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seeing coming

seeing coming is the present participle and gerund of see coming.

Meaning of see coming

Verb

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

  1. (informal, person, or occurrence) To notice in advance, especially to recognise as a threat or problem; to foresee.
    • You're a perfect hitman; you look like a regular guy. Nobody sees you coming.
  2. (informal) To recognise (someone) as a potential victim to swindle or otherwise deceive.
    • You were charged $1,000 for a car wash? They must have seen you coming!
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coming.
    • The foul ball hit me on the head. I didn't see it coming.

Questions about seeing coming

What is seeing coming the present participle and gerund of?
Seeing coming is the present participle and gerund of see coming.

Words near seeing coming in the dictionary

  1. seeing about
  2. seeing after
  3. seeing and being seen
  4. seeing as
  5. seeing beyond
  6. seeing coming
  7. seeing daylight
  8. seeing dollar signs
  9. seeing eye ball
  10. seeing eye balls
  11. seeing eye dog

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