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see1 vb sees, seeing, saw, seen 1. to perceive with the eyes 2. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to perceive (an idea) mentally; understand I explained the problem but he could not see it 3. (tr) to perceive with any or all of the senses I hate to see you so unhappy 4. (tr; may take a clause as object) to be aware of in advance; foresee I can see what will happen if you don't help 5. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to ascertain or find out (a fact); learn see who is at the door 6. (when tr, takes a clause as object; when intr, foll by to) to make sure (of something) or take care (of something) see that he gets to bed early 7. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to consider, deliberate, or decide see if you can come next week 8. (tr) to have experience of; undergo he had seen much unhappiness in his life 9. (tr) to allow to be in a specified condition I cannot stand by and see a child in pain 10. (tr) to be characterized by this period of history has seen much unrest 11. (tr) to meet or pay a visit to to see one's solicitor 12. (tr) to receive, esp as a guest or visitor the Prime Minister will see the deputation now 13. (tr) to frequent the company of she is seeing a married man 14. (tr) to accompany or escort I saw her to the door 15. (tr) to refer to or look up for further information see the appendix 16. (Group Games / Card Games) (in gambling, esp in poker) to match (another player's bet) or match the bet of (another player) by staking an equal sum as far as I can see to the best of my judgment or understanding see fit (takes an infinitive) to consider proper, desirable, etc. I don't see fit to allow her to come here see (someone) hanged or damned first Informal to refuse absolutely to do what one has been asked see (someone) right Brit informal to ensure fair treatment of (someone) if he has cheated you, I'll see you right see the light (of day) See light1 [24] see you, see you later, or be seeing you an expression of farewell see2 n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the diocese of a bishop, or the place within it where his cathedral or procathedral is situated See also Holy See [from Old French sed, from Latin sēdēs a seat; related to sedēre to sit] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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) I saw a man making his way towards me. 2. visit, call on, drop in on (informal), look (someone) up, be the guest of, call in on, pop in on (informal), pay a call on I went to see him yesterday. 4. 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 Oh, I see what you're saying. 5. foresee, picture, imagine, anticipate, divine, envisage, visualize, foretell We can see a day when all people live side by side. 6. witness, watch, observe, view, note, notice, behold (archaic or literary) He has seen the economy of his town decline. 7. find out, learn, discover, establish, determine, investigate, verify, ascertain, make inquiries I'd better go and see if she's all right. 8. consider, decide, think about, judge, reflect, deliberate, mull over, think over, make up your mind, ponder over, give some thought to We'll see what we can do, Miss. 9. make sure, mind, ensure, guarantee, be sure, take care, make certain, see to it See that you take care of him. 10. accompany, show, escort, lead, walk, attend, shepherd, usher He didn't offer to see her to her car. 11. speak to, receive, interview, consult, confer with The doctor can see you now. 12. meet, encounter, come across, run into, happen on, bump into, run across, chance on I saw her last night at Monica's. 13. go out with, court, date (informal, chiefly U.S.), have an affair with, walk out with (obsolete), have a fling with, keep company with, go steady with (informal), consort or associate with My husband was still seeing her. 14. refer to See Chapter 7 below. see about something take care of, deal with, look after, see to, attend to I must see about selling the house. see someone off say goodbye to, wave goodbye to, wave off He saw her off on her plane. see someone through keep (someone) going, help, support, aid, encourage, comfort, sustain, assist, help out, keep alive, stick by His determination saw him through. see something through persevere (with), keep at, follow through, persist, stick out (informal), carry on with, see out, hang in, continue to the end, stay to the bitter end He will not be credited with seeing the project through. 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 I saw through your little ruse from the start. see to something or someone take care of, manage, arrange, look after, organize, be responsible for, sort out, attend to, take charge of, do Franklin saw to the luggage. seeing as since, as, in view of the fact that, inasmuch as Seeing as he is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence. Proverbs "What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over" "What you see is what you get" "Seeing is believing" Translations see1 [siː] (saw (pt) (seen (pp))) VT & VI 1. (gen) → ver I saw him yesterday → lo vi ayer I can't see → no veo nada to see sb do or doing sth → ver a algn hacer algo I saw him coming → lo vi venir (go and) see who's at the door → ve a ver quién llama(a la puerta) he was seen to fall → se le vio caer I saw it done in 1988 → lo vi hacer en 1988 "see page eight" → véase la página ocho did you see that Queen Anne is dead? → ¿has oído que ha muerto la reina Ana? he's