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sees daylight

sees daylight is the third-person singular simple present indicative of see daylight.

Meaning of see daylight

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To reach an understanding of something previously obscure; to arrive at a solution to a problem.
  2. (idiomatic) To near completion of a lengthy task.
    • I've been cataloguing my stamp album all weekend; now finally I'm beginning to see daylight.
  3. (idiomatic) To become exposed to view; to be seen.
    • I have a lot of old junk in the attic that hasn't seen daylight for years.
  4. (idiomatic) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see see, daylight.

Questions about sees daylight

What is sees daylight the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sees daylight is the third-person singular simple present indicative of see daylight.

Words near sees daylight in the dictionary

  1. sees about
  2. sees after
  3. sees and is seen
  4. sees beyond
  5. sees coming
  6. sees daylight
  7. sees dollar signs
  8. sees eye to eye
  9. sees fit
  10. sees for oneself
  11. sees in

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