"see the day" meaning in English

See see the day in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sees the day [present, singular, third-person], seeing the day [participle, present], saw the day [past], seen the day [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> the day}} see the day (third-person singular simple present sees the day, present participle seeing the day, simple past saw the day, past participle seen the day)
  1. (followed by a clause) To experience in one's lifetime. Related terms: the light of day
    Sense id: en-see_the_day-en-verb-70jGychD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "saw the day",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't know if I'll ever see the day when that bully will apologize for all the times he wronged me.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I hope to see the day that finding virus vaccines is routine and quick.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Will we ever again see the day of full churches?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To experience in one's lifetime."
      ],
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        "(followed by a clause) To experience in one's lifetime."
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "the light of day"
        }
      ]
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    },
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      "form": "seen the day",
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          "text": "Will we ever again see the day of full churches?",
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        "To experience in one's lifetime."
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