"see in" meaning in English

See see in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sees in [present, singular, third-person], seeing in [participle, present], saw in [past], seen in [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> in}} see in (third-person singular simple present sees in, present participle seeing in, simple past saw in, past participle seen in)
  1. To show (someone) in: to introduce (someone) to the inside of a place. Related terms: into
    Sense id: en-see_in-en-verb-8vPEPofQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 76 24
  2. To welcome (an occurrence).
    Sense id: en-see_in-en-verb-9HYX--W3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for see in meaning in English (1.8kB)

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