phrase · academic
this can be seen in
UK/ðɪs kən biː siːn ɪn/US/ðɪs kən bi siːn ɪn/this·can·be·SEEN·in
used to point to evidence or an example that shows what has just been mentioned
Examples
“The widening income gap is clear; this can be seen in rising housing prices in major cities.”
“Improved technology has changed jobs; this can be seen in automation of routine tasks.”
“Environmental degradation is progressing fast, and this can be seen in more frequent floods.”
Band 8 sentence
“The effects of urbanisation are multifaceted; this can be seen in increased traffic congestion, higher living costs and shrinking green spaces.”
Collocations
- this can be seen in + noun phrase
- as can be seen in
Word family
Common mistakes
this can be seen on→this can be seen in
this can be seen that→this can be seen in
Say it for a higher band
5for example→6this is shown in→7+this can be seen in
Synonyms
this is evident in
Easily confused
this is shown in
“This trend is shown in the statistics for renewable energy adoption.”
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