seen
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
An inflected form of see · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 207 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 110,270 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.052% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight You have to be a good observer to see all the detailsCan you see the bird in that tree?
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally also: understand, realize, realise Now I see!I just can't see your point
- perceive or be contemporaneous with also: witness, find We found Republicans winning the officesYou'll see a lot of cheating in this school
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind also: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, figure I can't see him on horseback!I can see what will happen
- deem to be also: consider, reckon, view, regard She views this quite differently from meI consider her to be shallow
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally also: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out I learned that she has two grown-up childrenI see that you have been promoted
seen in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Never was seen the like in Bethlehem.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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I had seen very little of him for some years.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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I've seen you over there rocking a magnificent gray cat.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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It was the most extraordinary looking little gentleman he had ever seen in his life.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1