Seeing Meaning in English

word · lemma: see

US

/ˈsiɪŋ/

SEE-ing

UK

/sˈiːɪŋ/

SEE-ing

التعريف

'Seeing' is the present participle of 'see.' It means perceiving with your eyes. In informal speech, 'seeing' someone can also mean dating them.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Seeing' + object is common for visual perception. 'Seeing someone' can mean dating—informal and common in spoken language. Don't confuse with 'watch' (focus on action) or 'look' (intentional direction). Often used in continuous tenses: 'I'm seeing...'.

• Spanish: viendo - viendo a (salir con)
• Portuguese (BR): vendo - saindo com (relacionamento)
• Portuguese (PT): a ver - a sair com (relacionamento)
• Chinese (Simplified): 看见 - 见面（约会）
• Chinese (Traditional): 看見 - 見面（約會）
• Hindi: देखना - मिलना (रिलेशनशिप में)
• Arabic: يرى - يواعد
• Bengali: দেখা - ডেট করা
• Russian: видеть - встречаться (романтически)
• Japanese: 見る - 付き合う（恋愛関係）
• Vietnamese: nhìn thấy - hẹn hò
• Korean: 보다 - 사귀다
• Turkish: görmek - biriyle çıkmak
• Urdu: دیکھنا - (رومانی طور پر) کسی سے ملنا
• Indonesian: melihat - berpacaran

جمل نموذجية

I am seeing a bird outside the window.

basic

She is seeing her doctor this afternoon.

basic

Are you seeing what I see?

basic

I'm seeing someone new, and it's going really well.

natural

After seeing the movie, we went out for ice cream.

natural

He's been seeing ghosts since he was a child.

natural