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zien meaning in English

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zien werkwoord

think [thought, thought, thinking, thinks](to conceive of something or someone)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk] [US: ˈθɪŋk]

zien substantief
{n}

vision [visions](sense or ability of sight)
noun
[UK: ˈvɪʒ.n̩] [US: ˈvɪʒ.n̩]

zien is geloven phrase

seeing is believing(you need to see something to believe it)
phrase
[UK: ˈsiː.ɪŋ ɪz bɪ.ˈliːv.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsiː.ɪŋ ˈɪz bə.ˈliːv.ɪŋ]

ziener substantief

seer [seers](someone who foretells the future)
noun
[UK: sɪə(r)] [US: ˈsiːr]

ziener substantief
{m}

prophet [prophets](one who speaks by divine inspiration)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.fɪt] [US: ˈprɑː.fət]

zieneres substantief
{f}

prophet [prophets](one who speaks by divine inspiration)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.fɪt] [US: ˈprɑː.fət]

zienswijze substantief
{f}

opinion [opinions](thought a person has formed about a topic)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈpɪ.nɪən] [US: ə.ˈpɪ.njən]

aangezien voegwoord

as(considering that, because)
conjunction
[UK: əz] [US: ˈæz]

because(by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)
conjunction
[UK: bɪˈkɒz] [US: bɪˈkɒz]

since(because)
conjunction
[UK: sɪns] [US: ˈsɪns]

whereas(it being the case that…)
conjunction
[UK: weər.ˈæz] [US: hwer.ˈæz]

aanzien substantief

status [statuses](prestige or high standing)
noun
[UK: ˈsteɪ.təs] [US: ˈstæ.təs]

aanzien substantief
{n}

prestige(dignity, status, or esteem)
noun
[UK: pre.ˈstiːʒ] [US: pre.ˈstiːʒ]

reputation [reputations](what somebody is known for)
noun
[UK: ˌre.pjʊ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌre.pjə.ˈteɪʃ.n̩]

aanzienlijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord

considerable(worth considering)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈsɪ.də.rəb.l̩] [US: kən.ˈsɪ.də.rəb.l̩]

sensible(easily perceived, appreciable)
adjective
[UK: ˈsen.səb.l̩] [US: ˈsen.səb.l̩]

aanzienlijk bijwoord

considerably(significantly)
adverb
[UK: kən.ˈsɪ.də.rə.bli] [US: kən.ˈsɪ.də.rə.bli]

achteraf gezien phrase

in hindsight(the phrase "in hindsight")
phrase
[UK: ɪn ˈhaɪnd.saɪt] [US: ɪn ˈhaɪnd.ˌsaɪt]

afgezien van preposition

apart from(except for)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈpɑːt frəm] [US: ə.ˈpɑːrt frəm]

afgezien van bijwoord

otherwise(in all other respects)
adverb
[UK: ˈʌð.ə.waɪz] [US: ˈʌð.r̩.waɪz]

afzien werkwoord

abandon [abandoned, abandoning, abandons](to no longer exercise a right, relinquish a claim to property)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbæn.dən] [US: ə.ˈbæn.dən]

give up(relinquish)
verb
[UK: ɡɪv ʌp] [US: ˈɡɪv ʌp]

afzien van werkwoord

waive [waived, waiving, waives](to relinquish; to give up claim to)
verb
[UK: weɪv] [US: ˈweɪv]

al gezien al gedaan phrase

been there, done that(assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic)
phrase

bezienswaardigheid substantief

sight [sights](something worth seeing)
noun
[UK: saɪt] [US: ˈsaɪt]

bijziend bijvoeglijk naamwoord

myopic(unable to see distant objects unaided)
adjective
[UK: maɪ.ˈɒ.pɪk] [US: maˈjɑː.pɪk]

bijziendheid substantief
{f}

nearsightedness(property of being nearsighted)
noun
[UK: ˈniːrˌ.saɪ.təd.nəs] [US: ˈniːr.ˌsaɪ.təd.nəs]

de realiteit onder ogen zien werkwoord

wake up and smell the coffee(to face reality and stop deluding oneself)
verb

doeg; tot ziens interjection

bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye)
interjection
[UK: baɪ] [US: baɪ]

door de bomen het bos niet meer zien werkwoord

see the forest for the trees(to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
verb

door de vingers zien werkwoord

overlook [overlooked, overlooking, overlooks](to pretend not to have noticed; to pass over without censure or punishment)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈlʊk] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈlʊk]

turn a blind eye(to ignore or deliberately overlook)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ə blaɪnd aɪ] [US: ˈtɝːn ə ˈblaɪnd ˈaɪ]

doorheen zien werkwoord

see through(perceive visually through something transparent)
verb
[UK: ˈsiː θruː] [US: ˈsiː θruː]

eerst zien phrase

seeing is believing(you need to see something to believe it)
phrase
[UK: ˈsiː.ɪŋ ɪz bɪ.ˈliːv.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsiː.ɪŋ ˈɪz bə.ˈliːv.ɪŋ]

er uitzien werkwoord

look [looked, looking, looks](to appear, to seem)
verb
[UK: lʊk] [US: ˈlʊk]

goed voorzien bijvoeglijk naamwoord

well-endowed(wealthy)
adjective
[UK: wel ɪn.ˈdaʊd] [US: ˈwel en.ˈdaʊd]

graag gezien bijvoeglijk naamwoord

welcome(whose arrival is a cause of joy)
adjective
[UK: ˈwelkəm] [US: ˈwelkəm]

graag zien werkwoord

like [liked, liking, likes](find attractive)
verb
[UK: ˈlaɪk] [US: ˈlaɪk]

helderziend substantief

sibylline(clairvoyant)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.bə.laɪn] [US: ˈsɪ.bə.laɪn]

helderziende bijvoeglijk naamwoord

visionary(prophetic or revelatory)
adjective
[UK: ˈvɪ.ʒən.ri] [US: ˈvɪ.ʒə.ˌne.ri]

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