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seen which way the cat jumped

seen which way the cat jumped is the past participle of see which way the cat jumps.

Meaning of see which way the cat jumps

Verb

see which way the cat jumps (third-person singular simple present sees which way the cat jumps, present participle seeing which way the cat jumps, simple past saw which way the cat jumped, past participle seen which way the cat jumped)

  1. (idiomatic) To delay taking action based on the outcome of something else.

Questions about seen which way the cat jumped

What is seen which way the cat jumped the past participle of?
Seen which way the cat jumped is the past participle of see which way the cat jumps.

Words near seen which way the cat jumped in the dictionary

  1. seen through
  2. seen through a millstone
  3. seen to
  4. seen to it
  5. seen what sticks
  6. seen which way the cat jumped
  7. seen with half an eye
  8. seen yellow
  9. Seend
  10. seene
  11. seenness

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