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seeing is believing
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› said to mean that if you see something yourself, you will believe it to exist or be true, despite the fact that it is extremely unusual or unexpected: I never thought Simon would get out of bed before lunchtime on a Saturday, but seeing is believing!Using the eyesEyesight, glasses and lensesThe eye and surrounding areaPerceptiveBelieving
(Definition of seeing is believing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cast verb (LOOK)
- chart verb (SHOW/FOLLOW)
- clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth idiom
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart verb
- fix verb (SIGHT)
- gander noun (LOOK)
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- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- glance noun
- glance verb (LOOK)
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