see

see: see¹

verb (sees, seeing, saw; past participle seen)

1》 perceive with the eyes.

    ↘watch (a game, film, or other entertainment).

    ↘experience or witness (an event or situation).

2》 deduce after reflection or from information.

    ↘ascertain or establish after inquiry or consideration.

3》 regard in a specified way.

    ↘envisage as a possibility.

4》 meet (someone one knows) socially or by chance.

    ↘meet regularly as a boyfriend or girlfriend.

    ↘consult (a specialist or professional).

    ↘give an interview or consultation to.

5》 escort to a specified place.

6》 ensure.

7》 (in poker or brag) equal the bet of (an opponent) and require them to reveal their cards to determine who has won the hand.

Phrases

let me see said as an appeal for time to think before speaking.

see one's way clear to do (or doing) something find that it is possible or convenient to do something.

see someone coming recognize a person who can be fooled.

see someone right Brit. informal make sure that a person is appropriately rewarded or looked after.

see the back of informal be rid of.

Phrasal verbs

see about (or see to) attend to or deal with.

see after chiefly N. Amer. or archaic look after.

see something of spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially.

see someone off

1》 accompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure.

2》 Brit. repel an intruder.

    ↘informal deal with the threat posed by.

see someone out Brit. (of an article) last longer than the remainder of someone's life.

see something out come to the end of a period of time or undertaking.

see over tour and examine.

see through detect the true nature of.

see someone through support a person through a difficult time.

see something through persist with an undertaking until it is completed.

Derivatives

seeable adjective

Origin

OE sēon, of Gmc origin.

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see²

noun the place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. sed, from L. sedes 'seat', from sedere 'sit'.

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Synonyms:

Diocese, Behold, descry, view, Look / Papal court, Perceive, notice, observe, discern, distinguish, know, remark, comprehend, understand, conceive, Inquire, examine, notice, mark, observe, distinguish, consider / Visit, call on, Take heed, take care, be careful, beware, be attentive, pay attention / Regard, look to, care for, give attention to, attend to, beware, Perceive, penetrate, discern, understand, look, Look, lo, behold, observe / Attend, escort, wait upon, accompany / Experience, feel, suffer, know, meet with

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See — (s[=e]), v. t. [imp. {Saw} (s[add]); p. p. {Seen} (s[=e]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeing}.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, AS. se[ o]n; akin to OFries. s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa[ i]hwan, and probably… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
See — See, v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Whereas I was blind, now I see. John ix. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively: To have … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
See — See, n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Siege}.] 1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Jove laughed on Venus from his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SEE — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Sigle 2 Patronyme 3 Toponyme … Wikipédia en Français
See — may refer to:* The act of visual perception * Citation signal * Episcopal see, domain of authority of a bishop * Holy See, the central government of the Roman Catholic Church * See, Surname of most Malaysian Chinese * See (district), Fribourg,… … Wikipedia
see — See: CAN T SEE THE WOODS FOR THE TREES, LET ME SEE or LET S SEE … Dictionary of American idioms
see — See: CAN T SEE THE WOODS FOR THE TREES, LET ME SEE or LET S SEE … Dictionary of American idioms
See Ya — Datos generales Origen Corea del Sur Información artística … Wikipedia Español
See [1] — See, 1) (die S.), so v.w. Meer; bes. wird der Ausdruck von Seeleuten u. in Zusammensetzungen gebraucht, wie: Hohe S. (das offene Meer, wo man dem Lande fern ist); Grundsee, eine Welle, welche den Meeresgrund mit in Bewegung setzt; Sturzsee, eine… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
See [1] — See (hierzu Tafel »Seebildungen I und II«), soviel wie Meer (die S.), daher offene S., Seebrise und Seewind; auch soviel wie Wellen, daher hohe S., Kreuzsee und ruhige S.; in dieser Bedeutung braucht man auch die Bezeichnung Seegang. Dann (der… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
See — Seebildungen I. Seebildungen II … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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