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sees red

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

Meaning of see red

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To become enraged, angry, or infuriated.
    • "So help me, God," he cried, "when I think it all over I go crazy, I see red."1901, Frank Norris, chapter 2, in The Octopus
  2. (idiomatic) To receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.
    • Diop, sometimes criticized for passive play, saw red once this season when he lashed out at a foe who kicked away his legs.2005 January 26, Rob Hughes, “Soccer: Trio from Senegal is having a ball”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2023, retrieved 14 Nov 2013

Questions about sees red

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

Words near sees red in the dictionary

  1. sees over
  2. sees past
  3. sees past the end of one's nose
  4. sees past the tip of one's nose
  5. sees reason
  6. sees red
  7. sees sense
  8. sees service
  9. sees shit
  10. sees someone right
  11. sees someone's etchings

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