Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see coming

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables: see -com-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To notice in advance, especially to recognise as a threat or problem; to foresee.

Informal

verb

To recognise (someone) as a potential victim to swindle or otherwise deceive.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coming.

Example Sentences

"You're a perfect hitman; you look like a regular guy. Nobody sees you coming."
"My pension plan went broke. I didn't see that development coming."
"I should've seen it coming / It should've sent me running / That's what I get for loving you-oo-oo..."
"And tech-savvy propagandists could use the technology to churn out targeted misinformation on a vast scale, distorting the political process in ways we won't see coming."
""'Effectively accelerates your own healing'... yeah, I should've seen this coming." "So I'm not burnt out?! I can use my magic again?!" "Um, I think so, but...""
"You were charged $1,000 for a car wash? They must have seen you coming!"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

sees coming (present, singular) seeing coming (participle, present) saw coming (past) seen coming (participle, past)

Questions

What does see coming mean?: To notice in advance, especially to recognise as a threat or problem; to foresee.

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