see the light of day
To appear; to be published or disseminatedTo appear; to be published or disseminated.
» I saw Tom three days ago.
Ich habe Tom vor drei Tagen gesehen.
Ich sah Tom vor drei Tagen.
Я бачив Тома три дні тому.
Я бачила Тома три дні тому.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To appear; to be published or disseminated.
das Licht der Welt erblicken
(idiomatic)To be realised.
Many projects were planned and started, but none saw the light of day.
Examples
297 sentencesI saw Tom three days ago.
Я бачив Тома три дні тому. — deniko
deIch habe Tom vor drei Tagen gesehen. — wolfgangth
I haven't seen Tom in three days.
Я не бачила Тома протягом трьох днів. — oromashka
ruЯ не видел Тома три дня. — marafon
deIch habe Tom schon seit drei Tagen nicht mehr gesehen. — wolfgangth
I see that dog almost every day.
Цього собаку я бачу майже кожного дня. — rmdas
deIch sehe diesen Hund fast jeden Tag. — Ricardo14
"I saw her five days ago," he said.
"Я бачив її п’ять днів тому", - мовив він. — Squaw
ru«Я видел ее пять дней назад», — сказал он. — YURY0608
de"Ich habe sie vor fünf Tagen gesehen", sagte er. — virgil
She came to see me the other day.
На днях вони прийшла до мене в гості. — aandrusiak
deSie hat mich vor ein paar Tagen besucht. — Manfredo
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
sees the light of day, seeing the light of day, saw the light of day, seen the light of day| Base form | see the light of day · to see the light of day |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sees the light of day |
| Present participle | seeing the light of day |
| Past simple | saw the light of day |
| Past participle | seen the light of day |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons 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