seen it all → está de vuelta de todo there was nobody to be seen → no se veía ni nadie there was not a house to be seen → no se veía ni una sola casa as you can see → como ves as far as the eye can see → hasta donde alcanza la vista from here you can see for miles → desde aquí se ve muy lejos I'll see him damned first → antes le veré colgado I never thought I'd see the day when → nunca pensé ver el día en que ... this car has seen better days → este coche ha conocido mejores tiempos this dress isn't fit to be seen → este vestido no se puede ver he's not fit to be seen in public → no se le puede presentar a los ojos del público see for yourself → velo tú I'll go and see → voy a ver now see here! (in anger) → ¡mira!, ¡oiga!, ¡escuche! I see nothing wrong in it → no le encuentro nada malo I don't know what she sees in him → no sé lo que encuentra en él I see in the paper that → sale en el periódico que ... let me see, let's see (= show me/us) → a ver; (= let me/us think) → vamos a ver she's certainly seeing life → es seguro que está viendo muchas cosas we'll not see his like again → no veremos otro como él he's seen a lot of the world → ha visto mucho mundo so I see → ya lo veo I must be seeing things → estoy viendo visiones I can't see to read → no veo lo suficiente para leer can you see your way to helping us? (fig) → ¿nos hace el favor de ayudarnos? we'll see → ya veremos, a ver I'll see what I can do → veré si puedo hacer algo she won't see 40 again → los 40 ya no los cumple 2. (= visit, meet) → ver, visitar; (= have an interview with) → tener una entrevista con, entrevistarse con the minister saw the Queen yesterday → el ministro se entrevistó or tuvo una entrevista con la Reina ayer I'm afraid I can't see you tomorrow → lamento no poder verle mañana I want to see you about my daughter → quiero hablar con usted acerca de mi hija what did he want to see you about? → ¿qué asunto quería discutir contigo?, ¿qué motivo tuvo su visita? we'll be seeing them for dinner → vamos a cenar con ellos to see the doctor → ir a ver al médico, consultar al médico you need to see a doctor → tienes que ir a ver or consultar a un médico to go and see sb → ir a ver a algn; (a friend) → visitar a algn we don't see much of them nowadays → ahora les vemos bastante poco see you! → chau see you on Sunday! → ¡hasta el domingo! see you tomorrow! → ¡hasta mañana! see you later! → ¡hasta luego! see you soon! → ¡hasta pronto! 3. (= understand, perceive) → entender I see → lo veo I see! → ya entiendo this is how I see it → éste es mi modo de entenderlo, yo lo entiendo así I saw only too clearly that → percibí claramente que ... it's all over, see? → se acabó, ¿entiendes? I can't or don't see why/how → no veo or entiendo por qué/cómo ... I don't see it, myself → yo no creo que sea posible he's dead, don't you see? → está muerto, ¿me entiendes? the Russians see it differently → los rusos lo miran desde otro punto de vista, el criterio de los rusos es distinto I fail to see how → no comprendo or entiendo cómo as far as I can see → por lo visto, por lo que yo veo the way I see it → a mi parecer 4. (= accompany) → acompañar he was so drunk we had to see him to bed → estaba tan borracho que tuvimos que llevarle a la cama to see sb to the door → acompañar a algn a la puerta to see sb home → acompañar a algn a casa may I see you home? → ¿puedo acompañarte a casa? 6. (= imagine) → imaginarse I can just see him as a teacher → me lo imagino de profesor I don't see her as a minister → no la veo or no me la imagino de ministra I can't see myself doing that → no me imagino con capacidad para hacer eso I can't really see myself being elected → en realidad no creo que me vayan a elegir I can't see him winning → me parece imposible que gane 7. (= ensure) to see (to it) that → procurar que + subjun see that he has all he needs → procura que tenga todo lo que necesita to see that sth is done → procurar que algo se haga see that you have it ready for Monday → procura tenerlo listo para el lunes see that it does not happen again → y que no vuelva a ocurrir see about VI + PREP 1. (= deal with) → ocuparse de I'll see about it → yo me ocupo or me encargo de eso he came to see about our TV → vino a ver nuestra televisión 2. (= consider) → pensar I'll see about it → lo veré, lo pensaré we'll see about that! → ¡eso está por ver! we must see about getting a new car → tenemos que pensar en comprar un nuevo coche see in A. VT + ADV [+ person] → hacer entrar, hacer pasar to see the New Year in → celebrar or festejar el Año Nuevo see into VI + PREP (= study, examine) → investigar, examinar see off VT + ADV 1. (= say goodbye to) → despedir, despedirse de we went to see him off at the station → fuimos a despedirnos de él or a despedirlo a la estación 2. (= defeat) → vencer; (= destroy) → acabar con see out A. VT + ADV 1. (= survive) → sobrevivir a we wondered if he would see the month out → nos preguntábamos si viviría hasta el fin del mes to see a film out → quedarse hasta el final de una película see over VI + PREP → recorrer see through A. VI + PREP [+ person, behaviour] → calar I can see right through him → lo tengo calado I saw through him at once → lo calé enseguida, enseguida lo vi venir to see through a mystery → penetrar un misterio B. VT + ADV [+ project, deal] → llevar a cabo don't worry, we'll see it through → no te preocupes, nosotros lo llevaremos a cabo we'll see him through → nosotros le ayudaremos £100 should see you through → tendrás bastante con 100 libras C. VT + PREP this money should see you