see – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of see

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yousee sb out
weLet's see sb out
yousee sb out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)