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see each other

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UK/ˌsiː iːtʃ ˈʌðə/
US/ˌsiː iːtʃ ˈʌðər/

Meanings

  1. phraseidiom

    To meet regularly or spend time together, with both people doing it equally.

    Grammar: Needs a plural or two-part subject: We see each other, not I see each other.

    Patterns

    • someone sees each other
    • see each other often
    • see each other every week

    My sister and I see each other most weekends.

    Do you two still see each other after the move?

    They saw each other every day that summer, and then he left for college.

  2. phraseidiom

    To be in a romantic relationship, usually without being married.

    Grammar: Used about two people; often with still or no longer to show whether the relationship continues.

    Patterns

    • be seeing each other
    • still see each other
    • stop seeing each other

    Are they seeing each other, or are they just friends?

    We were seeing each other for about a year before we told our families.

    I heard they stopped seeing each other last month.

  3. phraseidiom

    To catch sight of one another by chance, without planning it.

    Grammar: Both people do the seeing; use it with a plural subject and often with a place.

    Patterns

    • see each other at a place
    • see each other in the street
    • happen to see each other

    We saw each other at the station but only had time to wave.

    The two neighbors saw each other across the fence and started chatting.

    Oddly, we saw each other twice in one day.

Common combinations

see each other often
They live far apart, so they don't see each other often.
see each other regularly
The cousins see each other regularly at family dinners.
still see each other
After all these years, they still see each other every Friday.
stop seeing each other
They decided to stop seeing each other when things got complicated.
see each other again
I hope we'll see each other again before you fly home.

Synonyms and how they differ

meet up
Focuses on arranging a meeting rather than on the ongoing contact, and takes a plural subject too: We meet up on Sundays.
get together
Suggests a social occasion, often with other people as well, while 'see each other' usually means just the two of you.
date
Used about romantic meetings and can take a singular subject: He's dating someone new.

Opposites

avoid each other

Word family

each other pronoun
The pronoun meaning 'one another', used when two or more people act in the same way toward one another.
see verb
To notice with your eyes or to meet someone.
seeing noun
The act of meeting someone, as in 'a seeing' is rare, but 'seeing someone' as a phrase is common.

Commonly confused: see each other or see one another? see each other or see themselves?

see each other vs see one another

This means the same thing and is a little more formal; use it in writing when you want to avoid repeating 'each other'.

see each other vs see themselves

This is reflexive and means each person looks at his or her own self, not at the other person.

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