"seen" meaning in English

See seen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /siːn/, /sɪn/ [UK, dialectal] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-seen.wav [UK], en-us-seen.ogg [US]
enPR: sēn, sĭn [UK, dialectal] Rhymes: -iːn, -ɪn (UK, dialectal) Etymology: Morphologically see + -n. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|see|n<id:past participle>}} see + -n Head templates: {{tlb|en|Jamaica}} (Jamaica)
  1. Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker. Tags: Jamaica Synonyms: understood, got it
    Sense id: en-seen-en-intj-l2eC53tH Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 51 12 11 23 4 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 52 11 9 23 4 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 53 9 9 24 4 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 14 5 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 10 14 24 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 47 10 14 24 4
  2. Requests confirmation that the listener has understood the speaker. Tags: Jamaica Synonyms: understand?, got it?, capisce?
    Sense id: en-seen-en-intj-5HhvHsWo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /siːn/, /sɪn/ [UK, dialectal] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-seen.wav [UK], en-us-seen.ogg [US] Forms: seens [plural]
enPR: sēn, sĭn [UK, dialectal] Rhymes: -iːn, -ɪn (UK, dialectal) Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سِين (sīn). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ar:سِين|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "سِين", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "seen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="seen"> Borrowed from Arabic سِين (sīn). Head templates: {{en-noun}} seen (plural seens)
  1. The letter س in the Arabic script. Tags: Jamaica
    Sense id: en-seen-en-noun-VVZV8awN Categories (other): Arabic letter names Disambiguation of Arabic letter names: 6 4 84 5 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /siːn/, /sɪn/ [UK, dialectal] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-seen.wav [UK], en-us-seen.ogg [US]
enPR: sēn, sĭn [UK, dialectal] Rhymes: -iːn, -ɪn (UK, dialectal) Etymology: Morphologically see + -n. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|see|n<id:past participle>}} see + -n Head templates: {{head|en|past participle}} seen
  1. past participle of see Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: see Derived forms: aforeseen, afterseen, beseen, seenness, seenzone, underseen
    Sense id: en-seen-en-verb-vCddT~Ld Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -n (past participle) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -n (past participle): 11 4 74 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /siːn/, /sɪn/ [UK, dialectal] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-seen.wav [UK], en-us-seen.ogg [US]
enPR: sēn, sĭn [UK, dialectal] Rhymes: -iːn, -ɪn (UK, dialectal) Etymology: Morphologically see + -n. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|see|n<id:past participle>}} see + -n Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} seen
  1. (nonstandard, dialectal) simple past of see: saw. Tags: Jamaica, dialectal, form-of, nonstandard, past Form of: see (extra: saw)
    Sense id: en-seen-en-verb-G-XaiYdY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "fa",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
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    }
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        }
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        }
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        {
          "word": "aforeseen"
        },
        {
          "word": "afterseen"
        },
        {
          "word": "beseen"
        },
        {
          "word": "seenness"
        },
        {
          "word": "seenzone"
        },
        {
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        }
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              16,
              20
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          ],
          "text": "Justice must be seen to be done.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
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        "past participle of see"
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          "see",
          "see#English"
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        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "scene"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sin (UK, dialectal)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːn"
    },
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    }
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}

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  ],
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        },
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              17,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Everything irie, seen?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Requests confirmation that the listener has understood the speaker."
      ],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "capisce?"
        }
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "scene"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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              135,
              139
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          "ref": "1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 156:",
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        "simple past of see: saw."
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        "(nonstandard, dialectal) simple past of see: saw."
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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    {
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