saw, was seeing
Lei è una vecchia amica che mamma non vedeva da tempo.
She is an old friend that Mom hasn't seen in a long time.
— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
Capiva le persone, le vedeva per come erano veramente.
He understood people, he saw them for who they really were.
— Bullet Train (2022)
He hadn't seen him in a long time.
Mary mi ha detto che non vedeva Tom.
Mary told me she couldn't see Tom.
Poi arrivò un ladro, e noi capimmo che di notte non ci vedeva!
Then a thief showed up, and we realized that he couldn’t see at night!
— 3 Idiots (2009)
Perché ci vedeva il suo guadagno, cazzone.
Because he saw his profit in it, asshole.
— L'odio (1995)
Appena mi vedeva, uno splendido sorriso gli illuminava il viso.
As soon as he saw me, a splendid smile lit up his face.
— Senna (2010)