# seeing

Pronunciation: say "SEE-ing" /ˈsiːɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of see. — present participle and gerund of see
   - Simple: The -ing form of see. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
   - _She is seeing a doctor about her frequent headaches._
   - _Seeing the whole city from the tower amazed the tourists._

## Conjunction

2. Used to introduce a reason or justification; because; given that. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Used to give the reason for something, much like because.
   - _Seeing as you're already here, you might as well help us out._
   - _He decided to stay home, seeing that the storm was getting worse._

## Adjective

3. Having the ability to see; not blind.
   - Simple: Able to see, not blind.
   - _Seeing volunteers were paired with blind participants for the trust exercise._
   - _Only the seeing members of the audience could appreciate the visual effects._

## Noun

4. Perception through the eyes, or the sense of sight itself.
   - Simple: The act of using your eyes to notice things, or eyesight.
   - _For many people, seeing is the most trusted of all the senses._
   - _The philosopher questioned whether seeing alone could give true knowledge._
5. The blurring or shifting of a telescopic image caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere.
   - Simple: How blurry or shaky a star looks in a telescope because of moving air.
   - _On nights of excellent seeing, fine detail on Jupiter becomes visible._
   - _Atmospheric turbulence ruined the seeing just as the eclipse began._

## Origin

**Meanings 1, 3–5** — Formed from the verb "see" combined with the suffix "-ing".
**Meaning 2** — Probably an elision of the phrase "seeing that" or "seeing as".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/seeing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).