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see·ing

(sē′ĭng)

conj.

Inasmuch as; in view of the fact: Seeing that you're already at the door, I suppose I must invite you inside.

n. Astronomy

The clarity of focus of an image in a telescope, measured by the angular size of a single star in that image.

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seeing

(ˈsiːɪŋ)

1. the sense or faculty of sight; vision

2. (Astronomy) astronomy the quality of the observing conditions (esp the turbulence of the atmosphere) during an astronomical observation

conj

(often foll by: that) in light of the fact (that); inasmuch as; since

Usage: The use of seeing as how as in seeing as (how) the bus is always late, I don't need to hurry is generally thought to be incorrect or non-standard

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

see•ing

(ˈsi ɪŋ)

conj.

considering; inasmuch as.

[1495–1505]

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Noun	1.	seeing - perception by means of the eyes beholding, visual perception perception - the process of perceiving contrast - the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors face recognition - the visual perception of familiar faces object recognition - the visual perception of familiar objects visual space - the visual perception of space optical fusion, fusion - the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
	2.	seeing - normal use of the faculty of vision eyesight, sightedness visual modality, visual sense, vision, sight - the ability to see; the visual faculty
Adj.	1.	seeing - having vision, not blind sighted - able to see

seeing

noun

The faculty of seeing:

eye, eyesight, sight, vision.

Archaic: light.

Translations

allontanarsi qualità dell'immagine vedente vista

seeing

[ˈsiːɪŋ]

A. CONJ seeing (that) → visto que, en vista de que

B. N seeing is believing → ver para creer

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

seeing

[ˈsiːɪŋ] conj → vu
seeing that → vu que, étant donné que
seeing as → vu que, étant donné queSeeing Eye dog n (US) → chien m d'aveugle

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

seeing

n → Sehen nt; I’d never have thought it possible but seeing is believing → ich hätte es nie für möglich gehalten, aber ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen; look, seeing is believing, you can’t deny it now → da haben Sie den Beweis vor Augen, jetzt können Sie es nicht mehr abstreiten

conj seeing (that or as) → da

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

seeing

[ˈsiːɪŋ] conj seeing (that) → visto che

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

seeing

n. vista, visión.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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I had seen them all before, and was seeing them even then, every night, in my sleep.

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Seeing Rosa enter her room ten minutes after she had left it, Boxtel guessed that the tulip had opened, or was about to open.

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Before that day was done, I had taught him to lead and to stand while I stroked his head and flanks, and to eat from my hand, and had the satisfaction of seeing the light of fear die in his large, intelligent eyes.

For five days I rode back and forth across the southern end of the Galu country without seeing a human being; yet all the time I was working slowly toward the north, for I had determined to comb the territory thoroughly in search of Ajor; but on the fifth day as I emerged from a forest, I saw some distance ahead of me a single small figure pursued by many others.

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'You don't seem to have much curiosity, seeing you never ask my name.'

The King replied that he thought it altogether unbecoming to propose such a thing to Ring, seeing that he could not tell him where the things were; but Red pretended not to hear the King's excuses, and went on talking about it until the King gave in to him.

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The physician, seeing the incontestable improvement, returned to Blois, after having ordered some prescriptions, and declared that the comte was saved.

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He put his horse to a trot to avoid seeing all these suffering men, and he felt afraid- afraid not for his life, but for the courage he needed and which he knew would not stand the sight of these unfortunates.

The French, who had ceased firing at this field strewn with dead and wounded where there was no one left to fire at, on seeing an adjutant riding over it trained a gun on him and fired several shots.

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Seeing Adam from her window going through the shadows of the trees round the gate, she thought that he must be engaged on some purpose similar to her own.

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You may have wondered, I dare say, at seeing me take your strange narrative as coolly as I do.

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Seeing nothing save what I had seen already, I turned back into the house, and stood just within the shelter of the doorway, looking out into the night.