Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To appear; to be published or disseminated.

    das Licht der Welt erblicken

  2. (idiomatic)To be realised.

    Many projects were planned and started, but none saw the light of day.

Examples

297 sentences
  1. I saw Tom three days ago.

    Я бачив Тома три дні тому. — deniko

    deIch habe Tom vor drei Tagen gesehen. — wolfgangth

  2. 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

  3. I see that dog almost every day.

    Цього собаку я бачу майже кожного дня. — rmdas

    deIch sehe diesen Hund fast jeden Tag. — Ricardo14

  4. "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

  5. 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 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
appear; be realised:

Forms

sees the light of day, seeing the light of day, saw the light of day, seen the light of day
Base formsee the light of day · to see the light of day
3rd person singularsees the light of day
Present participleseeing the light of day
Past simplesaw the light of day
Past participleseen the light of day

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysee the light of day
he, she, itsees the light of day

Past simpleLesson

all personssaw the light of day

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave seen the light of day
he, she, ithas seen the light of day

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill see the light of day

Word family

1 related words
RelateddaylightA2

See also

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