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saw vs seen

saw

Definitions

noun

  1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  2. hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
  3. a power tool for cutting wood

verb

  1. cut with a saw

Examples

Dom recognized a master tactician when he saw one.

Though the change was slight, he saw that they had both lost a little of their babyishness.

When I looked at the chart a second time, I saw that there was a lot Michael had left out of his personal history; specifically, IVDU—intravenous drug use—dating back ten years, and a major depression that had led to a psychiatric hospitalization and ECT, electroconvulsive therapy.

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