Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seeing

/ˈsiː.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables: see-ing
IPA: /ˈsiː.ɪŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of see

adj

Having vision; not blind.

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

conj

Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around."
"To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]"
"Seeing the boss wasn't around, we took it easy."

Etymology

From see + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

seeings (plural)

Derived Forms

farseeing everseeing nonseeing seeingly seeingness unseeing sightseeing

Phrases

all-seeing far-seeing seeing-eye dog seeing to believing is seeing hard of seeing seeing is believing

Synonyms

sighted eyesight sightedness visual perception beholding

Rhymes With

being well-being skiing agreeing fleeing wellbeing freeing peeing guaranteeing sightseeing disagreeing keying

Questions

How do you pronounce seeing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiː.ɪŋ/.
What does seeing mean?: present participle and gerund of see
Where does seeing come from?: From see + -ing.

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