through your stay in Egypt → este dinero te bastará para tu estancia en Egipto see to VI + PREP (= deal with) → atender a; (= take care of) → ocuparse de, encargase de the shower isn't working, can you see to it please? → la ducha se ha estropeado ¿podrías ocuparte or encargarte de eso? please see to it that → por favor procura que ... the rats saw to that → las ratas se encargaron de eso see2 [siː] N (Rel) → sede f; [of archbishop] → arzobispado m; [of bishop] → obispado m the Holy See → la Santa Sede see [ˈsiː] vb [saw] (pt) [seen] (pp) vt (= perceive with eyes) → voir I could see Jenny in the kitchen → Je voyais Jenny dans la cuisine. Did you see what happened? → Avez-vous vu ce qui s'est passé? there was nobody to be seen → il n'y avait pas un chat to see sb doing sth I saw a man making his way towards me → J'ai vu un homme qui s'approchait de moi. (= look at) → voir Could I see your book for a second? → Est-ce que je peux voir ton livre une minute? Could I see your passports please? → Puis-je voir vos passeports s'il vous plaît? see Chapter 7 → voir chapitre 7 (= watch) → voir Did you see the match last night? → Tu as vu le match hier soir? It was one of the best films I've ever seen → C'est l'un des meilleurs films que j'ai jamais vu. (= have meeting with) → voir Mick wants to see you in his office → Mick veut vous voir dans son bureau. You need to see a doctor → Vous devez voir un médecin. to go and see sb about sth → aller voir qn pour qch (= visit) [+ person, country, monument] → voir Come and see us when you're in Cairns → Venez nous voir lorsque je vous serez à Cairns. We saw the Taj Mahal at sunset → Nous avons vu le Taj Mahal au coucher du soleil. He wanted to see the world → Il voulait voir le monde. (= meet up with) → voir Have you seen him recently? → Est-ce que tu l'as vu récemment? I saw her yesterday → Je l'ai vue hier. We used to see quite a lot of his wife → Nous voyions sa femme assez souvent. see you! → salut! see you soon! → à bientôt! see you later! → à plus tard! see you tomorrow! → à demain! (= meet by chance) → voir I saw her in the street several times → Je l'ai vue dans la rue plusieurs fois. (= have relationship with) → voir I didn't suspect Brian was seeing anyone else → Je ne me doutais pas que Brian voyait quelqu'un d'autre. (= understand) → voir I see what you mean → Je vois ce que vous voulez dire. He didn't see the joke BUT Il ne comprenait pas la plaisanterie. to see reason → entendre raison to see sense → entendre raison (= consider) → considérer to see sb/sth as sth → considérer qn/qch comme qch I see him as a visionary → Je le considère comme un visionnaire. I don't see it as a crime → Je ne considère pas ça comme un crime. (= perceive) [+ potential, possibility, quality, fault] → voir to see sth in sb → voir qch en qn I don't know what she sees in him BUT Je ne sais pas ce qu'elle lui trouve. (= accompany) to see sb somewhere → raccompagner qn quelque part to see sb to the door → reconduire qn jusqu'à la porte, raccompagner qn jusqu'à la porte to see sb home → raccompagner qn (= imagine) → voir We can see a day where all people live harmoniously together → Nous pouvons voir le jour où tout le monde vivra ensemble en harmonie. I can't see it ever happening → Je ne vois pas comment cela pourrait jamais arriver. (= witness) → voir Yesterday saw an increase in interest rates → La journée d'hier a vu une augmentation des taux d'intérêt. I never thought I'd see the day when you'd give up cigarettes → Je n'aurais jamais cru voir le jour où tu arrêterais de fumer. I've seen it all before → c'est du déjà vu pour moi (= find out) → voir I'll see what's happening → Je vais voir ce qu'il se passe. I'll phone and see if she can come over → Je vais téléphoner et voir si elle peut venir. vi n [bishop] → évêché m see about vt fus (= deal with) → s'occuper deto see about doing sth → s'occuper de faire qch I must see about selling the house → Je dois m'occuper de vendre la maison. see off vt sep (= say goodbye to) → dire au revoir à They both came to the airport to see me off → Ils sont tous les deux venus à l'aéroport pour me dire au revoir. She saw him off at the station → Elle est allée lui dire au revoir à gare. I was up early to see him off to work → Je me suis réveillé tôt pour lui dire au revoir avant qu'il ne parte au travail. (British) (= force to leave) → chasser We saw them off the premises → Nous les avons chassés des lieux. (British) (= defeat) → l'emporter sur see through vt fus (= not be taken in by) [+ scheme, excuses, deception, lie] → voir clair dans I can see through your little game → Je vois clair dans ton petit jeu. We could see right through him BUT Nous lisions en lui comme dans un livre ouvert. vt sep (= complete) [+ project, job, task] → mener à bien I'm determined to see it through → Je suis déterminé à aller jusqu'au bout. (= sustain) [+ person] → permettre de tenir His resilience saw him through → Son endurance lui a permis de tenir. to see sb through sth (= help) → soutenir qn dans qch He saw me through all the hard times → Il m'a soutenu dans tous les moments difficiles. see to vt fus (= deal with) → s'occuper de, se charger de The window's stuck again. Can you see to it please? → La fenêtre est encore coincée. Tu peux t'en occuper s'il te plaît? (= make sure) to see to it that ... → faire le nécessaire pour que ... + subj She saw to it that the information went directly to Walter → Elle fit le nécessaire pour que les informations parviennent directement à Walter. see1 pret <saw>, ptp <seen> TRANSITIVE