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Definition of 'see'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) see
to perceive with the eyes; look at.

2.  see
to view; visit or attend as a spectator.

3.  see
to perceive (things) mentally; understand.

4.  see
to construct a mental image of; visualize.

5.  see
to accept or imagine as acceptable:
I can't see him as president.

6.  see
to be cognizant of; recognize:
to see one's mistake.

7.  see
to scan or view, esp. by electronic means.

8.  see
to foresee:
He doesn't see us in a war.

9.  see
to ascertain; find out:
See who is at the door.

10.  see
to have knowledge or experience of:
to see service in the Peace Corps.

11.  see
to make sure:
See that the door is locked.

12.  see
to meet and converse with.

13.  see
to receive as a visitor.

14.  see
to visit.

15.  see
to court or date frequently.

16.  see
to help or assist:
He's seeing his brother through college.

17.  see
to escort or accompany:
to see someone home.

18.  see
to match (a bet) or match the bet of (a bettor) by staking an equal sum; call:
I'll see your five and raise you five.

19.  see
to read or read about.

20. (v.i.) see
to have the power of sight.

21.  see
to understand intellectually or spiritually; have insight.

22.  see
to pay attention; heed:
See, here it comes.

23.  see
to find out; ascertain:
See for yourself.

24.  see
to think; consider:
Let me see, what was his name?

25.  see
see about,

26.  see
to inquire about; investigate.

27.  see
Also, see after. to attend to; take care of.

28.  see
see off, to accompany (someone about to go on a journey) to the place of departure.

29.  see
see out,

30.  see
to work on until completion; finish; see through.

31.  see
to escort to an outer door.

32.  see
see through,

33.  see
to ascertain the true nature of, esp. to detect the sham or treachery in.

34.  see
to remain with until completion; see out.

35.  see
see to, to take care of; attend to; see about:
to see to the travel arrangements.

36. (n.) see
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME se(e) < OF se (var. of sie) < L sēdes seat)

Definition of 'see'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) see
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

2. (verb) see
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
"You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

3. (verb) understand, realize, realise, see
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
"Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"

4. (verb) witness, find, see
perceive or be contemporaneous with
"We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

5. (verb) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
"I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

6. (verb) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
deem to be
"She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

7. (verb) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

8. (verb) watch, view, see, catch, take in
see or watch
"view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

9. (verb) meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
come together
"I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

10. (verb) determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
"I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

11. (verb) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
"He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

12. (verb) see
go to see for professional or business reasons
"You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"

13. (verb) see
go to see for a social visit
"I went to see my friend Mary the other day"

14. (verb) visit, see
go to see a place, as for entertainment
"We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

15. (verb) attend, take care, look, see
take charge of or deal with
"Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

16. (verb) see
receive as a specified guest
"the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

17. (verb) go steady, go out, date, see
date regularly; have a steady relationship with
"Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"

18. (verb) see
see and understand, have a good eye
"The artist must first learn to see"

19. (verb) see
deliberate or decide
"See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"

20. (verb) see
observe as if with an eye
"The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"

21. (verb) examine, see
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
"The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

22. (verb) experience, see, go through
go or live through
"We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

23. (verb) see, escort
accompany or escort
"I'll see you to the door"

24. (verb) see
match or meet
"I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"

25. (verb) interpret, construe, see
make sense of; assign a meaning to
"What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

Definition of 'see'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) see
to use your eyes
I saw her on the bus.; I couldn't see anything through the smoke.; Did you see his new car?

2.  see
to understand
I can't see how I can help her.; Do you see what I mean?

3.  see
to meet with sb
I'm seeing my doctor this afternoon.; We haven't seen each other for years.

4.  see
to find out
She said she'd see if there are any tickets left.

5.  see
I'll/we'll/you'll see
indicates sb will have to wait to find out
"Mom, can we buy some popcorn?" "We'll see."

6.  see
you'll see
indicates sb will find out later that what you are saying is correct
You'll see - she'll be asking for more money soon.

7.  see
to imagine or believe
I don't see her wanting to be a teacher.

8.  see
to experience or watch
We've seen vast changes in the economy in the past decade.

9.  see
seeing sb
having a romantic relationship with sb
He's not seeing her any more.

10.  see
let me see/let's see
indicates you are thinking about the answer to sth
"What time should we leave?" "Let's see...about 12:30."

11.  see
see that
to make sure sth happens
Can you see that the work gets done on time?

12.  see
see you (later)
used to say "goodbye" when you will see the person again soon
I'm going now. See you.

Definition of 'see'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) see
a seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised

2. (noun) see
specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome

3. (verb) see
to perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view

4. (verb) see
to perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain

5. (verb) see
to follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after

6. (verb) see
to have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend

7. (verb) see
to fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service

8. (verb) see
to accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars

9. (verb) see
to have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly

10. (verb) see
figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into

11. (verb) see
to be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house

Translation of 'see'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to have the power of sight After six years of blindness, he found he could see.
Afrikaans: sien	Arabic: يُبْصِر	Bulgarian: имам зрение
Brazilian: ver	Czech: vidět	German: sehen
Danish: se	Greek: βλέπω	Spanish: ver
Estonian: nägema	Farsi: ديدن	Finnish: nähdä
French: voir	Hebrew: לִראוֹת	Hindi: देखना
Croatian: vidjeti	Hungarian: lát	Indonesian: melihat
Icelandic: sjá	Italian: vedere	Japanese: 見る
Korean: 보다	Lithuanian: matyti	Latvian: redzēt
Malay: melihat	Dutch: zien	Norwegian: se
Polish: widzieć	Persian: ديدن	Pashto: ليدل، كتل: ازمويل، ځيركېد
Portuguese: ver	Romanian: a vedea	Russian: видеть
Slovak: vidieť	Slovenian: videti	Serbian: videti
Swedish: se	Thai: มองเห็น	Turkish: görmek
Taiwanese: 看見	Ukrainian: бачити	Urdu: دیکھنے کی صلاحیت ہونا
Vietnamese: nhìn thấy	Chinese: 看见
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