"seeing" meaning in English

See seeing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsiːɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-seeing.ogg
Rhymes: -iːɪŋ Etymology: From see + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|see|ing}} see + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} seeing (not comparable)
  1. Having vision; not blind. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: sighted Translations (having vision; not blind): بَصِير (baṣīr) (Arabic), مُبْصِر (mubṣir) (Arabic), зрящ (zrjašt) (Bulgarian), vidomý (Czech), vidoucí (Czech), seende (Danish), näkevä (Finnish), voyant [masculine] (French), vidente (Galician), sehend (German), videns (Latin), redzošs (Latvian), redzīgs (Latvian), ви́дящий (vídjaščij) (Russian), зря́чий (zrjáčij) (Russian), vidente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-seeing-en-adj-Kb6IF3~P Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lower Sorbian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 37 2 39 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 40 6 30 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 28 7 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 2 36 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 33 9 32 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 10 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 32 9 30 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 35 3 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 43 8 28 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Lower Sorbian translations: 31 8 36 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 3 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 2 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 34 3 35 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈsiːɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-seeing.ogg
Rhymes: -iːɪŋ Etymology: Probably an elision of "seeing that" or "seeing as". Head templates: {{en-con}} seeing
  1. (slang) Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that. Tags: slang Translations (inasmuch as; in view of the fact): نَظَرًا لِـ (naẓaran li-) (Arabic), доколкото (dokolkoto) (Bulgarian), koska (Finnish), sikäli kuin (Finnish), láttán (Hungarian), minthogy (Hungarian), z uwagi na to że (Polish)
    Sense id: en-seeing-en-conj-b~-X4OfO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 54 1 22 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 45 3 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 56 3 18 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 63 2 17 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 19 41 3 25 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 42 4 23 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 43 4 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 37 2 27 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 37 3 21 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-seeing.ogg Forms: seeings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːɪŋ Etymology: From see + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|see|ing}} see + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} seeing (countable and uncountable, plural seeings)
  1. The action of the verb to see; eyesight. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the action of the verb to see; eyesight): رُؤْيَة (ruʔya) [feminine] (Arabic), зрение (zrenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), näkeminen (Finnish), Sehen [neuter] (German), feiceáil [feminine] (Irish), wiźenje [neuter] (Lower Sorbian), ви́дение (vídenije) [neuter] (Russian), зре́ние (zrénije) (english: eyesight) [neuter] (Russian), చూచుట (cūcuṭa) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-seeing-en-noun-i~hGZjGR Disambiguation of 'the action of the verb to see; eyesight': 100 0
  2. (astronomy) The movement or distortion of a telescopic image as a result of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (the movement or distortion of a telescopic image as a result of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere): seeing (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-seeing-en-noun-0KMV4vJ5 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lower Sorbian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 37 2 39 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 28 7 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 2 36 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 33 9 32 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 10 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 32 9 30 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 35 3 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Lower Sorbian translations: 31 8 36 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 3 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 2 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 34 3 35 28 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of "the movement or distortion of a telescopic image as a result of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere": 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hard of seeing
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈsiːɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-seeing.ogg
Rhymes: -iːɪŋ Etymology: From see + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|see|ing}} see + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} seeing
  1. present participle and gerund of see Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: see Derived forms: all-seeing, far-seeing, farseeing, seeing to, seeing-eye dog
    Sense id: en-seeing-en-verb-Ngzh8OjX Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lower Sorbian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 37 2 39 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 28 7 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 2 36 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 33 9 32 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 10 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 32 9 30 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 35 3 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Lower Sorbian translations: 31 8 36 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 3 34 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 2 37 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 34 3 35 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inasmuch as; in view of the fact",
      "word": "koska"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inasmuch as; in view of the fact",
      "word": "sikäli kuin"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "inasmuch as; in view of the fact",
      "word": "láttán"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "inasmuch as; in view of the fact",
      "word": "minthogy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "inasmuch as; in view of the fact",
      "word": "z uwagi na to że"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seeing"
}

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