VERB → sehen; to see somebody do something → sehen, wie jd etw macht; I’ve never seen him swim(ming) → ich habe ihn noch nie schwimmen sehen; he was seen to enter the building → man hat ihn gesehen or er wurde gesehen, wie er das Gebäude betrat; I saw it happen → ich habe gesehen, wie es passiert ist; I’ve seen it done three times → das habe ich schon dreimal gesehen; I wouldn’t see you starve → ich würde doch nicht zusehen, wie du verhungerst; I don’t like to see people mistreated → ich kann es nicht sehen, wenn Menschen schlecht behandelt werden; I wouldn’t like to see you unhappy → ich möchte doch nicht, dass du unglücklich bist; see page 8 → siehe Seite 8; there was nothing to be seen → es war nichts zu sehen; I don’t know what she sees in him → ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet; we don’t see much of them nowadays → wir sehen sie zurzeit nur selten; I want to see a bit of the world → ich möchte etwas von der Welt sehen or kennenlernen; I’ll see him in hell first (inf) → ich denke nicht (im Schlaf) daran; she won’t see 40 again → sie ist gut und gern 40; I/you must be seeing things → ich sehe/du siehst wohl Gespenster!; I must be seeing things, if it isn’t Peter! → ich glaub, ich seh nicht richtig, das ist doch der Peter!; am I seeing things or is …? → seh ich richtig, ist das nicht …?; I can’t see my way to doing that → ich sehe mich nicht in der Lage, das zu tun; I saw myself obliged to/faced with the need to … → ich sah mich gezwungen, zu …; I suddenly saw myself being cheated → ich sah or erkannte plötzlich, dass man mich betrog = check → nachsehen, gucken (inf); I’ll go and see who it is → ich gehe mal nachsehen or ich gucke (inf) → mal(, wer das ist) = visit → besuchen; (on business) → aufsuchen; to call or go and see somebody → jdn besuchen (gehen); to see the doctor → zum Arzt gehen; he is the man you ought to see about this → Sie sollten sich damit an ihn wenden = meet, talk to, receive = meet with → sehen; (= have a word with, talk to) → sprechen; (= receive visit of) → empfangen; the boss can’t see you now, you can’t see the boss now → Sie können den Chef jetzt nicht sprechen, Sie können jetzt nicht zum Chef (inf); the boss/doctor will see you now → der Chef/der Herr Doktor ist jetzt frei; what did he want to see you about? → weswegen wollte er Sie sprechen?; I’ll have to see my wife about that → das muss ich mit meiner Frau besprechen; have you seen Personnel yet? → waren Sie schon bei der Personalabteilung?; the minister saw the Queen yesterday → der Minister war gestern bei der Königin; the Queen will see the minister tomorrow → die Königin wird den Minister morgen empfangen; she refused to see us → sie wollte uns nicht empfangen or sehen; there was only one applicant worth seeing → es war nur ein Bewerber dabei, den es sich anzusehen lohnte; I shall be seeing them for dinner → ich treffe sie beim Abendessen; see you (soon)! → bis bald!; be seeing you!, see you later! → bis später!, bis nachher!; see you on Sunday! → bis Sonntag! = have relationship with → befreundet sein mit; I’m not seeing anyone at the moment → ich habe zurzeit keinen Freund/keine Freundin = find out, know we’ll see if we can help → mal sehen, ob wir helfen können; we’ll soon see who is right → wir werden ja bald sehen, wer recht hat; that remains to be seen → das wird sich zeigen; let’s just see what happens → wollen wir mal sehen or abwarten, was passiert; I don’t see any way I can help → ich sehe nicht, wie ich da helfen kann; let me see if I can fix up something → ich werde mal sehen, ob sich etwas arrangieren lässt; let me see if I can’t find a better way → mal sehen, ob ich nicht etwas Besseres finden kann = visualize → sich (dat) → vorstellen; I can’t or don’t see that working/him winning/myself living there → ich kann mir kaum vorstellen, dass das klappt/dass er gewinnt/dass ich da leben möchte; I can’t see myself in that job → ich glaube nicht, dass das eine Stelle für mich wäre; can you see him as a father? → kannst du ihn dir als Vater vorstellen?; he saw himself as a martyr → er sah sich als Märtyrer; I can see it happening → ich sehe es kommen; I can’t see any chance of that happening → das halte ich für unwahrscheinlich or kaum möglich = experience → erleben; he lived to see the beginning of a new age → er hat den Anfang eines neuen Zeitalters miterlebt; now I’ve seen everything! → ist das denn zu fassen?; what impudence, I’ve never seen anything like it! → so eine Frechheit, so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gesehen or erlebt!; it’s seen a lot of hard wear → das ist schon sehr strapaziert worden = hear, notice → sehen; I see you still haven’t done that/he’s got married again → wie ich sehe, hast du das immer noch nicht gemacht/hat er wieder geheiratet = comprehend = understand → verstehen; (= recognize) → einsehen; (= realize) → erkennen; I don’t see the importance of doing it/the need for the change → ich verstehe nicht or ich sehe nicht ein, warum das unbedingt gemacht werden muss/warum das geändert werden muss; I can see that it might be a good thing → ich sehe ja ein, dass das eine gute Idee wäre; I can see I’m going to be busy → ich sehe schon, ich werde viel zu tun haben; I fail to or don’t see how anyone could … → ich begreife einfach nicht, wie jemand nur … kann; I don’t see where the problem is → ich sehe das Problem nicht; I see from this report that … → ich ersehe aus diesem Bericht, dass …; (do you) see what I mean? → verstehst du(, was ich meine)?; (= didn’t I tell you!) → siehst dus jetzt!; I see