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Sunsail Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

See someone

Hello,

I heard this while watching series

"are you seeing someone?"

on my vacation I was with my friends,spent time with them,passed my vacation with them.so can I say if someone asks me about vacation?

"I saw my friends"

Thanks
  

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Hello, The meaning of " are you seeing someone " was recently discussed in another thread . key=71198&dict=CALD . to have a romantic relationship with someone: How long has she been seeing him?

  • Hello, The meaning of " are you seeing someone " was recently discussed in another thread .
  • key=71198&dict=CALD .
  • to have a romantic relationship with someone: How long has she been seeing him?
  • " I saw my friends " is OK, but here " to see " doesn't have the same meaning as in your other sentence.
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Hello,

The meaning of "are you seeing someone" was recently discussed in another thread.
Below is an excerpt from http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=71
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I know situation is different,I just wonder if I can use this for my friends and family,not in the same intention but just to tell my past experience.
Thanks
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Not really. If the tense is "Are you seeing someone?" then it means "Are you romantically connected right now?"

These can have the meaning you describe:

On your vacation, did you see anyone [from your home town, etc.]

On your vacation, will you see anyone [e.g., your parents, etc.]

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