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saw and was seen

saw and was seen is the simple past of see and be seen.

Meaning of see and be seen

Verb

see and be seen (third-person singular simple present sees and is seen, present participle seeing and being seen, simple past saw and was seen, past participle seen and been seen)

  1. To spend time in public or at an event in order to mingle with important or glamorous people and to appear important or glamorous oneself.

Questions about saw and was seen

What is saw and was seen the simple past of?
Saw and was seen is the simple past of see and be seen.

Words near saw and was seen in the dictionary

  1. saw a man about a horse
  2. saw a way clear to
  3. saw a wolf
  4. saw about
  5. saw after
  6. saw and was seen
  7. saw beyond
  8. saw buck
  9. saw bucks
  10. saw coming
  11. saw daylight

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