different between sees vs seep

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?z, IPA^(key): /si?z/
• Homophones: seas, seize
• Rhymes: -i?z

Verb

sees

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of see

Noun

sees

1. plural of see

Anagrams

• eses

Estonian

Etymology

Related to sise-.

Postposition

sees

1. inside, in (Governs the genitive)

   See on kasti sees.

   It's inside the box.

2. during

3. with, Refers to being inside a state

Adverb

sees

1. inside
2. Refers to electrical appliances being on

Finnish

(index se)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *seges.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se?s/, [?s?e??s?]
• Rhymes: -e?s
• Syllabification: sees

Adjective

sees

1. (rare) serene

Usage notes

The word itself is currently rare and even rarer is to see its inflected forms. Most Finns would not know how to decline it.

Declension

Synonyms

• seesteinen

Luxembourgish

Verb

sees

1. second-person singular present indicative of seeën

Verb

sees

1. second-person singular present indicative of soen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ses

Verb

sees

1. passive of se

English

Etymology

Variant of sipe, from Middle English *sipen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic *sip?n?, derivative of *s?pan? (compare Middle Dutch s?pen (“to drip”), archaic German seifen (“to trickle blood”)), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *sib- (“to pour out, drip, trickle”) (compare Latin s?bum (“suet, tallow”), Ancient Greek ???? (eíb?, “to drop, drip”). See soap.

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?p, IPA^(key): /si?p/
• Rhymes: -i?p

Verb

seep (third-person singular simple present seeps, present participle seeping, simple past and past participle seeped)

1. (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.

3. (intransitive, figuratively) To diminish or wane away slowly.

Synonyms

• leak

Noun

seep (plural seeps)

1. A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
2. Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
3. The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
4. A seafloor vent.

Translations

Translations

See also

• sip
• siphon

Anagrams

• Sepe, eeps, pees

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zeep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??p/

Noun

seep (plural sepe)

1. soap

Descendants

• ? Xhosa: isepha
• ? Zulu: insipho

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German sêpe.

Noun

seep (genitive seebi, partitive seepi)

1. soap

Declension

Massachusett

Pronunciation

• (Revived) IPA^(key): /si?p/

Noun

seep

1. river