seeing
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
seeing
- Present participle of see.
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
seeing (not comparable)
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Translations[edit]
the movement or distortion of a telescopic image as a result of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere
Etymology 2[edit]
Probably an elision of "seeing that" or "seeing as".
Conjunction[edit]
seeing
- (slang) Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.
- Seeing the boss wasn't around, we took it easy.
Translations[edit]
inasmuch as; in view of the fact
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Most common English words before 1923: thinking · beginning · unless · #629: seeing · won't · plain · rich