seeing

American  

[see-ing] / ˈsi ɪŋ /

conjunction

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

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noun

1. the act of a person who sees. see.

2. the sense of sight.

seeing British  

/ 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

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conjunction

1. 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 Word Forms

• unseeing adjective
• unseeingly adverb
• unseeingness noun

Etymology

Origin of seeing

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

Example Sentences

For now, the prisoners inside Evin and throughout the country are enduring a dystopian paradox—cut off from information about the war and yet seeing and hearing its effects reverberating outside the compound walls.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s because immersion in different cultures and seeing life from other perspectives is fascinating but also physically, emotionally and mentally difficult to sustain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crozier said: "I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I saw actual toilet sewerage material and things like sanitary products. So how can that be treated water?"

From BBC

Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton is thousands of miles from the Strait of Hormuz, but he’s seeing the early fallout from the shipping lane’s effective closure as fighting continues in and around Iran.

From MarketWatch

She recalled seeing a large crowd and could hear people cheering and a mariachi band playing.

From Los Angeles Times