Be seen to be doing something

Seeing as (how)

See somebody as something

Be seeing somebody

See somebody about something

See you

Be seen to be something

Be seen as (being) something

See yourself as something

He saw himself as a failure.

The peace talks are seen as a sign of hope. This type of work is often seen as boring.

Sexual discrimination is seen to be an important factor in discouraging women from careers in engineering.

Teachers need to be seen to be in control.

10. see what somebody/something can do

spoken

a) to find out if someone can deal with a situation or problem

see what somebody/something can do about

I'll call them again and see what they can do about it.

b) to find out how good someone or something is at what they are supposed to be able to do

Let's take the Porsche out to the racetrack and see what it can do!

11. I'll see what I can do

spoken used to say that you will try to help someone

Leave the papers with me and I'll see what I can do.

spoken used to say goodbye when you know you will see someone again

see you tomorrow/at 3/Sunday etc

See you Friday - your place at 8:30.

see you later (=see you soon, or later in the same day)

see you in a bit British English (=see you soon)

see you in a while (=see you soon)

(I'll) be seeing you! (=see you soon)

13. VISIT

[transitive] to visit or meet someone

I'll be seeing her tomorrow night. I haven't seen her since we left school.

14. MEET BY CHANCE

[transitive not in progressive] to meet someone by chance

I saw Jane while I was out.

15. HAVE A MEETING

[transitive] to have an arranged meeting with someone

Mr Thomas is seeing a client at 2:30. She was seen by a doctor but didn't need hospital treatment.

(=see someone to discuss something)

I have to see my teacher about my grades.

16. SPEND TIME WITH SOMEBODY

[transitive]to spend time with someone

They've been seeing a lot of each other.

see more/less of somebody (=see someone more or less often)

They've seen more of each other since Dan moved to London.

to be having a romantic relationship with someone

Is she seeing anyone at the moment?

18. IMAGINE

[transitive not in progressive] to imagine that something may happen in the future

He could see a great future for her in music.

can't see somebody/something doing something

I can't see him winning, can you? She's got a new book coming out but I can't see it doing very well.

(=be able to imagine someone being something)

I just can't see her as a ballet dancer.

informa l also seeing that

used before giving a reason for what you are saying

'I might as well do something useful, seeing as I'm back,' she said.

to make sure that other people notice you working hard or doing something good

The government must be seen to be doing something about the rise in violent crime.

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