Conjugaison de see en anglais, différentes définitions, phrasal verbs, synonymes et expressions : gros plan sur ce verbe !
Tableaux de conjugaison de see en anglais
Conjugaison du verbe see à l’indicatif
Le verbe see au present simple
- I see
- You see
- He/she/it sees
- We see
- You see
- They see
Le verbe see au present continuous
- I am seeing
- You are seeing
- He/she/it is seeing
- We are seeing
- You are seeing
- They are seeing
Le verbe see au past simple
- I saw
- You saw
- He/she/it saw
- We saw
- You saw
- They saw
Le verbe see au past continuous
- I was seeing
- You were seeing
- He/she/it was seeing
- We were seeing
- You were seeing
- They were seeing
Le verbe see au present perfect
- I have seen
- You have seen
- He/she/it has seen
- We have seen
- You have seen
- They have seen
Le verbe see au present perfect continuous
- I have been seeing
- You have been seeing
- He/she/it has been seeing
- We have been seeing
- You have been seeing
- They have been seeing
Le verbe see au past perfect
- I had seen
- You had seen
- He/she/it had seen
- We had seen
- You had seen
- They had seen
Le verbe see au past perfect continuous
- I had been seeing
- You had been seeing
- He/she/it had been seeing
- We had been seeing
- You had been seeing
- They had been seeing
Le verbe see au future
- I will see
- You will see
- He/she/it will see
- We will see
- You will see
- They will see
Le verbe see au future continuous
- I will be seeing
- You will be seeing
- He/she/it will be seeing
- We will be seeing
- You will be seeing
- They will be seeing
Le verbe see au future perfect
- I will have seen
- You will have seen
- He/she/it will have seen
- We will have seen
- You will have seen
- They will have seen
Le verbe see au future perfect continuous
- I will have been seeing
- You will have been seeing
- He/she/it will have been seeing
- We will have been seeing
- You will have been seeing
- They will have been seeing
Conjugaison du verbe see au conditionnel
Le verbe see au conditional present
- I would see
- You would see
- He/she/it would see
- We would see
- You would see
- They would see
Le verbe see au conditional present continuous
- I would be seeing
- You would be seeing
- He/she/it would be seeing
- We would be seeing
- You would be seeing
- They would be seeing
Le verbe see au conditional perfect
- I would have seen
- You would have seen
- He/she/it would have seen
- We would have seen
- You would have seen
- They would have seen
Le verbe see au conditional perfect continuous
- I would have been seeing
- You would have been seeing
- He/she/it would have been seeing
- We would have been seeing
- You would have been seeing
- They would have been seeing
Les autres formes
L’infinitif de see
- to see
Participe présent de see
- seeing
Participe passé de see
- seen
L’impératif de see
- see
- let’s see
Note : to see est un verbe irrégulier. Découvrez tous les verbes irréguliers.
Définition de see en anglais
Que veut dire le verbe see en anglais ?
Le Cambridge Dictionary donne plusieurs définitions du verbe see.
Penchons-nous sur les principales :
1. To be conscious of what is around you by using your eyes
It’s too dark. I can’t see anything!
→ Il fait trop sombre. Je ne vois rien !
2. To watch a film, television programme, etc.
We’ll be there in time to see the movie.
→ Nous serons à l’heure pour voir le film.
3. To be the time or place when something happens
This winter has seen plenty of snowfall.
→ Cet hiver, les chutes de neige ont été nombreuses
4. To understand, know, or realize
I clearly can’t see what the problem is.
→ Je ne comprends vraiment pas où est le problème.
5. To meet or visit someone, or to visit a place
I can’t wait to see you on Wednesday!
→ J’ai hâte de vous voir mercredi.
6. To have a romantic relationship with someone
We have been seeing each other for a long time.
→ On est ensemble depuis longtemps.
7. To consider or think about, especially to think about someone or something in a particular way, or to imagine someone doing a particular activity
He didn’t see himself as a father.
→ Il ne s’imaginait pas être père.
8. To take someone somewhere by going there with them
Would you mind seeing me to the door?
→ Pourriez-vous me raccompagner à la porte ?
9. To try to discover
Will you see if she’s awake?
→ Tu peux voir si elle est réveillée ?
10. To make certain that something happens
I will see that he gets those copies.
→ Je veillerai à ce qu’il ait ces copies.
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Les phrasal verbs avec see en anglais
Rappel : les phrasal verbs (ou “verbes à particule”) sont des verbes qui, lorsqu’ils sont suivis d’un autre mot (la particule), voient leur sens initial complété ou modifié.
Voici les principaux phrasal verbs formés sur le verbe see :
- see about something → s’occuper de quelque chose (familier)
- see after somebody/something (anglais américain) → s’occuper de
- see in something → fêter (le Nouvel An, par exemple)
- see into something → lire dans (le futur)
- see over something (anglais britannique) → visiter, faire un tour de quelque chose
- see past something → faire abstraction de (familier)
- see past something → ne pas se faire avoir par
- see somebody in → accueillir quelqu’un
- see somebody off → chasser/repousser quelqu’un (familier)
- see somebody off → faire ses adieux à quelqu’un
- see somebody out → dire au revoir à quelqu’un
- see somebody out → raccompagner quelqu’un (à la porte)
- see somebody through → aider quelqu’un à s’en sortir (familier)
- see something through → mener quelque chose à bien (familier)
- see to something → s’occuper de (familier)
Les synonymes de see en anglais
En fonction du contexte, vous pouvez remplacer le verbe to see par l’un des verbes suivants :
- behold → regarder, contempler
- contemplate → contempler
- detect → détecter
- discern → discerner
- distinguish → distinguer
- examine → examiner
- eye → examiner/dévisager
- gawk → regarder/fixer bêtement
- gaze → fixer/contempler
- glimpse → entrevoir/apercevoir
- look → regarder
- observe → observer
- peek → jeter un coup d’œil
- peep → jeter un coup d’œil
- perceive → percevoir
- regard → regarder/observer
- scan → balayer du regard/scruter
- scope → parcourir des yeux
- scrutinize → examiner minutieusement
- spot → repérer/détecter
- stare → fixer (du regard)
- view → considérer/voir
- visualize → visualiser
- watch → regarder
- witness → être témoin de/assister à
Expressions avec see en anglais
- as I see it → à mon avis/d’après moi/selon moi
- cannot see the wood for the trees → voir les choses par le petit bout de la lorgnette/ne pasavoir assez de recul
- have a look-see → jeter un coup d’œil/jeter un œil (familier)
- long time no see (interjection familière) → ça fait un bail/ça faisait longtemps (qu’on ne s’étaitpas vus)
- must-see (adjectif) → à ne pas rater/à voir absolument
- not see somebody for dust (anglais britannique) → prendre la poudre d’escampette/partir sansdemander son reste
- see above → voir ci-dessus (dans un document)
- see below → voir ci-dessous (dans un document)
- see daylight → voir le bout du tunnel (familier)
- see eye to eye → être d’accord
- see fit (to do something) → juger bon (de faire quelque chose)
- see how the land lies → tâter le terrain
- see reason → entendre raison
- see red → voir rouge
- see stars → voir trente-six chandelles
- see the light → comprendre/percuter
- see you later, alligator (interjection familière) → à plus dans le bus/à plus tard, Balthazar
Comme to say, to lose, to put, to drink et to bear, to see est aussi un verbe irrégulier. Vous devez donc particulièrement faire attention aux terminaisons du passé.