visto

seen

adjective BEES-toh Rare

Also means

given (that)

Usage Note

Visto is the irregular past participle of ver ('to see'), used as an adjective meaning 'seen' or 'well-known'. The phrase visto bueno (often abbreviated V.º B.º) means an official approval or sign-off. Está muy visto means 'it's been done to death / it's very clichéd'. As a conjunction, visto que means 'given that / seeing that'.

Examples

"Ese truco ya está muy visto."

Natural Translation

That trick has been done to death.

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