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sees stars

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

Meaning of see stars

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.
    • Of course they bumped their heads smartly together, saw stars, and both came up flushed and laughing, without the ball, to resume their seats, wishing they had not left them.1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 43, in Little Women
  2. (figuratively) To be reeling immediately after a sudden misfortune analogous to a blow.

Questions about sees stars

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

Words near sees stars in the dictionary

  1. sees service
  2. sees shit
  3. sees someone right
  4. sees someone's etchings
  5. sees something green in one's eye
  6. sees stars
  7. sees the back of
  8. sees the dark side of the moon
  9. sees the day
  10. sees the elephant
  11. sees the error of one's ways

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