Meanings
seen1
- JamaicaRequests confirmation that the listener has understood the speaker.
Everything irie, seen?
Synonyms: understand?, got it?, capisce?
- Jamaicadialectalnonstandardpastsimple past of see: saw.
I seen it with my own eyes.
1 more example
"Tut, tut, Sir Benjimen," said Bill, "stir up your memory, sir; cast your eye over them felons in the dock, and tell the Court how you seen them steal the bag."
1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 156
seen2
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionIndicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.
interjectionRequests confirmation that the listener has understood the speaker.
Origin
seen · noun
- Arabicسِين
- Arabicسِين
- Englishseen
Borrowed from Arabic سِين (sīn).
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seen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seen
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