I "see" you had a good trip.

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Peaceblinkfriend

#544385 Mon, 21 Jul 08 11:08 AM

I see you had a good trip.

What does 'see' mean here? If you say this before the other speaker has mentioned about their trip, how would you 'see' that they had a good trip?

Thank you

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New2grammar

#544389 Mon, 21 Jul 08 11:14 AM

The person looks happy :)... It's just something natural to say, I bet. Let's wait for a native speaker.

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optilang

#544391 Mon, 21 Jul 08 11:17 AM

My impression is that you had a good trip.

My understanding is that you had a good trip.

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