to see things differently
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3.7
- phrasal verb
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ver las cosas de manera diferente
- After discussing the issue thoroughly, I realized that I see things differently than most of my colleagues.
- see things differently now
- people see things differently
- started seeing things differently
It's not just time to to see things differently.
- It's not just time to to see things differently.
- And people will see things differently.
- Now, real quick, I'm just going to say that there's always exception to the rule and some men are going to see things differently.
- Your job as a thought leader is to teach people to think like you think you see things differently, and it's normal for you.
- Because we all strum up how we see things in our own view because we actually see things differently.
- What caused Amanda to to all of a sudden see things or not see things differently, but maybe see things as they actually are?
- What matters is that everyone is going to see things differently and most notes are this isn't working, not do this.
Examples
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The challenge is to figure out why others see things differently and then try to change that.
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As a competent female in the strength world, I see things differently than many of my male counterparts.
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But they might help me see things differently, right?
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We all started seeing things differently.
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I guess we see things differently.
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Maybe you and I see things differently.
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I see things differently now.
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How easy it is for me to judge others who see things differently from me.
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I guess when you get to a certain age, you start to see things differently.
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We see things differently.
Synonyms
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2.7
To have a different opinion from someone
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
see + thing + differently
The meaning 'to have a different opinion or perspective' is directly derivable from combining 'see' (perceive/understand) with 'things' (matters) and 'differently' (in another way). This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows a straightforward adjective/adverbial modification, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should understand it.
Etymology
See things differently comes from the simple picture of two people looking at the same object from different places, so each person sees the things in a different way. So, it now means 'to have a different opinion or point of view'.