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having seen this movie

having seen this movie is the present participle and gerund of have seen this movie.

Meaning of have seen this movie

Verb

have seen this movie (third-person singular simple present has seen this movie, present participle having seen this movie, simple past and past participle had seen this movie)

  1. (idiomatic) To have experienced a situation which is the same as or similar to the current situation, especially with a sense of the unpleasantness or tiresomeness of the recurring situation.
    • The 2008 presidential race may have been branded a "change" election, but abortion rights advocates have seen this movie before.2008 June 23, Amy Sullivan, “Will Pro-Choice Women Back McCain?”, in Time, retrieved 06 Feb 2017

Questions about having seen this movie

What is having seen this movie the present participle and gerund of?
Having seen this movie is the present participle and gerund of have seen this movie.

Words near having seen this movie in the dictionary

  1. having said that
  2. having second thoughts
  3. having seen one's day
  4. having seen one's last gum tree
  5. having seen this film
  6. having seen this movie
  7. having sex
  8. having sexual relations
  9. having shit on
  10. having someone by the balls
  11. having someone by the short and curlies

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