de verme

to see me

→ de

phrase Very common #1,248

to see me Comes from de + verme, where verme is ver with me attached. Depending on context, me can mean me or myself, but in common phrases like contento de verme or sorprendido de verme, it usually means to see me.

SP: Todos se alegraron de verme de nuevo.

EN: Everyone was happy to see me again.

No pareces muy feliz de verme.

You don’t seem very happy to see me.

No parece contenta de verme.

She doesn't seem happy to see me.

— Una jornada particular (1977)

Tom parecía aliviado de verme.

Tom seemed relieved to see me.

Mary me dijo que se alegraba de verme.

Mary told me she was happy to see me.

Bueno, no pareces muy contento de verme.

Well, you don't seem very happy to see me.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Ella no parece contenta de verme.

She doesn’t seem happy to see me.

Él vino a casa con el pretexto de verme.

He came to my house under the pretext of seeing me.

Quedé de verme con él a las siete.

I arranged to meet him at seven.

Contento de verme, ¿eh?

Glad to see me, huh?

— Rebeca (1940)

Tom no pareció especialmente contento de verme.

Tom didn't seem particularly happy to see me.

Tom no lucía feliz de verme.

Tom didn't look happy to see me.

No estaba seguro de que estarías feliz de verme.

I wasn't sure you'd be happy to see me.

Sí, y tú tampoco pareces muy contenta de verme.

Yes, and you don't seem very happy to see me either.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Todos estaban sorprendidos de verme allí.

Everyone was surprised to see me there.

Podría decir que se alegra de verme.

I could say that he's happy to see me.

— Perdición (1944)

Él no parece alegrarse de verme.

He doesn't seem happy to see me.

Tom no estuvo sorprendido de verme.

Tom wasn't surprised to see me.

Jamás le daré la satisfacción de verme llorar.

I’ll never give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry.