- seeing that
- considering that.
We should go to the concert, seeing that we've already paid for the tickets.
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seeing that — seeing as/that/spoken phrase used for giving the reason why you are saying something Seeing as it’s your money, I suppose you can buy whatever you want. Maybe we should throw a party, seeing that it’s Dan’s birthday next week. Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
seeing that … — seeing that… idiom (also informal seeing as (how)…) because of the fact that… • Seeing that he s been off sick all week he s unlikely to come. Mai … Useful english dictionary
seeing that — given that, the evidence shows that … English contemporary dictionary
seeing that it's you — seeing as/how/that/it’s you spoken phrase used for saying that you are giving someone special treatment because you know and like them Thesaurus: favouritism and unfairnesssynonym … Useful english dictionary
seeing — is commonly used as a kind of conjunction, often followed by that, with the meaning ‘because, considering that’: • He was the kid brother whom I helped as far as I could, seeing that we had no mother B. Cobb, 1971. The origin of the expression in … Modern English usage
Seeing — See ing, conj. (but originally a present participle). In view of the fact (that); considering; taking into account (that); insmuch as; since; because; followed by a dependent clause; as, he did well, seeing that he was so young. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seeing as — seeing as/that/spoken phrase used for giving the reason why you are saying something Seeing as it’s your money, I suppose you can buy whatever you want. Maybe we should throw a party, seeing that it’s Dan’s birthday next week. Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
seeing as (how) … — seeing that… idiom (also informal seeing as (how)…) because of the fact that… • Seeing that he s been off sick all week he s unlikely to come. Mai … Useful english dictionary
seeing — see|ing [ siıŋ ] conjunction seeing as/how/(that) SPOKEN used for giving the reason why you are saying something: Seeing as it s your money, I suppose you can buy whatever you want. Maybe we should throw a party, seeing that it s Dan s birthday… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seeing — UK [ˈsiːɪŋ] / US [ˈsɪɪŋ] conjunction seeing as/that spoken used for giving the reason why you are saying something Seeing as it s your money, I suppose you can buy whatever you want. Maybe we should throw a party, seeing that it s Dan s birthday… … English dictionary