what you mean → ich verstehe, was du meinst; (= you’re quite right) → ja, du hast recht; to make somebody see something → jdm etw klarmachen; to make somebody see reason → jdn zur Vernunft bringen; I saw only too clearly that … → ich erkannte nur zu deutlich, dass … = consider problem → sehen; as I see it → so, wie ich das sehe; this is how I see it → ich sehe das so; that’s how I see it → so sehe ich das jedenfalls; try to see it my way → versuchen Sie doch einmal, es aus meiner Sicht zu sehen; I don’t see it that way → ich sehe das anders = ensure see that it is done by tomorrow → sieh zu, dass es bis morgen fertig ist; see that it doesn’t happen again → sieh zu or pass auf, dass das nicht noch mal passiert; I’ll see you (all) right (inf) → ich werd dich nicht vergessen (inf) Cards I’ll see you → ich halte INTRANSITIVE VERB = look → sehen; let me see, let’s see → lassen Sie mich mal sehen; can you see if I sit here? → können Sie (etwas) sehen, wenn ich hier sitze?; it was so dark I couldn’t see → es war so dunkel, ich konnte nichts sehen; who was it? — I couldn’t/didn’t see → wer war das? — ich konnte es nicht sehen; can you see to read? → ist es Ihnen hell genug zum Lesen?; as far as the eye can see → so weit das Auge reicht; see for yourself! → sieh doch selbst!; now see here! → nun hören Sie mal her! = check, find out → nachsehen, gucken (inf); is he there? — I’ll see → ist er da? — ich sehe mal nach or ich guck mal (inf); I’ll go and see → ich gehe mal nachsehen; see for yourself! → sieh doch selbst (nach)!; let me see → lassen Sie mich mal nachsehen = discover → sehen; will he come? — we’ll soon see → kommt er? — das werden wir bald sehen or rausfinden (inf); what kind of person is she? — you’ll soon see for yourself → was für ein Mensch ist sie? — das werden Sie bald selbst sehen or feststellen; you’ll see! → du wirst es (schon) noch sehen! = understand → verstehen; as far as I can see … → so wie ich das sehe …; it’s all over, see? → es ist vorbei, verstehst du?; it’s logical, do you see? → es ist logisch, nicht wahr?; he’s dead, don’t you see? → er ist tot, begreifst du das denn nicht?; as I see from your report → wie ich in Ihrem Bericht lese, wie ich aus Ihrem Bericht ersehe; it’s too late, (you) see (explaining) → weißt du, es ist zu spät; (= I told you so) → siehst du, es ist zu spät!; (you) see, it’s like this → es ist nämlich so; (you) see, we can’t do that → weißt du, das können wir nicht machen; that’s the way he is, (you) see → das ist eben seine Art(, weißt du); but this still has to be improved, you see → das muss natürlich noch verbessert werden; and we went out, see, and saw this film, see, and … (dial) → und wir sind weggegangen, weißte (inf) → or nich (N Ger) → or gell (S Ger), → und haben uns den Film angesehen, weißte etc, und …; I see! → aha!; (after explanation) → ach so!; (to keep conversation going, = I’m with you) → ja; yes, I see → ja, aha = consider we’ll see → (wir werden or wollen) mal sehen; I don’t know, I’ll have to see → ich weiß nicht, ich muss mal sehen; will you be there? — I’ll see → bist du da? — mal sehen; he said he’ll see → er sagt, er will mal sehen; let me see, let’s see → warten Sie mal, lassen Sie mich mal überlegen PHRASAL VERBS ? see about vi +prep obj (= attend to) → sich kümmern um; I’ll have to see about getting the roof mended → ich muss mich darum kümmern, dass das Dach repariert wird; he came to see about the TV → er kam, um sich (dat) → den Fernseher anzusehen; I’ve still a few things to see about → ich muss noch ein paar Dinge erledigen; he came to see about the rent → er ist wegen der Miete gekommen; we’d better see about going now → wir sehen besser zu, dass wir jetzt gehen (= consider) I’ll see about it → ich will mal sehen or schauen (esp S Ger); we’ll see about that! (iro) → das wollen wir mal sehen ? see across vt always separate → hinüberbegleiten or -bringen (→ prep obj über +acc) ? see after vi +prep obj (esp US: = attend to) → sich kümmern um ? see in vi (= look in) → hineinsehen vt sep (= show in) → hereinbringen; to see the New Year in → das neue Jahr begrüßen ? see into vi +prep obj house, room → hineinsehen in (+acc); to see into the future → in die Zukunft sehen or schauen; to see into somebody’s mind → jds Gedanken lesen (= investigate) → untersuchen, prüfen, nachgehen (+dat) ? see off vt sep (= bid farewell to) → verabschieden; are you coming to see me off (at the airport etc)? → kommt ihr mit mir (zum Flughafen etc)? ? see out vi (= look out) → hinaussehen; I can’t see out of the window → ich kann nicht zum Fenster hinaussehen vt sep (= show out) → hinausbringen or -begleiten (of aus); I’ll see myself out → ich finde (schon) alleine hinaus (= last to the end of) (coat, car) winter etc → überdauern; (old man, invalid) wife, year etc → überleben; will he be fit enough to see out the game? → ist er fit genug, um das Spiel ganz durchzustehen?; to see the Old Year out → das alte Jahr verabschieden ? see over or round (esp Brit) vi +prep obj house etc → sich (dat) → ansehen ? see through vi (lit) → (hin)durchsehen (prep obj durch) vi +prep obj (fig: = not be deceived by) → durchschauen; I can see right through you → ich habe dich durchschaut or erkannt vt always separate (= help through difficult time) → beistehen (+dat); to see somebody through a bad time → jdm über eine schwierige Zeit hinweghelfen; he had £100 to see him through the term → er hatte £ 100 für das ganze Semester; I hope £10 will see you through → die £ 10 reichen dir hoffentlich job → zu Ende bringen; (Parl) bill → durchbringen ? see to vi +prep obj → sich kümmern um; that cough needs seeing to → um den Husten muss man sich kümmern; that cough needs seeing to → um den Husten muss man sich kümmern; see to it that you don’t/he doesn’t forget → sieh zu, dass du/er das nicht vergisst; I’ll see to it → ich werde mich d(a)rum kümmern; there’s no chance now, the rain has seen to that → es ist aussichtslos, dafür hat der Regen schon gesorgt ? see up vi +prep obj (= look up) → hinaufsehen; I could see up her skirt → ich konnte ihr unter den Rock sehen vt sep (= show up) → heraufbringen see2 see1 [siː] (saw (pt) (seen (pp))) vt & vi a. (gen) → vedere I can't see him → non lo vedo I saw him writing the letter → l'ho visto scrivere or mentre scriveva la lettera I saw him write the letter → l'ho visto scrivere la lettera there was nobody to be seen → non c'era anima viva I can't see to read → non ci vedo abbastanza per leggere let me see (show me) → fammi vedere (let me think) → vediamo (un po') can you see your way to helping us? (fig) → puoi trovare il modo di aiutarci? to go and see sb → andare a trovare qn see you soon/later/tomorrow! → a presto/più tardi/domani! now see here! (in anger) → ma insomma! so I see → sì, vedo see for yourself! → guarda qua! as you can see → come vedi I must be seeing things (fam) → devo avere le allucinazioni or le traveggole I see in the paper that ... → vedo che sul giornale è scritto che... I see nothing wrong in it → non ci trovo niente di male I don't know what she sees in him → non so che cosa ci trova in lui (go and) see who it is → vai a vedere chi è, vedi chi è this car has seen better days → questa macchina ha conosciuto tempi migliori I never thought I'd see the day when ... → non avrei mai creduto che un giorno... b. (understand, perceive) → vedere, capire; (joke) → afferrare to see the funny side of sth → vedere il lato comico di qc I see! → capisco! I don't or can't see how/why ... → non vedo come/perché ... as far as I can see → da quanto posso vedere the way I see it → a parer mio, a mio giudizio d. (ensure, check) → vedere, assicurarsi to see if ... → vedere se...+ indic to see that ... → vedere or badare che...+ sub see that he has all he needs → vedi che non gli manchi nulla I'll see that he gets it → farò in modo che lo riceva e. (imagine) → vedere I can just see him as a teacher → lo vedo benissimo nei panni dell'insegnante I can't see myself as ... → non mi vedo come... I can't see him winning → non credo che lui vincerà see about vi + prep a. (deal with) → occuparsi di b. (consider) I'll see about it → ci penserò, vedrò we'll see about it → si vedrà we'll see about that! (iro) → vedremo! see in vt + adv to see the New Year in → festeggiare l'Anno Nuovo see out vt + adv (person) → accompagnare alla porta I'll see myself out (fam) → non c'è bisogno che mi accompagni I'm afraid she won't see the week out (survive) → temo che non passerà la settimana see over see round vi + prep (visit) → visitare see through 1. vi + prep (promises, behaviour) → non lasciarsi ingannare da I finally saw through him → finalmente ho capito che tipo è 3. vt + prep £100 will see him through the week → 100 sterline gli basteranno ad arrivare alla fine della settimana see to vi + prep (deal with) → occuparsi di; (work-load) → sbrigare; (mend) → mettere a posto please see to it that you lock all doors → si assicuri di aver chiuso tutte le porte see1 [siː] (saw (pt) (seen (pp))) vt & vi a. (gen) → vedere I can't see him → non lo vedo I saw him writing the letter → l'ho visto scrivere or mentre scriveva la lettera I saw him write the letter → l'ho visto scrivere la lettera there was nobody to be seen → non c'era anima viva I can't see to read → non ci vedo abbastanza per leggere let me see (show me) → fammi vedere (let me think) → vediamo (un po') can you see your way to helping us? (fig) → puoi trovare il modo di aiutarci? to go and see sb → andare a trovare qn see you soon/later/tomorrow! → a presto/più tardi/domani! now see here! (in anger) → ma insomma! so I see → sì, vedo see for yourself! → guarda qua! as you can see → come vedi I must be seeing things (fam) → devo avere le allucinazioni or le traveggole I see in the paper that ... → vedo che sul giornale è scritto che... I see nothing wrong in it → non ci trovo niente di male I don't know what she sees in him → non so che cosa ci trova in lui (go and) see who it is → vai a vedere chi è, vedi chi è this car has seen better days → questa macchina ha conosciuto tempi migliori I never thought I'd see the day when ... → non avrei mai creduto che un giorno... b. (understand, perceive) → vedere, capire; (joke) → afferrare to see the funny side of sth → vedere il lato comico di qc I see! → capisco! I don't or can't see how/why ... → non vedo come/perché ... as far as I can see → da quanto posso vedere the way I see it → a parer mio, a mio giudizio d. (ensure, check) → vedere, assicurarsi to see if ... → vedere se...+ indic to see that ... → vedere or badare che...