Antonyms for seen


Grammar : Verb
Spell : seen
Phonetic Transcription : sin


Definition of seen

Origin :
  • Middle English sein, from Old English gesegen, gesewen, past participle of seon (see see (n.)). From c.1200 as "perceived, discovered." To have seen everything as a hyperbolic expression of astonishment is from 1941.
  • When you have seen one of their Pictures, you have seen all. [Blake, c.1811]
  • verb perceive with eyes
  • verb appreciate, comprehend
  • verb accompany, guide
  • verb visualize
Example sentences :
  • Since he went to Salamis in search of you, I have not seen him until late this evening.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • And don't you say to any one else that I ever seen him or sent you there.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • It was motionless as marble; but never had she seen anything so beautiful, and so unearthly.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • No one has seen him shed a tear, of heard him utter a complaint.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Hester had seen him from the window, and she answered the bell herself.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • “I would not be seen in the street with that scarecrow,” murmured Giles.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • I have seen the letter; it is in Captain Rushton's handwriting.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Going back amazed, he asked his companion who the girl he had seen could have been.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • "Mr. Bines has seen a ghost," said the sharp-eyed Mrs. Drelmer.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He had seen her only at a distance since their talk at Newport.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for seen

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