Does "seeing that" mean "if"?

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A friend of mine saw the following sentence in a book : They didn't join the university due to their low marks. (Begin with : Seeing that..) He quicky said that "seeing that" means "if", so the correct answer must be as follows : Seeing that they hadn't got low marks, they would have joined the university.

I said "seeing that" means "considering ; since...etc."Therefore, the correct answer is simply as follows : Seeing that they got low marks, they didn't join the university. What do you think of my friend's answer to the sentence?

Fandorin · Accepted Answer

essam gaweeshA friend of mine saw the following sentence in a book : They didn't join the university due to their low marks. (Begin with : Seeing that..)

Hi.
Seeing that is similar to "because=since" in your example.

essam gaweeshSeeing that they hadn't got low marks, they would have joined the university.

It makes no sense.

essam gaweeshI said "seeing that" means "considering ; since...etc."Therefore, the correct answer is simply as follows : Seeing that they got low marks, they didn't join the university. What do you think of my friend's answer to the sentence?

You're right here. You friend isn't.

Yankee · Answer

You are right, Essam Gaweesh. The meaning is not "if".

Both "seeing that" and "seeing as" are used to mean in view of the fact that /since /considering that /inasmuchas.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

A very minor comment.

They didn't join the university

It's not idiomatic to say 'join' here.

You'd typically hear They didn't go to university.

Best wishes, Clive

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