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seeing is believing

seeing is believing proverb: one needs to see something in order to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.

Proverb

seeing is believing

  1. (idiomatic) One needs to see something in order to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.
    • They said their product will be ready for shipment in two months and we could even "take that to the bank", but we’ve heard that before. Seeing is believing.
    • There is nothing like Matter of Fact; Seeing is Believing.1712, Humphry Polesworth [pseudonym; John Arbuthnot], “How Lewis Baboon Came to Visit John Bull, and What Pass’d between Them”, in Lewis Baboon Turned Honest, and John Bull Politician. Being the...
  2. (idiomatic) One is skeptical regarding a claim.

seeing is believing meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

seeing is believing in Thai

one needs to see something to believe it
สิบปากว่าไม่เท่าตาเห็น sìp-bpàak-wâa-mâi-tâo-dtaa-hěn

seeing is believing in Vietnamese

one needs to see something to believe it
trăm nghe không bằng mắt thấy, tai nghe không bằng mắt thấy, trăm nghe không bằng một thấy

Questions about seeing is believing

What does seeing is believing mean?
Seeing is believing means one needs to see something in order to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.
What is seeing is believing in Thai?
Seeing is believing in Thai is สิบปากว่าไม่เท่าตาเห็น (sìp-bpàak-wâa-mâi-tâo-dtaa-hěn). See Seeing is believing meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is seeing is believing?
Seeing is believing is a proverb.

Words near seeing is believing in the dictionary

  1. seeing fit
  2. seeing for oneself
  3. seeing in
  4. seeing into
  5. seeing into a millstone
  6. seeing is believing
  7. seeing off
  8. seeing one's way clear to
  9. seeing one's way to
  10. seeing oneself out
  11. seeing out

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