see – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of see

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to see sb in
Participle: seen sb in
Gerund: seeing sb in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Isee sb in
yousee sb in
he;she;itsees sb in
wesee sb in
yousee sb in
theysee sb in

Perfect

Ihave seen sb in
youhave seen sb in
he;she;ithas seen sb in
wehave seen sb in
youhave seen sb in
theyhave seen sb in

Past

Isaw sb in
yousaw sb in
he;she;itsaw sb in
wesaw sb in
yousaw sb in
theysaw sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad seen sb in
youhad seen sb in
he;she;ithad seen sb in
wehad seen sb in
youhad seen sb in
theyhad seen sb in

Future

Iwill see sb in
youwill see sb in
he;she;itwill see sb in
wewill see sb in
youwill see sb in
theywill see sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have seen sb in
youwill have seen sb in
he;she;itwill have seen sb in
wewill have seen sb in
youwill have seen sb in
theywill have seen sb in

Subjunctive

Present

Isee sb in
yousee sb in
he;she;itsee sb in
wesee sb in
yousee sb in
theysee sb in

Perfect

Ihave seen sb in
youhave seen sb in
he;she;ithave seen sb in
wehave seen sb in
youhave seen sb in
theyhave seen sb in

Imperfect

Isaw sb in
yousaw sb in
he;she;itsaw sb in
wesaw sb in
yousaw sb in
theysaw sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad seen sb in
youhad seen sb in
he;she;ithad seen sb in
wehad seen sb in
youhad seen sb in
theyhad seen sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould see sb in
youwould see sb in
he;she;itwould see sb in
wewould see sb in
youwould see sb in
theywould see sb in

Perfect

Iwould have seen sb in
youwould have seen sb in
he;she;itwould have seen sb in
wewould have seen sb in
youwould have seen sb in
theywould have seen sb in

Imperative

yousee sb in
weLet's see sb in
yousee sb in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam seeing sb in
youare seeing sb in
he;she;itis seeing sb in
weare seeing sb in
youare seeing sb in
theyare seeing sb in

Perfect

Ihave been seeing sb in
youhave been seeing sb in
he;she;ithas been seeing sb in
wehave been seeing sb in
youhave been seeing sb in
theyhave been seeing sb in

Past

Iwas seeing sb in
youwere seeing sb in
he;she;itwas seeing sb in
wewere seeing sb in
youwere seeing sb in
theywere seeing sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad been seeing sb in
youhad been seeing sb in
he;she;ithad been seeing sb in
wehad been seeing sb in
youhad been seeing sb in
theyhad been seeing sb in

Future

Iwill be seeing sb in
youwill be seeing sb in
he;she;itwill be seeing sb in
wewill be seeing sb in
youwill be seeing sb in
theywill be seeing sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been seeing sb in
youwill have been seeing sb in
he;she;itwill have been seeing sb in
wewill have been seeing sb in
youwill have been seeing sb in
theywill have been seeing sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be seeing sb in
youwould be seeing sb in
he;she;itwould be seeing sb in
wewould be seeing sb in
youwould be seeing sb in
theywould be seeing sb in

Perfect

Iwould have been seeing sb in
youwould have been seeing sb in
he;she;itwould have been seeing sb in
wewould have been seeing sb in
youwould have been seeing sb in
theywould have been seeing sb in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'see'

foresee, oversee, see,

Verbs similar to 'see'

fee, gee, jee, lee, pee, ree, sed, seed, seek, seel,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

date frequently
date
especially with the eyes
discern
to perceive with the eyes
behold, decern, pipe
to be romantically involved with
date, go out, go with, hang together, have a thing, step out
observe
view, witness, notice, look, watch, behold, spy, descry
understand
comprehend, discern, distinguish, perceive, recognize, determine, ascertain, penetrate
experience
feel, know, undergo, suffer
receive
consult, discuss, entertain
accompany
attend, escort
consider
think, deliberate

Antonyms

understand
misunderstand, mistake, misapprehend, misinterpret
experience
inexperience, immaturity, greenness, rawness
consider
dismiss, disregard, ignore, neglect

