"have seen this movie" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have seen this movie.ogg [Australia] Forms: has seen this movie [present, singular, third-person], having seen this movie [participle, present], had seen this movie [participle, past], had seen this movie [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> seen this movie}} have seen this movie (third-person singular simple present has seen this movie, present participle having seen this movie, simple past and past participle had seen this movie)
  1. (idiomatic) 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. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: been there, done that
    Sense id: en-have_seen_this_movie-en-verb-GY5Im15Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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