seeing
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iːɪŋ
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Verb
seeing
- Present participle of see.
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[edit] Adjective
seeing (not comparable)
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[edit] Noun
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seeing (uncountable)
- The action of the verb to see; eyesight.
- (astronomy) The movement or distortion of a telescopic image as a result of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.
[edit] Translations
the movement or distortion of a telescopic image as a result of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere
[edit] Etymology 2
Probably an ellision of "seeing that" or "seeing as"
[edit] Conjunction
seeing
- (slang) Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.
- Seeing the boss wasn't around, we took it easy.
[edit] Translations
inasmuch as; in view of the fact
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