see 1 (s )v. saw (sô), seen (sn), see·ing, sees v.tr.1. To perceive with the eye. 2. a. To apprehend as if with the eye. b. To detect by means analogous to use of the eye: an electronic surveillance camera that saw the activity in the embassy yard. 3. To have a mental image of; visualize: They could still see their hometown as it once was. 4. To understand; comprehend: I see your point. 5. To consider to be; regard: Many saw her as a world leader. 6. To believe possible; imagine: I don't see him as a teacher. 7. To foresee: I see great things for that child. 8. To know through firsthand experience; undergo: "He saw some service on the king's side" Tucker Brooke. 9. To give rise to or be characterized by: "Her long reign saw the heyday of verbal humor" Richard Kain. "The 1930s saw the development of sulfa drugs and penicillin" Gregg Easterbrook. 10. To find out; ascertain: Please see who's knocking. 11. To refer to; read: Persons interested in the book's history should see page one of the preface. 12. To take note of; recognize: She sees only the good aspects of the organization. 13. To meet or be in the company of: I saw all my aunts and uncles at the reunion. 14. To share the companionship of often or regularly: He's been seeing the same woman for eight years. 15. a. To visit socially; call on. b. To visit for consultation: You ought to see your doctor more frequently. 16. To admit or receive, as for consultation or a social visit: The doctor will see you now. 17. To attend; view: Let's see a movie. 18. To escort; attend: I'm seeing Nellie home. 19. To make sure; take care: See that it gets done right away. 20. Games a. To meet (a bet) in card games. b. To meet the bet of (another player). v.intr.1. To have the power to perceive with or as if with the eye. 2. To understand; comprehend. 3. To consider: Let's see, which suitcase should we take? 4. a. To go and look: She had to see for herself and went into the garage. b. To ascertain; find out: We probably can do it, but we'll have to see. 5. To have foresight: "No man can see to the end of time" John F. Kennedy. 6. To take note. Phrasal Verbs: see about1. To attend to. 2. To investigate. see after To take care of: Please see after the children while I'm gone. see off To take leave of (someone): saw the guests off at the door; went to the airport to see us off. see out1. To escort (a guest) to the door: Will you please see Ms. Smith out? 2. To work on (a project) until completion: Despite poor funding, we saw the project out. see through1. To understand the true character or nature of: We saw through his superficial charm. 2. To provide support or cooperation to (a person) throughout a period of time: We'll see you through until you finish college. 3. To work on (a project) until completion. see to To attend to: See to the chores, will you? Idioms: see red Informal To be extremely angry. see you later Informal Used to express good-bye.
[Middle English sen, from Old English son; see sekw-2 in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: see1, behold, note, notice, remark, espy, descry, observe, contemplate, survey, view, perceive, discern
These verbs refer to being or becoming visually or mentally aware of something. See, the most general, can mean merely to use the faculty of sight but more often implies recognition, understanding, or appreciation: "If I have seen further (than ... Descartes) it is by standing upon the shoulders of Giants" Isaac Newton.
Behold implies gazing at or looking intently upon what is seen: "My heart leaps up when I behold/A rainbow in the sky" William Wordsworth.
Note, notice, and remark suggest close, detailed observation, and note in particular implies making a careful, systematic mental recording: Be careful to note that we turn left at the church. I notice that you're out of sorts. "Their assemblies afforded me daily opportunities of remarking characters and manners" Samuel Johnson.
Espy and descry both stress acuteness of sight that permits the detection of something distant or obscure: "espied the misspelled Latin word in [the] letter" Los Angeles Times. "the lighthouse, which can be descried from a distance" Michael Strauss.
Observe emphasizes careful, closely directed attention: "I saw the pots ... and observed that they did not crack at all" Daniel Defoe.
Contemplate implies looking attentively and thoughtfully: "It is interesting to contemplate an entangled bank, clothed with many plants" Charles Darwin.
Survey stresses comprehensive examination: "Strickland looked away and idly surveyed the ceiling" W. Somerset Maugham.
View usually suggests examination with a particular purpose in mind or in a special way: The medical examiner viewed the victim's body.
