verb · irregular · intransitive · common

see red

see red · sees red · saw red · seen red · seeing red

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Rot sehen, rotsehen

To become enraged, angry, or infuriatedTo become enraged, angry, or infuriated.

» Tom saw something red there.

Tom sah dort etwas Rotes.

Tom hat dort etwas Rotes gesehen.

Том видел там что-то красное.

Том побачив там щось червоне.

Meaning

2 senses

(idiomatic)To become enraged, angry, or infuriated.
rotsehen
become angry
(idiomatic)To receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.
Rot sehen

Examples

52 sentences

Tom saw something red there.
Том побачив там щось червоне. — deniko
ruТом видел там что-то красное. — odexed
deTom sah dort etwas Rotes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I've never seen a red refrigerator.
Я ніколи не бачив червоного холодильника. — deniko
ruНикогда не видел красного холодильника. — marafon
deIch habe noch nie einen roten Kühlschrank gesehen. — Swift
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I have never seen a red refrigerator.
Я ніколи не бачив червоного холодильника. — deniko
ruЯ ещё никогда не видел красного холодильника. — odexed
deIch habe noch nie einen roten Kühlschrank gesehen. — Swift
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I see a red car ahead.
ruЯ вижу впереди красную машину. — marafon
deIch sehe ein rotes Auto vor mir. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Didn't you see the red flag?
ruРазве вы не видели красного флага? — sharptoothed
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Translations

5 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to become enraged:

to receive a red card:

Origin

Possibly from the red flag used in some historic armies to signal the imminence of battle,

Possibly from the red flag used in some historic armies to signal the imminence of battle, or from the red cloth used to enrage bulls in Spanish bullfighting, or more generally from the idea of red as a colour of warning and danger. Compare corresponding idioms in several European languages: Danish se rødt, German rotsehen, French voir rouge, etc.

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Forms

sees red, seeing red, saw red, seen red

Base form	see red · to see red
3rd person singular	sees red
Present participle	seeing red
Past simple	saw red
Past participle	seen red

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	see red
he, she, it	sees red

Past simpleLesson

all persons

saw red

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have seen red
he, she, it	has seen red

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will see red

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

become angry:anger

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle