seeing

adj, noun, conj — 4 senses

seeing

adj

/ˈsiː.ɪŋ/

Etymology From see + -ing.

1

Having vision; not blind.

Synonyms: sighted
Derived terms: everseeing, nonseeing, seeingly, seeingness, unseeing

seeing

noun

Etymology From see + -ing.

1

The act or fact of perceiving something with the eyes; eyesight.

To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]2004, Timothy D. J. Chappell, Reading Plato's Theaetetus, page 73:

2

Astronomy, Natural sciences The movement or distortion of a telescopic image as a result of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.

Derived terms: believing is seeing, hard of seeing, seeing is believing, sightseeing

seeing

conj

Etymology Probably an elision of "seeing that" or "seeing as".

1

Slang Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.

Seeing the boss wasn't around, we took it easy.

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