well seenadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛl ˈsiːn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛl ˈsin/

Forms: Middle English weel sene, Middle English welle seyn, Middle English–1500s wel sene, Middle English–1500s (1600s Scottish) well sene, Middle English–1600s wel seene, 1500s–1600s well seene, 1500s– well seen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sene adj.; well adv., seen adj.

Etymology: Partly (in early use) < well adv. + sene adj., and partly (especially in later use) < well adv. + seen adj. Compare well isene adj.

1. Plainly visible; evident, obvious. Chiefly in predicative use with it as subject and clause as complement. Now chiefly Scottish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible

senec1175

well seenc1175

naked?c1225

well isenec1275

bremec1340

evidenta1382

apparent1393

palpable?1435

open1478

pointablea1555

faira1568

full-eyed1581

unmasked1590

eyeful?1611

plain1613

prospecta1640

unovercloudeda1658

intuitive1801

unmystified1822

shroudless1841

unforeshortened1846

trenchant1849

focusable1889

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2552 & ȝho wass full off god ȝæpleȝȝe & Tatt wass full wel sene. Þær ȝho toc onn full aldeliȝ. To fraȝȝnenn godess enngell. All hu ȝho shollde berenn child.

c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) l. 656 (MED) Þre dayes þer-biforn..Et he no mete; þat was wel sene.

c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 66 Now be we caytyues, as it is wel seene.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxvii[i]. 24 It is well sene (o God) how thou goest.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iii. sig. Gg4 Her perfections then should haue beene as well seene as Pamelas.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. i. 4 Daftly wad ye hide Your well seen Love, and dorty Jenny's pride.

1788 A. Shirrefs Poems (1790) 334 But, tho' she's ready, it's well seen, Her pipe's nae ay alike in tune.

1818 J. Hogg Wool-gatherer in Brownie of Bodsbeck II. 145 It was ower weel seen how matters stood.

1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan i. 31 It's weel seen, gentlemen, ye are but young lairds.

1960 Edinb. John o'Groat Lit. Soc. 10 It's weel seen we've hedden a good simmer.

1995 D. McLean Bunker Man 219 He's been doing it for years. He's obsessed. That's well seen.

2003 Evening Times (Glasgow) 13 June 76 It's well seen it's the close season. That's surely the only plausible explanation for all the fuss.

†2. In predicative use. Well provided or supplied with something. Also with of. Cf. seen adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out > well

well-attiredc1330

well beseena1393

well seena1400

well-furnished?c1452

well-garnished1481

well-boden1496

well-appointed1523

well-equipped1588

well-fitted1598

well-mounted1621

well-accoutred1637

well-geared1688

well-found1705

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 1011 O selenes es it wel sene.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xiv. 204 A-noon thei lighten and yede vp in-to the halle that was right feire and welle seyn.

3. In predicative use. Skilled, proficient, or experienced in (also †about) something. Cf. seen adj. 3. Now rare (archaic in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > expert, proficient, or versed > in an art, pursuit, or subject

strongOE

knowingc1436

experimented1477

well seen1528

well-studied1530

well-read1574

well beseen1576

curious1577

technical1617

1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man To Rdr. f. xvj^v A man must fyrst be well sene in Aristoteles, yer he can vnderstonde the scripture saye they.

?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. B.i Syr ye seme well sene in womens causes.

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 80 Matthiolus a man otherwyse well sene in symples.

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 124 b There were some, who thought themselues very well seene about these field bankes.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xiv. 63 He was..excellently well seen in all martiall affairs.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 13 A man well seen in Natural Causes and Effects.

1759 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues (1760) iv. 167 Sir James Melvil was too well seen in courts to have used this language, if he had not understood it would be welcome.

1763 G. Ridley Life Dr. N. Ridley ii. 108 Godwyn represents him as a very good Grecian, well seen in the Hebrew tongue.

1886 A. Lang in Longman's Mag. Feb. 443 The bibliophile..was extremely well seen in the naughty little novels of the eighteenth century.

