Meaning & use

seeing

conjunction·Academic

Given the fact that; considering, used to introduce a reason that explains or justifies what follows.

See it in a sentence

Seeing as it was already midnight, we decided to postpone the trip until morning.

Seeing that the store was closed, they walked two extra blocks to find another one.

A note on using this word

In this sense, seeing is often followed by as or that and functions like since or because, not like the ordinary verb see.

Words with a similar meaning

given thatconsidering

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Another way to use it

2. verb

The present participle of see, meaning perceiving with the eyes or meeting someone regularly.

They have been seeing each other for almost a year and recently moved in together.

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