seeing

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form see

Third person singular sees

Simple past saw

Past participle seen

Present participle seeing

The present participle of see.

Preposition

Preposition seeing

1. You use seeing as $x$, $y$ to show that $x$ is the reason for $y$.

   Seeing there are some new people, maybe we could each introduce ourselves.

   We don't think it is a good idea seeing as it will be so expensive.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If you are seeing someone, you are dating them.
   • Synonym: dating

   Me and Katie have been seeing each other for a few months.

Synonyms

• because
• since

Related words

• see