Perceive and discern both imply not only visual recognition but also mental comprehension; perceive is especially associated with insight, and discern, with the ability to distinguish, discriminate, and make judgments: "I plainly perceive [that] some objections remain" Edmund Burke. "Your sense of humor would discern the hollowness beneath all the pomp and ceremony" Edna Ferber. |
see 1 Verb [seeing, saw, seen] 1. to look at or recognize with the eyes 2. to understand: I explained the problem but he could not see it 3. to perceive or be aware of: she had never seen him so angry 4. to view, watch, or attend: we had barely seen a dozen movies in our lives 5. to foresee: they could see what their fate was to be 6. to find out (a fact): I was ringing to see whether you'd got it 7. to make sure (of something) or take care (of something): see that he is never in a position to do these things again, you must see to it 8. to consider or decide: see if you can come next week 9. to have experience of: he had seen active service in the revolution 10. to meet or pay a visit to: I see my specialist every three months 11. to receive: the Prime Minister will see the deputation now 12. to frequent the company of: we've been seeing each other since then 13. to accompany: she saw him to the door 14. to refer to or look up: see page 35 15. (in gambling, esp. in poker) to match (another player's bet) or match the bet of (another player) by staking an equal sum 16. see fit to consider it proper (to do something): I did not see fit to send them home 17. see you or see you later or be seeing you an expression of farewell
see 2 Noun the diocese of a bishop or the place within it where his cathedral is situated [Latin sedes a seat]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is locatedseat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) | | Verb | 1. | 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"perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" glimpse - catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine" see - see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" view, watch, take in, see, catch - 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" see - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" | | 2. |  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"perceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" take account, appreciate - be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" see - see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" | | 3. | 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"catch - become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window" find - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" | | 4. |  see - 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"realize, see, understand, realise - 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" visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" | | 5. | see - 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"expect - consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" receive - regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" reconsider - consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" consider - regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family" call - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" like - feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" identify - consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees" favor, favour - consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" abstract - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically reify - consider an abstract concept to be real idealise, idealize - consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death" deem, take for, view as, hold - keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" make - consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" | | 6. | 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"get the goods - discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail" wise up - get wise to; "They wised up to it" trip up, catch - detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" discover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" witness, see, find - 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" | | 7. |  see - 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"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" watch - look attentively; "watch a basketball game" visualise, visualize - view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver" spectate - be a spectator in a sports event preview - watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public | | 8. | see - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" | | 9. | see - 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"ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance) | | 10. | see - 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"proofread, proof - read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" control - verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account" check - verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" cross-check - check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example card - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!" spot-check - pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check - 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" cover - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor" verify, control - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" | | 11. | see - go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"see - receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" call in, visit, call - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" | | 12. | see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"call in, visit, call - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" visit, see - go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" | | 13. | see - go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"tour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer" see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" take in - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights" | | 14. | see - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"minister - attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time" tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children" give care, care - provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" | | 15. | see - receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"receive, take in, invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" see - go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" | | 16. | 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!"date - go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart" | | 17. | see - see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"realize, see, understand, realise - 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" 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" | | 18. | see - deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" | | 19. | see - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"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" detect, discover, notice, observe, find - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" | | 20. |  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"search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" x-ray - examine by taking x-rays candle - examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light autopsy - perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem survey - look over carefully or inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates" scan - examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" check - make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" | | 21. |  see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"experience, know, live - have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" suffer, endure - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" suffer, meet - undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" feel - undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" enjoy - have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom" witness, see, find - 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" come - experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset" | | 22. | see - accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"accompany - go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" | | 23. | see - match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"wager, bet, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" | | 24. | see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" mythicise, mythicize - interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories" read, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" read - interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" read, scan - obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - 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" educe, elicit, evoke, extract, draw out - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
see verb 1. perceive, note, spot, notice, mark, view, eye, check, regard, identify, sight, witness, clock Brit. ( slang) observe, recognize, distinguish, glimpse, check out ( informal) make out, heed, discern, behold, eyeball ( slang) catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, espy, get a load of ( slang) descry, take a dekko at Brit. ( slang) lay or clap eyes on ( informal) verb 2. understand, get, follow, realize, know, appreciate, take in, grasp, make out, catch on ( informal) comprehend, fathom, get the hang of ( informal) get the drift of verb 10. go out with, court, date ( informal), chiefly U.S. walk out with ( obsolete) keep company with, go steady with ( informal) consort or associate with see through something or someone be undeceived by, penetrate, be wise to ( informal) fathom, get to the bottom of, not fall for, have (someone's) number ( informal) read (someone) like a book see to something or someone take care of, manage, arrange, look after, organize, be responsible for, sort out, attend to, take charge of, do >> seeing as since, as, in view of the fact that, inasmuch as USAGE It is common to hear seeing as how, as in seeing as how the bus is always late, I don't need to hurry. However, the use of how here is considered incorrect or nonstandard, and should be avoided.  Translations see [siː] [ pt saw, pp seen] vt ( gen) → ver (= understand); ver, comprender (= look at); mirarto see that (= ensure) → asegurarse de que; there was nobody to be seen → no se veía a nadie; let me see (= show me) → a ver (= let me think); vamos a ver; to go and see sb → ir a ver a algn; see for yourself → compruébalo tú mismo; I don't know what she sees in him → no sé qué le encuentrasee about vt fus → atender a, encargarse de see through vt fus → calar see to vt fus → atender a, encargarse de
 see [siː] [ saw , pt , seen , pp ] [sɔː, siːn] vt ( gen) → voir (= accompany); there was nobody to be seen → il n'y avait pas un chat; let me see (= show me) → fais(-moi) voir (= let me think); voyons (un peu); see about vt fus (= deal with) → s'occuper de
 see [siː] [ saw , pt , seen , pp ] vt → sehen; to go and see sb → jdn besuchen (gehen); vt to see sb through sth → jdm in etw dat beistehen;
 see [siː] vb [ pt saw, pp seen] [sɔː, siːn]to go and see sb → andare a trovare qn; let me see (= show me) → fammi vedere (= let me think); vediamo (un po'); I don't know what she sees in him → non so che cosa ci trovi in luisee about vt fus (= deal with) → occuparsi di see to vt fus → occuparsi di
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