Verb
see the glass half-full (third-person singular simple present sees the glass half-full, present participle seeing the glass half-full, simple past saw the glass half-full, past participle seen the glass half-full)
(figuratively) To focus on what one has instead of what one does not have; to focus on the positive aspects of a situation; to adopt an optimistic attitude towards life in general.
Antonym: see the glass half-empty