seeing

UK /ˈsiː.ɪŋ/ US /ˈsiː.ɪŋ/

noun 2adj 1conj 1

Definitions

adj

Having vision; not blind.

noun

The act or fact of perceiving something with the eyes; eyesight.

To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]

The movement or distortion of a telescopic image as a result of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.

conj

Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.

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

Collocations

ADJ.

little, long, nice, outside, soon

I'm looking forward to seeing you soon after I finish work.

VERB + SEEING

chill, dreamed, enjoyed, feel, forget, forward, looking, remember

I'm really looking forward to seeing you again next month.

SEEING + NOUN

anyone, blizzard, boss, city, litter, movie, people, you're

I was seeing the boss about a raise when my phone started ringing.

PREP.

after, without

After seeing the movie, we went out for coffee and discussed the ending.

ADV.

again

I haven't seen my old friend in years, but I'm excited about seeing her again next month.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — normal use of the faculty of vision

eyesight
sightedness

noun — perception by means of the eyes

beholding

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

seeing is believing

One needs to see something in order to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.

They said their product will be ready for shipment in two months and we could even "take that to the bank", but we’ve heard that before. Seeing is believing.

believing is seeing

One needs to believe something in order to know or understand it.

Example Bank

To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Stop seeing me as a "normal" person!

Tatoeba · #1498

Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.

Tatoeba · #1584

Do you remember seeing me before?

Tatoeba · #16322

I will never forget seeing you.

Tatoeba · #17464

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, seeing is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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