noun
Meaning 1
The letter س in the Arabic script.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
seen
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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sēn
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/siːn/
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UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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UK, dialectal: sĭn
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UK, dialectal: /sɪn/
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homophone: scene
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homophone: sin (UK, dialectal)
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rhymes with -iːn
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rhymes with -ɪn (UK, dialectal)
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CMU ARPABET: S IY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
past participle of see
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
- Justice must be seen to be done.
Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 3
simple past of see; saw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, form-of, nonstandard, past
Examples
- I seen it with my own eyes.
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verb
Meaning 4
Understood; comprehended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica
Examples
- Everything irie, seen?
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سِين (sīn).
Morphologically see + -n.