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seeing Meaning & Definition

Q: What is the plural of seeing?

The plural of seeing is seeings.

ˈsē-iŋ

What Does Seeing Mean?

As a conjunction, seeing means inasmuch as. As a noun, it means the quality of the images of celestial bodies observed telescopically. As a verb, it means to perceive by the eye.

Seeing: Key Facts

Part of speech	conjunction, noun, verb
Pronunciation	/ˈsē-iŋ/
Syllables	2
Synonyms	sighted, eyesight and beholding
Plural	seeings

Seeing Definition (Conjunction)

inasmuch as

Seeing as a Noun

the quality of the images of celestial bodies observed telescopically

Seeing as a Verb

to perceive by the eye
to perceive or detect as if by sight
to be aware of : recognize
sees only our faults
to imagine as a possibility : suppose
couldn't see him as a crook
to form a mental picture of : visualize
can still see her as she was years ago
to perceive the meaning or importance of : understand
to come to know : discover
to be the setting or time of
The last fifty years have seen a sweeping revolution in science …
to have experience of : undergo
see army service
examine, watch
want to see how she handles the problem
read
to read of
to attend as a spectator
see a play
to make sure
See that order is kept.
to take care of : provide for
had enough money to see us through
to find acceptable or attractive
can't understand what he sees in her
to regard as : judge
to prefer to have
I'll see him hanged first. / I'll see you dead before I accept your terms.
to call on : visit
to keep company with especially in courtship or dating
had been seeing each other for a year
to grant an interview to : receive
The president will see you now.
accompany, escort
See the guests to the door.
to meet (a bet) in poker or to equal the bet of (a player) : call
to apprehend objects by sight
to have the power of sight
to perceive objects as if by sight
to look about
to give or pay attention
to grasp something mentally
to acknowledge or consider something being pointed out
See, I told you it would rain.
to make investigation or inquiry

Synonyms of Seeing

sighted eyesight beholding visual perception sightedness

Seeing synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Seeing

No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.

Seeing in a Sentence

Seeing the boss wasn't around, we took it easy.

1999 saw the release of many great films.

I'll see you hang for this! I saw that they didn't make any more trouble.

I saw the old lady safely across the road.

I'll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten.

I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.

For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C.

Can I see that lighter for a second? Mine just quit working.

The equipment has not seen usage outside of our projects.

sees only our faults

couldn't see him as a crook

can still see her as she was years ago

The last fifty years have seen a sweeping revolution in science …

see army service

want to see how she handles the problem

see a play

See that order is kept.

had enough money to see us through

can't understand what he sees in her

I'll see him hanged first.

I'll see you dead before I accept your terms.

had been seeing each other for a year

The president will see you now.

See the guests to the door.

See, I told you it would rain.

I'll see him hanged first. / I'll see you dead before I accept your terms.

Word Forms & Grammar

seeing

seeings

saw

seen

see·ing

sees

see·able adjective

see

seeable

seeing (not comparable)

seeing (countable and uncountable, plural seeings)

Words That Rhyme With Seeing

being feeing keying kneeing geeing teeing weeing peeing

Origin of Seeing

Origin 1: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; akin to Old High German sehan to see and perhaps to Latin sequi to follow sue

Origin 2: From see + -ing.

Origin 3: Probably an elision of "seeing that" or "seeing as".

First Known Use

15th century

1873

before 12th centuryt

How to Pronounce Seeing

Seeing is pronounced /ˈsē-iŋ/ and has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (sē).

Common Questions About Seeing

Is seeing a conjunction or a noun?

Seeing is mainly used as a conjunction, but it can also be used as a noun and a verb.

What is another word for seeing?

You can replace seeing with words such as sighted, eyesight and beholding. See the full list of seeing synonyms and antonyms.