see and be seen

verb

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.

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Meanings

verbsee and be seen (third-person singular simple present sees and is seen, present participle seeing and being seen, simple past saw and was seen, past participle seen and been seen)

present singular third person sees and is seen · participle present seeing and being seen · past saw and was seen · participle past seen and been seen

  1. 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.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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