+ sub see that he has all he needs → vedi che non gli manchi nulla I'll see that he gets it → farò in modo che lo riceva e. (imagine) → vedere I can just see him as a teacher → lo vedo benissimo nei panni dell'insegnante I can't see myself as ... → non mi vedo come... I can't see him winning → non credo che lui vincerà see about vi + prep a. (deal with) → occuparsi di b. (consider) I'll see about it → ci penserò, vedrò we'll see about it → si vedrà we'll see about that! (iro) → vedremo! see in vt + adv to see the New Year in → festeggiare l'Anno Nuovo see out vt + adv (person) → accompagnare alla porta I'll see myself out (fam) → non c'è bisogno che mi accompagni I'm afraid she won't see the week out (survive) → temo che non passerà la settimana see over see round vi + prep (visit) → visitare see through 1. vi + prep (promises, behaviour) → non lasciarsi ingannare da I finally saw through him → finalmente ho capito che tipo è 3. vt + prep £100 will see him through the week → 100 sterline gli basteranno ad arrivare alla fine della settimana see to vi + prep (deal with) → occuparsi di; (work-load) → sbrigare; (mend) → mettere a posto please see to it that you lock all doors → si assicuri di aver chiuso tutte le porte see2 [siː] n (Rel) → sede f vescovile the Holy See → la Santa Sede see2 [siː] n (Rel) → sede f vescovile the Holy See → la Santa Sede v see [siː] 1 to have the power of sight After six years of blindness, he found he could see. sien يُبْصِر имам зрение vidět se sehen βλέπω ver nägema ديدن nähdä voir לִראוֹת देखना vidjeti lát melihat sjá vedere 見る 보다 matyti redzēt melihat zien se widzieć ver a vedea видеть vidieť videti videti se มองเห็น görmek 看見 бачити دیکھنے کی صلاحیت ہونا nhìn thấy 看见 2 to be aware of by means of the eye I can see her in the garden. sien يَرى виждам vidět se sehen βλέπω, διακρίνω ver nägema فهميدن nähdä voir לִראוֹת से मिलना opaziti lát melihat sjá vedere 見える 보아서 알다 matyti []redzēt; saskatīt; pārliecināties melihat zien se widzieć ver a vedea видеть vidieť videti videti se ระวัง görmek 看出 бачити آنکھ سے مشاہدہ کرنا quan sát 看出 3 to look at Did you see that play on television? sien يُشاهِد гледам vidět se sehen βλέπω ver vaatama نگاه كردن katsoa regarder לְהִתבּוֹנֵן पता लगाना gledati megnéz menonton sjá vedere 見る 시청하다 matyti redzēt menonton zien se (på) widzieć ver a se uita la, a vedea смотреть, видеть vidieť gledati gledati se ดู seyretmek 看 бачити, дивитися دیکھنا xem 看 4 to have a picture in the mind I see many difficulties ahead. voorsien يَتَصَوَّر، يَتَخَيَّل، يَرى представям си tušit se for sig sehen (προ)βλέπω, φαντάζομαι ver, imaginarse nägema تصوركردن nähdä mielessään entrevoir לִראוֹת समझना vidjeti (meg)lát membayangkan sjá fyrir sér vedere 認める 상상하다 regėti, įsivaizduoti paredzēt; iedomāties; nojaust dapat rasakan zien se for seg, forestille seg przewidywać, widzieć ver a întrevedea представлять себе, видеть tušiť videti videti se นึก düşünmek 想見 уявити ذہن میں تصور کرنا tưởng tượng 设想 5 to understand She didn't see the point of the joke. verstaan يَفْهَم разбирам chápat forstå verstehen καταλαβαίνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι comprender, entender, ver mõistma درك كردن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין अनुभव करना shvatiti, razumjeti (meg)ért memahami sjá, skilja capire わかる 이해하다 suprasti saprast; uztvert faham begrijpen (inn)se, forstå spostrzegać ver a înţelege понимать chápať razbrati razumeti förstå เข้าใจ anlamak 明白 розуміти; збагнути سمجھنا hiểu rõ 明白 6 to investigate Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you. ondersoek يَفْحَص виждам uvidět se sehen εξετάζω, κοιτάζω ver järele uurima رسيدگي كردن tutkia voir לִבדוֹק साथ जाना vidjeti (što se može učiniti za koga) utánanéz (vminek) mempertimbangkan athuga vedere 調べる 조사하다 pažiūrėti papētīt; padomāt siasat zien se (etter) zobaczyć ver a investiga узнавать, выяснять uvidieť videti ispitati se, undersöka ตรวจสอบ öğrenmeye çalışmak 研究 подумати, розміркувати تفتیش کرنا điều tra 研究 7 to meet I'll see you at the usual time. ontmoet يُقابِل срещам (се) vidět mødes med sehen συναντώ, επισκέπτομαι, δέχομαι επισκέψεις ver kohtuma ملاقات كردن tavata voir לְהִיפָּגֵש कल्पना करना sastati se, vidjeti se találkozik menemui sjá, hitta vedere 会う 만나다 pasimatyti []tikt jumpa zien se, møte; oppsøke (legen) spotkać się ver a întâlni видеться, встречаться uvidieť videti videti se ses พบ görmek, görüşmek 碰面 побачити(ся); відвідати ملاقات کرنا gặp mặt 访问 8 to accompany I'll see you home. saamgaan يُرافِق виждам doprovodit følge begleiten συνοδεύω acompañar saatma همراهي كردن saattaa accompagner לְלָווֹת otpratiti, dovesti elkísér (vhová), hazakísér mengantarkan fylgja accompagnare 送りとどける 배웅하다 palydėti pavadīt menemankan brengen følge odprowadzić acompanhar a însoţi провожать odprevadiť spremiti ispratiti följa พาไปส่ง buluşmak, görüşmek 陪同 проводжати ساتھ جانا tiễn 伴送 see about to attend to, or deal with I'll see about this tomorrow. hanteer يَهْتَم، يَعْتَني بِ погрижвам се zabývat se tage sig af sich kümmern um φροντίζω κτ., χειρίζομαι arreglar, organizar tegelema, hoolitsema اقدام كردن hoitaa s'occuper de לְטַפֵּל ב- प्रबंध करना, इंतजाम करना pobrinuti se za što (ali ne odmah) elintéz mengurus sjá um occuparsi di 処置をする 조치하다 užsiimti, pasirūpinti parūpēties; nodarboties ar uruskan behandelen ta seg av, se på (noe) zająć się, dopilnować tratar de a se ocupa de позаботиться zaoberať sa poskrbeti za postarati ta hand om, ordna [] จัดการ halletmek 處理 подбати نبٹنا xem lại, lo liệu 处理 seeing that since; considering that Seeing that he's ill, he's unlikely to come. aangesien بما أنَّ имайки предвид v případě, že siden da doch μια και, αφού teniendo en cuenta que kuna, et, seetõttu et تا زماني كه koska étant donné que מִכֵיווָן שֶׁ- दृष्टि, देखता हुआ budući da, s obzirom na tekintettel arra(, hogy) karena þar sem visto che ~だから (~을) 고려하면 kadangi ievērojot, ka; ņemot vērā, ka memandangkan aangezien ettersom, siden, tatt i betraktning zważywszy já que având în vedere că поскольку, так как v prípade, že ker s obzirom na to eftersom, med tanke på att พิจารณาดูแล้ว madem(ki); ...