seen

S1E1E1N1
/siːn/UK, dialectal/sɪn/

interjection

Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

“Everything irie, seen?”

Similar
understoodgot itunderstand?got it?capisce?
Opposite
Very commonScrabble 4

Meanings

seen1

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of see

    Justice must be seen to be done.

    Antonyms: unseen

interjection
  1. JamaicaIndicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

    Synonyms: understood, got it

  2. JamaicaRequests confirmation that the listener has understood the speaker.

    Everything irie, seen?

    Synonyms: understand?, got it?, capisce?

verb
  1. 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

nounseen (plural seens)

plural seens

  1. JamaicaThe letter س in the Arabic script.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionIndicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

interjectionRequests confirmation that the listener has understood the speaker.

Similar
understand?got it?capisce?

Origin

seen · verb, interjection, verb

Morphologically see + -n.

Full word history & related roots →

seen · noun

  1. Arabicسِين
  2. Arabicسِين
  3. Englishseen

Borrowed from Arabic سِين (sīn).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with seen

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Sounds the same

scenesin (UK, dialectal)scenesin (UK, dialectal)scenesin (UK, dialectal)scenesin (UK, dialectal)

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

seen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seen

MLA

“seen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seen.

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