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see the day

see the day verb: to experience in one's lifetime.

Verb

see the day (third-person singular simple present sees the day, present participle seeing the day, simple past saw the day, past participle seen the day)

  1. To experience in one's lifetime.
    • I don't know if I'll ever see the day when that bully will apologize for all the times he wronged me.
    • I hope to see the day that finding virus vaccines is routine and quick.

Forms of see the day

third-person singular presentsees the day
present participleseeing the day
pastsaw the day
past participleseen the day

Questions about see the day

What does see the day mean?
See the day means to experience in one's lifetime.
What part of speech is see the day?
See the day is a verb.
What is the past tense of see the day?
The past tense of see the day is saw the day.

Words near see the day in the dictionary

  1. see something, say something
  2. see stars
  3. see that
  4. see the back of
  5. see the dark side of the moon
  6. see the day
  7. see the elephant
  8. see the error of one's ways
  9. see the forest but for the trees
  10. see the forest for the trees
  11. see the forest through the trees

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