-diği için 有鑑於 оскільки اعتبار کرنا xét thấy sự thật là 考虑到 see off to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, railway station etc from which he is to leave He saw me off at the station. afsien, vaarwel roep يُرافِق، يُوَدِّع изпращам vyprovodit følge wegbringen ξεπροβοδίζω despedir (ära) saatma بدرقه كردن saattaa reconduire לְלָווֹת विदा करना otpratiti kikísér melepas fylgja á brottfararstöð accompagnare 見送る 배웅하다 palydėti pavadīt (prombraucot) menghantar wegbrengen følge (noen) til flyet/toget osv. odprowadzać acompanhar a conduce провожать odprevadiť spremiti ispratiti vinka av ไปส่ง uğurlamak, geçirmek 送別 проводжати الوداع کہنا tiễn ai 送别 see out to last longer than These old trees will see us all out. langer hou يُعَمِّرُ، يَعيشُ طويلا надживявам přežít overleve überleben ζω και μετά από durar, sobrevivir (kedagi) üle elama دوام آوردن kestää kauemmin survivre à לְהַחֲזִיק יוֹתֵר מַעֲמָד מְ- तक खत्म होना pratiti, nadživjeti túlél bertahan lebih lama lifa (e-n) sopravvivere a ~より長生きする (~보다 더) 왜 살다 pergyventi pārdzīvot, nodzīvot ilgāk hidup lebih lama daripada overleven overleve przeżyć, przetrwać sobreviver a a supravieţui пережить prežiť preživeti (koga) trajati duže od överleva นำทางออกมา ... daha uzun yaşamak, eskitmek 比…更持久 пережити عمر میں تجاوز کرنا kéo dài cho đến hết cái gì 持续到...终场 see through 1 to give support to (a person, plan etc) until the end is reached I'd like to see the job through. tot aan die einde ondersteun يَدْعَم حَتّى النِهايَه помагам podporovat až do konce være med hele vejen igennem durchhalten φέρω σε πέρας, υποστηρίζω κπ. μέχρι τέλους terminar, llevar a buen término lõpuni viima تاپايان كار كسي را همراهي كردن viedä loppuun soutenir (qqn, qqch.) jusqu'au bout לִתמוֹך, לַעֲזוֹר की सहायता करना, सम्पादित करना pomoći kome da izađe iz teškoća (mindvégig) támogat(ást nyújt) menuntaskan hjálpa í gegnum (portare a termine) やり抜く 성취하다 pasekti (ko) eigą iki galo palīdzēt veikt; piedalīties līdz galam menyokong hingga ke akhir ten einde brengen følge hele prosessen doprowadzić do końca levar a cabo a susţine (pe cineva, ceva) până la capăt доводить до конца podporovať až do konca podpirati (koga) do konca ispratiti do kraja hjälpa ngn att komma igenom en svårighet ช่วยเหลือจนจบ birine sonuna kadar yardım etmek/desteklemek 支持...到底 доводити до кінця آخر تک ساتھ نبھانا làm đến cùng 支持...到底 2 not to be deceived by (a person, trick etc) We soon saw through him and his little plan. die fopspul raaksien, nie verbluf word nie يَكْشِف، لا يَنْخَدِع прозирам (намерения) prohlédnout gennemskue durchschauen αντιλαμβάνομαι κτ. πριν εξαπατηθώ, δεν ξεγελιέμαι calar (a), verle el plumero (a), no dejarse engañar läbi nägema دست كسي را خواندن nähdä lävitse pénétrer (les intentions de qqn) לָרֶדֶת לְעוֵמק ה- भांप लेना prozreti átlát tidak tertipu sjá í gegnum capire, intuire 見抜く 간파하다 perkąsti redzēt kādam cauri tidak terpedaya doorzien gjennomskue przejrzeć (kogoś, coś) topar a vedea limpede видеть насквозь prehliadnuť spregledati prozreti genomskåda รู้ทัน gerçek niyetini/iç yüzünü anlamak 看穿,識破 бачити наскрізь دھوکے میں نہیں آنا thấy rõ bản chất 识破 see to to attend to or deal with I must see to the baby. versorg, hanteer يَعْتَني грижа се postarat se o tage sig af sich kümmern um φροντίζω, κανονίζω κτ. atender a, ocuparse de, encargarse de hoolitsema, tegelema مراقبت كردن huolehtia s'occuper de לְטַפֵּל देखभाल करना pripaziti, pobrinuti se gondoskodik (vmiről, vkiről) mengurus líta eftir, gæta occuparsi di 世話する 유의하다 pasirūpinti parūpēties melayan zorgen voor ta seg av dopilnować tratar de a se ocupa de заботиться postarať sa o poskrbeti za postarati se ta hand om, se till เอาใจใส่; ดูแล bakmak, ilgilenmek 照料,應付 подбати; доглядати کسی معاملے سے نبٹنا chăm nom 照料 I, we etc will see I, we etc shall wait and consider the matter later May I have a new bicycle?' `We'll see. ek moes geweet het يَنتَظَر ويُفَكِّر بالأمْر можеше да се предположи (с раздразнение) uvidíme vi får se 'mal sehen έπρεπε να το είχα καταλάβει ya se verá eks vaatame باید می دانستم katsotaan nyt on verra אֲנִי לא מוּפְתָע ש... यह जानना, सोचना, समझना इत्यादि चाहिए था moguće znati majd meglátom/-juk seharusnya saya tahu ég hefði mátt vita (vedremo), (si vedrà) 考えておく 생각해 봅시다 pažiūrėsiu, pažiūrėsim varēju gan zināt, ka...; zināju jau, ka... dah agak jeg (osv.) burde (ha) visst powinienem, powinieneś itd. logo se vê! ar fi trebuit să ştiu увидим, посмотрим uvidím(e) lahko bi si bil mislil trebalo je da jag (vi etc.) får se ควรจะรู้หรืิิิอคิดหรือเดาได้ก่อนว่าสิ่งนี้จะเป็นปัญหา Belki; Olur bakalım; Şimdi bir şey diyemem! 考慮 повинен був знати پہلے سے خبردار رہنا چاہئے تھا có thể 不同意 see2 n see [siː] the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority. setel دائِرَة الأسْقُف енория (arci)biskupství bispedømme das (Erz)Bistum επισκοπή, έδρα (επισκόπου ή αρχιεπισκόπου) sede piiskopkond قلمرو اسقف hiippakunta évêché; archevêché הֶגמוֹניָה बिशप या आर्चबिशप का क्षेत्र nadbiskupija püspökség, érsekség wilayah keuskupan biskupsdæmi vescovado; arcivescovado 司教管区 주교관구 vyskupija eparhija, bīskapija kawasan biskop (aarts)bisdom bispedømme diecezja sé episcopie; arhiepiscopie епархия (arci)biskupstvo (nad)škofija arhiepiskopija stift เขตอำนาจหน้าที่ของพระราชาคณะในคริสต์ศาสนา piskoposluk 主教或樞機主教管轄區 єпархія; престол اسقف اعظم کی عملداری tòa giám mục 主教管辖区 see → يرى uvidět se sehen βλέπω ver nähdä voir vidjeti vedere 見る ...을 보다 zien se zobaczyć ver видеть se เห็น görmek nhìn thấy 看见 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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