When we say " X was nice", does it imply X was nice in the past, but not nice any more at the present? Here is one context: One day I went shopping with a friend, and we saw a nice item in a shop. After several days we met together, when we were talking about that item, he said:" That was nice".
an expression said when greeting or saying good-bye to someone. Mary: Hi, Bill. It's nice to see you. Bill: Nice to see you, Mary. How are things? John: Come on in, Jane. Nice to see you. Jane: Thanks, and thank you for inviting me. See also: nice, see, toThey're the same. "It was nice seeing you" can feel slightly more informal, simply because "seeing" is easier to say than "to see," but the difference is so small and depends more on your vocal tone anyway that people use the two phrases interchangeably. See a translation. 1 like.5 Answers Sorted by: 32 They are different, "nice to see you" implies that you have already met or seen the person before. "Nice to meet you" means that it is your first time being introduced to that person. "Nice to see you, it's been a while since we last met." "Nice to meet you, what's your name?" "Nice knowing you", or most commonly written out as "It was nice knowing you", is a phrase that is generally used when you're not going to be seeing this person anymore and they will be out of your life, so you will not know them anymore. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. See also: (it's) nice to see you. it was nice to see you. Hey! (it's) nice to be here. (it's) nice to see you, too. (it was) nice talking to you. nice talking to you. nyE1J.