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seeing things

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

Meaning of see things

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To imagine that one sees things that are not actually present; to have visual hallucinations.
    • It was there before. I think I'm seeing things.
    Synonyms:
    shit
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see see, thing.

Questions about seeing things

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

Words near seeing things in the dictionary

  1. seeing the same way
  2. seeing the trees through the forest
  3. seeing the way clear to
  4. seeing the woods for the trees
  5. seeing the world
  6. seeing things
  7. seeing through
  8. seeing through a millstone
  9. seeing to
  10. seeing to it
  11. seeing what sticks

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