seeing

[ see-ing ]

conjunction

1. in view of the fact that; considering; inasmuch as.

noun

1. the act of a person who sees. see.
2. the sense of sight.

seeing

/ ˈsiːɪŋ /

noun

1. the sense or faculty of sight; vision
2. astronomy the quality of the observing conditions (especially the turbulence of the atmosphere) during an astronomical observation

conjunction

1. subordinatingoften foll bythat in light of the fact (that); inasmuch as; since

Usage

The use of seeing as how as in seeing as ( how ) the bus is always late, I don't need to hurry is generally thought to be incorrect or non-standard

Other Words From

• un·seeing adjective
• un·seeing·ly adverb
• un·seeing·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of seeing¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; see ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Prof Simonoff explains: “I think that's an important starting point for when we say, ‘My goodness, why are we seeing all these children now – are we over-identifying ADHD?’

From BBC

That’s where we’re seeing an increase.

From BBC

Around the same time Westside was looking for new produced shows, she recalls seeing plenty of comedy dating shows around the local scene, but they skewed young and tended to punch down.

From Los Angeles Times

What you’re seeing with leaders like Donald Trump, or Viktor Orbán in Hungary, is essentially the separating of those two things.

From Slate

You’re seeing the cleaving off of the liberal part of liberal democracy, whereby if I win an election with the most votes, then all those other things, like checks and balances, the rule of law, the protection of individual rights—they don’t matter because I’ve been given a mandate to do away with all those other things.

From Slate