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. seon (contracted class V strong verb; past tense seah, pp. sewen), from P.Gmc. *sekhwanan (cf. O.S., O.H.G. sehan, M.H.G., Ger. sehen, O.Fris. sia, M.Du. sien, O.N. sja, Goth. saihwan), from PIE base *sekw- "to see," which is "probably" the same base that produced words for "say" in Greek and Latin, and also words for "follow" (cf. L. sequor), but "opinions differ in regard to the semantic starting-point and sequences" [Buck]. Thus see could originally mean "follow with the eyes." Used in M.E. to mean "behold in the imagination or in a dream" (c.1200), "to recognize the force of (a demonstration)," also c.1200, "often with ref. to metaphorical light or eyes" [OED], and "to learn by reading" (1426). Past tense saw developed from O.E. pl. sawon.
"When you have seen one of their Pictures, you have seen all." [Blake, c.1811]
Sense of "escort" (e.g. to see someone home) first recorded 1607 in Shakespeare. Meaning "to receive as a visitor" is attested from c.1500. Gambling sense of "equal a bet" is from 1599. See you as a casual farewell first attested 1891. Seeing Eye dog first attested 1929, Amer.Eng., trademarked by Seeing Eye Inc. of New Jersey.
2. From Middle English seen, from Old English sēon (“to see, look, behold, perceive, observe, discern, understand, know”), from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).
3. Etymology 1 sense 9 is a calque of Latin vidē (“see (thou)”, 2ⁿᵈ person singular imperative), which was also borrowed into academic English (see vide) as well as Portuguese.
4. Cognates
5. Cognate with Scots see, sei (“to see”), Yola sau, ze, zee, zey, zie (“to see”), North Frisian se, si, siin, siine, siinj, sä, säie (“to see”), Saterland Frisian sjo (“to see”), West Frisian sjen (“to see”), Bavarian segn (“to see”), Central Franconian sehn, senn (“to see”), Dutch zien (“to see”), Low German sehn (“to see; to look”), German sehen (“to see”), Limburgish séëne, zeen (“to see”), Luxembourgish gesinn (“to see”), Alemannic German gseh (“to see”), Mòcheno sechen (“to see”), Vilamovian zaon (“to see”), Yiddish זען (zen, “to see”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish se (“to see”), Elfdalian sją̊ (“to see”), Faroese síggja (“to see”), Icelandic sjá (“to see”), Norwegian Nynorsk sjå (“to see”), sia (“to foretell”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan, “to see”), and more distantly with Albanian shof, shoh (“to see”), Latin secūtus, sequūtus (“followed”), Ancient Greek ἕπομαι (hépomai, “to follow, obey”), Persian ا (a), از (az), ز (ze, “from, of”), Luwian 𒁕𒀀𒌋𒄿𒅖 (“eye”), Sanskrit सच् (sac, “to be associated with, familiar with, have to do with”). See: Middle English 'seen', Proto-Germanic '*sehwaną', Scots 'see', Frisian, Northern 'se', Dutch 'zien', German, old spelling 'sehen', Luxembourgish 'gesinn', Alemannic German 'gseh', Wymysorys 'zaon', Faroese 'síggja', Icelandic 'sjá', Norwegian, nynorsk 'sjå', Sanskrit 'सच्'.

Verbs referencing "see"

Scots see, German, old spelling sehen, Belize Creole si, Sranan si, Danish se, Norwegian se, Norwegian, nynorsk sjå, Albanian shoh, German, Pennsylvania sehne, Sranan syi, Hunsrik sihn.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] a long, long table, over each of which a rack, fixed to the low roof, and stuck full of drinking-glasses and cruet-stands, hinted dismally at rolling seas and heavy weather. I had not at that time seen the ideal presentment of this chamber which has since gratified me so much, but I observed that one of our friends who had made the arrangements for our voyage, turned pale on entering, retreated on [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] business can afford to keep,—just a little, you know, to swear by, as ’ t were, ” said the trader, jocularly; “ and, then, I 'm ready to do anything in reason to ’ blige friends; but this yer, you see, is a leetle too hard on a fellow—a leetle too hard. ” The trader sighed contemplatively, and poured out some more brandy. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] water, the thin white crust of morning ice upon the decks which crackled with a sharp and cheerful sound beneath the lightest tread, was irresistible. And when, again upon the shore, we turned and saw from the vessel 's mast her name signalled in flags of joyous colours, and fluttering by their side the beautiful American banner with its stars and stripes,—the long three thousand miles and more, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] him in the opinion of those who have leisure to observe his proceedings, every time he looks up at the masts, or down at the decks, or over the side, they look there too, as wondering whether he sees anything wrong anywhere, and hoping that, in case he should, he will have the goodness to mention it. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] ! I suppose I 'm no worse than anybody else; ’ or, reckless of all moral obligations, answered boldly ‘Yes: ’ and with some irritation too, as though they would add, ‘I should like to know what you see in me, sir, particularly, to justify suspicion ! ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] worn off, it never ceased to have a peculiar interest and charm for me. The gloom through which the great black mass holds its direct and certain course; the rushing water, plainly heard, but dimly seen; the broad, white, glistening track, that follows in the vessel 's wake; the men on the look-out forward, who would be scarcely visible against the dark sky, but for their blotting out some score of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] is plunging and leaping like a lively dolphin; all the smaller articles are afloat, except my shoes, which are stranded on a carpet-bag, high and dry, like a couple of coal-barges. Suddenly I see them spring into the air, and behold the looking-glass, which is nailed to the wall, sticking fast upon the ceiling. At the same time the door entirely disappears, and a new one is opened in the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] a candid and confidential air, “ that this kind o ’ trade is hardening to the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact is, I never could do things up the way some fellers manage the business. I 've seen ’ em as would pull a woman's child out of her arms, and set him up to sell, and she screechin ’ like mad all the time; — very bad policy—damages the article—makes ’ em quite unfit for service [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Not sea-sick, be it understood, in the ordinary acceptation of the term: I wish I had been: but in a form which I have never seen or heard described, though I have no doubt it is very common. I lay there, all the day long, quite coolly and contentedly; with no sense of weariness, with no desire to get up, or get better, or [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] I remember, Pilot. After another interval of total unconsciousness, I found he had gone, and recognised another figure in its place. It seemed to wave and fluctuate before me as though I saw it reflected in an unsteady looking-glass; but I knew it for the captain; and such was the cheerful influence of his face, that I tried to smile: yes, even then I tried to smile. I saw by [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Than he woke up and saw he missed his stop, (Cien)
  • and scum of the earth would do, but... they go to hell already, you see. (The Crow)
  • So, I see you still got this old Studebaker running. Studebaker? Oh, that's hilarious. (Into the Deep)
  • and he's quiet but well, I see him as... ... a little low. A little kiss. Hello! (El silencio de Marcos Tremmer)
  • and we both suddenly see a shadow. So, we slowed way down... (Blood & Myth)