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Vinony

seeing

noun

  1. the act of viewing
  2. "seeing to it that": act or process of ensuring a proposition or event
  3. (verb of motion) act or process of accompanying
  4. act or process of dating frequently, having a romantic relationship with
L327390 on Wikidata ↗

conjunction

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L333950 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L340241 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsiː.ɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English see English -ing English seeing From see + -ing.

  1. Having vision; not blind.

conj

Etymology: Probably an elision of "seeing that" or "seeing as".

  1. Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.

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

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English see English -ing English seeing From see + -ing.

  1. 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 […]”

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

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English see English -ing English seeing From see + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of see

    “Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.”