1984 ‘M. Innes’ Carson's Conspiracy viii. 87 Thus did Sir John Appleby, a senior citizen tolerably well-seen in human nature, meditate dispassionately on the Carsons of Garford House.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well seen
释义	well seenadj. Brit. /ˌwɛl ˈsiːn/, U.S. /ˌwɛl ˈsin/ Forms: Middle English weel sene, Middle English welle seyn, Middle English–1500s wel sene, Middle English–1500s (1600s Scottish) well sene, Middle English–1600s wel seene, 1500s–1600s well seene, 1500s– well seen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sene adj.; well adv., seen adj. Etymology: Partly (in early use) < well adv. + sene adj., and partly (especially in later use) < well adv. + seen adj. Compare well isene adj. 1. Plainly visible; evident, obvious. Chiefly in predicative use with it as subject and clause as complement. Now chiefly Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible senec1175 well seenc1175 naked?c1225 well isenec1275 bremec1340 evidenta1382 apparent1393 palpable?1435 open1478 pointablea1555 faira1568 full-eyed1581 unmasked1590 eyeful?1611 plain1613 prospecta1640 unovercloudeda1658 intuitive1801 unmystified1822 shroudless1841 unforeshortened1846 trenchant1849 focusable1889 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2552 & ȝho wass full off god ȝæpleȝȝe & Tatt wass full wel sene. Þær ȝho toc onn full aldeliȝ. To fraȝȝnenn godess enngell. All hu ȝho shollde berenn child. c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) l. 656 (MED) Þre dayes þer-biforn..Et he no mete; þat was wel sene. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 66 Now be we caytyues, as it is wel seene. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxvii[i]. 24 It is well sene (o God) how thou goest. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iii. sig. Gg4 Her perfections then should haue beene as well seene as Pamelas. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. i. 4 Daftly wad ye hide Your well seen Love, and dorty Jenny's pride. 1788 A. Shirrefs Poems (1790) 334 But, tho' she's ready, it's well seen, Her pipe's nae ay alike in tune. 1818 J. Hogg Wool-gatherer in Brownie of Bodsbeck II. 145 It was ower weel seen how matters stood. 1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan i. 31 It's weel seen, gentlemen, ye are but young lairds. 1960 Edinb. John o'Groat Lit. Soc. 10 It's weel seen we've hedden a good simmer. 1995 D. McLean Bunker Man 219 He's been doing it for years. He's obsessed. That's well seen. 2003 Evening Times (Glasgow) 13 June 76 It's well seen it's the close season. That's surely the only plausible explanation for all the fuss. †2. In predicative use. Well provided or supplied with something. Also with of. Cf. seen adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out > well well-attiredc1330 well beseena1393 well seena1400 well-furnished?c1452 well-garnished1481 well-boden1496 well-appointed1523 well-equipped1588 well-fitted1598 well-mounted1621 well-accoutred1637 well-geared1688 well-found1705 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 1011 O selenes es it wel sene. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xiv. 204 A-noon thei lighten and yede vp in-to the halle that was right feire and welle seyn. 3. In predicative use. Skilled, proficient, or experienced in (also †about) something. Cf. seen adj. 3. Now rare (archaic in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > expert, proficient, or versed > in an art, pursuit, or subject strongOE knowingc1436 experimented1477 well seen1528 well-studied1530 well-read1574 well beseen1576 curious1577 technical1617 1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man To Rdr. f. xvj^v A man must fyrst be well sene in Aristoteles, yer he can vnderstonde the scripture saye they. ?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. B.i Syr ye seme well sene in womens causes. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 80 Matthiolus a man otherwyse well sene in symples. 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 124 b There were some, who thought themselues very well seene about these field bankes. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xiv. 63 He was..excellently well seen in all martiall affairs. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 13 A man well seen in Natural Causes and Effects. 1759 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues (1760) iv. 167 Sir James Melvil was too well seen in courts to have used this language, if he had not understood it would be welcome. 1763 G. Ridley Life Dr. N. Ridley ii. 108 Godwyn represents him as a very good Grecian, well seen in the Hebrew tongue. 1886 A. Lang in Longman's Mag. Feb. 443 The bibliophile..was extremely well seen in the naughty little novels of the eighteenth century. 1984 ‘M. Innes’ Carson's Conspiracy viii. 87 Thus did Sir John Appleby, a senior citizen tolerably well-seen in human nature, meditate dispassionately on the Carsons of Garford House. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1175
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