seeing is believing en · X
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(idiomatic) One needs to see something in order to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.
Seeing is believing, says the proverb. Though, of all our senses, the eyes are the most easily deceived, we believe them in preference to any other evidence.
1848, J. C., A. W. Hare, Guesses at Truth, second edition, page 497:They said their product will be ready for shipment in two months and we could even "take that to the bank", but we’ve heard that before. Seeing is believing.
There is nothing like Matter of Fact; Seeing is Believing.
1712, Humphry Polesworth [pseudonym; John Arbuthnot], “How Lewis Baboon Came to Visit John Bull, and What Pass’d between Them”, in Lewis Baboon Turned Honest, and John Bull Politician. Being the Fourth Part of Law is a Bottomless-Pit. […], London: […] John Morphew, […], →OCLC, page 21:
- (idiomatic) One is skeptical regarding a claim.
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hu hiszem, ha látom (show of skepticism about a claim) · az yüz dəfə eşitməkdənsə, bir dəfə görmək yaxşıdır (one needs to see something to believe it) · ajp الحكي مش متل الشوف (one needs to see something to believe it) · fr une image vaut mille mots (one needs to see something to believe it) · nl zien is geloven (one needs to see something to believe it) · la videre est credere (one needs to see something to believe it) · sv det tror jag när jag ser det (one needs to see something to believe it) · az bir dəfə görmək iki dəfə eşitməkdən yaxşıdır (one needs to see something to believe it) · hu majd meglátjuk (show of skepticism about a claim) · cmn 百聞不如一見 /百闻不如一见 (one needs to see something to believe it) · ga déanann feiceáil fírinne (one needs to see something to believe it) · is sjón er sögu ríkari (one needs to see something to believe it) · ru пока́ не уви́жу, не пове́рю (one needs to see something to believe it) · th สิบปากว่าไม่เท่าตาเห็น (one needs to see something to believe it) · pt ver é crer (one needs to see something to believe it) · cmn 眼见为实 (one needs to see something to believe it) · ka ასჯერ გაგონილს ერთხელ ნანახი ჯობიაო (one needs to see something to believe it) · ru лу́чше оди́н раз уви́деть, чем сто раз услы́шать (one needs to see something to believe it) · it vedere per credere (one needs to see something to believe it) · fi uskoo, ken näkee (one needs to see something to believe it) · ko 백문불여일견 (one needs to see something to believe it) · de ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte (one needs to see something to believe it) · vi trăm nghe không bằng mắt thấy (one needs to see something to believe it) · nl zien is geloven (show of skepticism about a claim) · vi trăm nghe không bằng một thấy (one needs to see something to believe it) · ga déanann fearann fianaise (one needs to see something to believe it) · nl eerst zien, dan geloven (one needs to see something to believe it) · vi tai nghe không bằng mắt thấy (one needs to see something to believe it) · fr il faut le voir pour le croire (one needs to see something to believe it) · az bir görmək, min eşidi basar (one needs to see something to believe it) · es ver para creer (one needs to see something to believe it) · nl eerst zien, dan geloven (show of skepticism about a claim) · hu várjuk ki a végét (show of skepticism about a claim) · gd b' fheàrr leam fhaicinn na a chluinntinn (one needs to see something to believe it) · ja 百聞は一見に如かず (one needs to see something to believe it)