Ví (en. I saw)

/biˈi/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

The action of having observed or perceived something through sight.

Yesterday I saw a movie that I loved.

Ayer vi una película que me encantó.

The action of realizing something or knowing a fact.

I saw that they were organizing a surprise party.

Vi que estaban organizando una fiesta sorpresa.

Used in colloquial contexts to refer to contacting someone.

On Saturday I saw Juan at the mall.

El sábado vi a Juan en el centro comercial.

From Latin 'vidi', which is the first person singular of the perfect tense of the verb 'videre', meaning to see.

seeing is believing

Expression meaning that visual evidence is needed to accept something as true.

ver para creer

letting life go by

Referring to inactivity or not making use of time.

ver la vida pasar

to see things in a good light

To approve or have a good impression of something.

ver con buenos ojos

to see

The action of perceiving something through sight.

ver

sight

The ability to perceive through the sense of sight.

vista

to visualize

To represent something mentally or in an image.

visualizar

To see something intensely or with great interest.

When I saw the series, I couldn't stop watching it.

Cuando vi la serie, no pude dejar de mirarla.

To understand or comprehend something after a while.

In the end, I saw what was wrong with my project.

Al final, vi lo que estaba mal en mi proyecto.