Open Dictionary
Join now
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org
play again like it has problem

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Click here to upload you own video for this word!
Short "hint"

An authoritative person who divines the future; A person with unusual powers of foresight. Also: Any of various Indian units of weight.

Watch out! You may see this word with another pronunciation and its meaning is then different.
Used as a noun, listen here, it means: An authoritative person who divines the future; A person with unusual powers of foresight. Also: Any of various Indian units of weight. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: One who observes.

edit
Usage examples (39)
  • When the hero Achilles takes the seer 's side, Agamemnon turns on him too.
  • An incurable seer of movies
  • While the prophet "speaks" in the Spirit, the apocalyptic seer is in the Spirit in his whole person.
  • David and Asaph, who is there called a seer or prophet.
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
wordnik merriam-webster
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.

LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us or click here for instant support.

Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.