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seen

/siːn/verb1 syllable

Seen means: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.

Synonyms for seen65

verb, as in be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure, determine, find out, watch, learn, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick, verify

verb, as in find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

verb, as in imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image, understand, realize, realise

verb, as in perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

understand, realize, realise, see, visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, figure, picture, image

verb, as in perceive or be contemporaneous with

witness, find, see, learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover

verb, as in get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see, witness, find

verb, as in come together

meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

verb, as in deem to be

verb, as in make sense of; assign a meaning to

verb, as in perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

see, watch, view, catch, take in

verb, as in see or watch

watch, view, see, catch, take in

verb, as in date regularly; have a steady relationship with

go steady, go out, date, see

verb, as in see and understand, have a good eye

verb, as in take charge of or deal with

attend, take care, look, see

verb, as in go to see for a social visit

verb, as in go to see a place, as for entertainment

verb, as in undergo or live through a difficult experience

experience, see, go through

verb, as in go to see for professional or business reasons

verb, as in receive as a specified guest

verb, as in observe as if with an eye

verb, as in observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

verb, as in conduct someone someplace

verb, as in deliberate or decide

verb, as in match or meet

What does seen mean?24

verb

1

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something“He verified that the valves were closed”

2

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort“I want to see whether she speaks French”

3

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind“I can't see him on horseback!”

4

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally“Now I see!”

5

perceive or be contemporaneous with“We found Republicans winning the offices”

6

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally“I learned that she has two grown-up children”

7

come together“I'll probably see you at the meeting”

8

deem to be“She views this quite differently from me”

9

make sense of; assign a meaning to“What message do you see in this letter?”

10

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight“You have to be a good observer to see all the details”

11

see or watch“view a show on television”

12

date regularly; have a steady relationship with“Did you know that she is seeing an older man?”

13

see and understand, have a good eye“The artist must first learn to see”

14

take charge of or deal with“Could you see about lunch?”

15

go to see for a social visit“I went to see my friend Mary the other day”

16

go to see a place, as for entertainment“We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning”

17

undergo or live through a difficult experience“We had many trials to go through”

18

go to see for professional or business reasons“You should see a lawyer”

19

receive as a specified guest“the doctor will see you now”

20

observe as if with an eye“The camera saw the burglary and recorded it”

21

observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect“The customs agent examined the baggage”

22

conduct someone someplace“I'll see you to the door”

23

deliberate or decide“See whether you can come tomorrow”

24

match or meet“I saw the bet of one of my fellow players”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with seen?50

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Seen in a sentence

  • By the way, have you seen him lately?BraveSentry
  • Seen from a distance, the hill looks like an elephant.AlanF_US
  • Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face.speedwell
  • Seen from a distance, the rock looked like a human face.piterkeo
  • Seen from the plane, the island looks very beautiful.CM
  • Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.CK
  • Seen from a distance, the stone looks like a human face.CK
  • He might, however, have seen a wooden peg of a different size or color.orcrist

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