?
25. see about,
a. to inquire about; investigate.
b. Also, see after. to attend to; take care of.
26. see off, to accompany (someone about to go on a journey) to the place of departure.
27. see out,
a. to work on until completion; finish; see through.
b. to escort to an outer door.
28. see through,
a. to ascertain the true nature of, esp. to detect the sham or treachery in.
b. to remain with until completion; see out.
29. see to, to take care of; attend to; see about: to see to the travel arrangements.
Idioms: see red, Informal. to become enraged.
[before 900; Old English sēon, c. Old Frisian siā, Old Saxon, Old High German sehan, Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan]
see′a•ble, adj.
syn: See watch.
see2
(si)n.
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
[1250–1300; Middle English se(e) < Old French se (variant of sie) < Latin sēdes seat]
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Translations
see1
(siː) – past tense saw (soː) : past participle seen – verb1. to have the power of sight. After six years of blindness, he found he could see.
2. to be aware of by means of the eye. I can see her in the garden.
3. to look at. Did you see that play on television?
4. to have a picture in the mind. I see many difficulties ahead.
5. to understand. She didn't see the point of the joke.
6. to investigate. Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.
7. to meet. I'll see you at the usual time.
8. to accompany. I'll see you home.
see about to attend to, or deal with. I'll see about this tomorrow.
seeing that since; considering that. Seeing that he's ill, he's unlikely to come.
see off to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, railway station etc from which he is to leave. He saw me off at the station.
see out to last longer than. These old trees will see us all out.
see through1. to give support to (a person, plan etc) until the end is reached. I'd like to see the job through.
2. not to be deceived by (a person, trick etc). We soon saw through him and his little plan.
see to to attend to or deal with. I must see to the baby.
I/we etc will see I, we etc shall wait and consider the matter later. `May I have a new bicycle?' `We'll see.
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seen
a. pp. de to see, visto-a.
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