Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seen

/sɪn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables: seen
IPA: /sɪn/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of see

intj

Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

intj

Requests confirmation that the listener has understood the speaker.

verb

simple past of see: saw.

noun

The letter س in the Arabic script.

Example Sentences

"Justice must be seen to be done."
"Everything irie, seen?"
"I seen it with my own eyes."
""Tut, tut, Sir Benjimen," said Bill, "stir up your memory, sir; cast your eye over them felons in the dock, and tell the Court how you seen them steal the bag.""

Etymology

Morphologically see + -n.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: see

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sɪn/

Inflected Forms

seens (plural)

Derived Forms

aforeseen afterseen beseen seenness seenzone underseen

Synonyms

understood got it understand? got it? capisce?

Homonyms

scene sin (UK, dialectal)

Antonyms

unseen

Rhymes With

between mean green clean scene machine queen screen marine dean routine gene

Questions

How do you pronounce seen?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪn/.
What does seen mean?: past participle of see
Where does seen come from?: Morphologically see + -n.

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