saw and was seen

A form of see and be seen — To spend time in public or at an event in order to mingle with important or glamorous people and to appear important or glamorous oneself.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of see and be seen
Cite this entry
APA

saw and was seen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw%20and%20was%20seen

MLA

“saw and was seen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw%20and%20was%20seen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saw and was seen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saw%20and%20was%20seen.

Source: saw and was seen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.