Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,721,925,370 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

seeing

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
see·ing  (sng)
conj.
Inasmuch as; in view of the fact: Seeing that you're already at the door, I suppose I must invite you inside.

seeing [ˈsiːɪŋ]
n
1. the sense or faculty of sight; vision
2. (Astronomy) Astronomy the quality of the observing conditions (especially the turbulence of the atmosphere) during an astronomical observation
conj
(subordinating; often foll by that) in light of the fact (that); inasmuch as; since
Usage: The use of seeing as how as in seeing as (how) the bus is always late, I don't need any reason to hurry is generally thought to be incorrect or non-standard
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seeingseeing - perception by means of the eyes      
perception - the process of perceiving
contrast - the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
face recognition - the visual perception of familiar faces
object recognition - the visual perception of familiar objects
visual space - the visual perception of space
optical fusion, fusion - the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
2.seeingseeing - normal use of the faculty of vision
visual modality, visual sense, vision, sight - the ability to see; the visual faculty
Adj.1.seeing - having vision, not blind
sighted - able to see
Translations
seeing [ˈsiːɪŋ]
A. CONJ seeing (that)visto que, en vista de que
B. N seeing is believingver para creer
seeing [ˈsiːɪŋ] conjvu
seeing that → vu que, étant donné que
seeing as → vu que, étant donné que
Seeing Eye dog n (US)chien m d'aveugle
seeing
nSehen nt; I’d never have thought it possible but seeing is believingich hätte es nie für möglich gehalten, aber ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen; look, seeing is believing, you can’t deny it nowda haben Sie den Beweis vor Augen, jetzt können Sie es nicht mehr abstreiten
conj seeing (that or as)da
seeing [ˈsiːɪŋ] conj seeing (that)visto che
seeing [ˈsiːɪŋ] conj seeing (that)visto che


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
No references found
 
These preliminaries settled, he did not care to put off any longer the execution of his design, urged on to it by the thought of all the world was losing by his delay, seeing what wrongs he intended to right, grievances to redress, injustices to repair, abuses to remove, and duties to discharge.
When you open your newspaper in the morning, the actual sensations of seeing the print form a very minute part of what goes on in you, but they are the starting-point of all the rest, and it is through them that the newspaper is a means of information or mis-information.
Seeing Adam from her window going through the shadows of the trees round the gate, she thought that he must be engaged on some purpose similar to her own.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.