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seen the glass half-empty

seen the glass half-empty is the past participle of see the glass half-empty.

Meaning of see the glass half-empty

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To focus on what one does not have instead of what one has; to focus on the negative aspects of a situation; to adopt a pessimistic attitude towards life in general.

Questions about seen the glass half-empty

What is seen the glass half-empty the past participle of?
Seen the glass half-empty is the past participle of see the glass half-empty.

Words near seen the glass half-empty in the dictionary

  1. seen the back of
  2. seen the day
  3. seen the elephant
  4. seen the error of one's ways
  5. seen the forest for the trees
  6. seen the glass half-empty
  7. seen the glass half-full
  8. seen the last of
  9. seen the light
  10. seen the light of day
  11. seen the point

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