Meanings
conjunction
alternative informal seeing as
- Considering the fact that; since; given that.
I'll help you, seeing that you asked so nicely.
2 more examples
Can I go home now, seeing that I've finished all my work?
I'll just tell you about what happened to me, seeing that that's something only me knows.
1980 December 27, Andrea Loewenstein, “Voices in the Night”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 12
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Compare similar constructions in Italian visto che and French vu que.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَظَرًا لِـ
- نَظَرًا لِـ (naẓaran li-)Translations
Bulgarian доколкото
- доколкото (dokolkoto)Translations
Finnish koska, sikäli kuin
- koskaTranslations
- sikäli kuinTranslations
Hungarian láttán, minthogy
- láttánTranslations
- minthogyTranslations
Polish z uwagi na, biorąc pod uwagę, że
- z uwagi naTranslations
- biorąc pod uwagę, żeTranslations
Spanish visto que
- visto queTranslations
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“seeing that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seeing%20that. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seeing that,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seeing%20that.
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