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seeing the day

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

Meaning of see the day

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.

Questions about seeing the day

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

Words near seeing the day in the dictionary

  1. seeing stone
  2. seeing stones
  3. seeing that
  4. seeing the back of
  5. seeing the dark side of the moon
  6. seeing the day
  7. seeing the elephant
  8. seeing the error of one's ways
  9. seeing the forest for the trees
  10. seeing the glass half-empty
  11. seeing the glass half-full

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