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- [seen]
- /sin/
- /siːn/
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- [seen]
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Definitions of seen word
- verb seen past participle of see1 . 1
- verb with object seen to perceive with the eyes; look at. 1
- verb with object seen to view; visit or attend as a spectator: to see a play. 1
- verb with object seen to perceive by means of computer vision. 1
- verb with object seen to scan or view, especially by electronic means: The satellite can see the entire southern half of the country. 1
- verb with object seen to perceive (things) mentally; discern; understand: to see the point of an argument. 1
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Origin of seen
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English seen, Old English sēon; cognate with Dutch zien, German sehen, Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Seen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seen
adj seen
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- diagrammatic — Something that is in diagrammatic form is arranged or drawn as a diagram.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- graphic — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
noun seen
- corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
adjective seen
- confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
- noticed — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- observed — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- optic — of or relating to the eye or sight.
Antonyms for seen
adj seen
- at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- cast away — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- cloistral — of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
adjective seen
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- imperceivable — That cannot be perceived; imperceptible.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
- withdrawn — past participle of withdraw.
- wraithlike — an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.