remain to be seen
To have not yet happened; to be as yet unknown.
It remains to be seen whether he will win the election.
seen
UK /siːn/ US /siːn/
noun 1
Definitions
noun
1
The letter س in the Arabic script.
Collocations
5ADJ.
against, little
The new safety regulations have been seen against the backdrop of recent workplace accidents.
VERB + SEEN
cloud, needn't, ought, stars
I've never seen stars so bright as they were last night in the countryside.
SEEN + NOUN
exhibition, fuji, kangaroo, movie, mt, sky, ufo
I've never seen an exhibition that impressed me as much as that one did.
PREP.
from, in
I haven't seen him in years, but I recognized him right away at the reunion.
ADV.
ever
I've never seen anything quite like that before in my entire life.
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Idioms & Phrases
have seen one's day
Of a person, thing, idea, etc., to be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.
Now, as you say, and most every other one says, the grooving plan has seen its day. We must try some other plan.
children should be seen and not heard
Children should behave well and be quiet, especially in the presence of adults.
Until you can organize yourself and those who share your discontent, and compile and reconstruct some proposals for meeting the needs of gay youths, until you can present them in a
what has been seen cannot be unseen
Repulsive, disturbing, or horrific sights can never be erased from memory once they have been seen.
At Dachau he was witness to real rather than abstract suffering; what has been seen cannot be unseen, nor can it be rationalized.
have seen this movie
To have experienced a situation which is the same as or similar to the current situation, especially with a sense of the unpleasantness or tiresomeness of the recurring situation.
The 2008 presidential race may have been branded a "change" election, but abortion rights advocates have seen this movie before.
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You needn't have seen him to the door.
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Have you ever seen him swimming?
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Have you ever seen a kangaroo?
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Have you ever seen a UFO?
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You will wish you had never seen it.
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You ought to have seen the exhibition.
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