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| 1. | [ verb ] perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | perceive behold glimpse get_a_look watch eyesight visual_perception | |
| 2. | [ verb ] perceive mentally, as of an idea | |
| Synonyms: | realize understand realise | |
| Examples: | "Now I see!" "I just can't see your point" "Does she realize how important this decision is?" "I don't understand the idea" |
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| Related terms: | appreciate perceive visualize understanding | |
| 3. | [ verb ] perceive with any or all of one's senses | |
| Synonyms: | find witness | |
| Examples: | "We found Republicans winning the offices" "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school" give rise to or be characterized by "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation" "I want to see results" |
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| Related terms: | experience catch learn find spectator | |
| 4. | [ verb ] imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | |
| Synonyms: | picture visualize envision fancy figure visualise image project | |
| Examples: | "I can't see him on horseback!" "I can see what will happen" "I can see a risk in this strategy" |
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| Related terms: | imagine understand visualise image mental_picture imagination illusion visionary visual_image fancy picturing figuration visualizer | |
| 5. | [ verb ] consider or deem to be; regard | |
| Synonyms: | consider regard view reckon | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | think deem expect include respect reconsider favor identify prize abstract like make capitalize disrespect reconsider consider honor receive relativize reify idealize call interpret position | |
| 6. | [ verb ] get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | |
| Synonyms: | hear learn discover find_out pick_up get_word get_a_line get_wind | |
| Examples: | "I learned that she has two grown-up children" "I see that you have been promoted" |
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| Related terms: | discover trip_up wise_up get_the_goods ascertain witness discovery discovery | |
| 7. | [ adverb ] compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) | |
| Synonyms: | see_also cf confer cf. | |
| 8. | [ verb ] see or watch | |
| Synonyms: | watch view take_in catch | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | watch visualise spectate preview view spectator watch seer | |
| 9. | [ verb ] come together | |
| Synonyms: | meet encounter ran_into run_across foregather come_across forgather | |
| Examples: | "I'll probably see you at the meeting" "How nice to see you again!" |
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| Related terms: | intersect meet encounter | |
| 10. | [ verb ] find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | |
| Synonyms: | find_out check ascertain watch learn determine | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | test determine determination check | |
| 11. | [ verb ] be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | |
| Synonyms: | insure check assure see_to_it ensure ascertain control | |
| Examples: | "He verified that the valves were closed" "See that the curtains are closed" "control the quality of the product" |
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| Related terms: | verify cover proofread cross-check double-check control card spot-check cinch determine control check check | |
| 12. | [ verb ] go to see for professional or business reasons | |
| Examples: | "You should see a lawyer" "We had to see a psychiatrist" |
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| Related terms: | visit | |
| 13. | [ verb ] go to see for a social visit | |
| Examples: | "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" |
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| Related terms: | visit visit | |
| 14. | [ verb ] visit a place, as for entertainment | |
| Synonyms: | visit | |
| Examples: | "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" |
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| Related terms: | tour take_in slum visitor | |
| 15. | [ verb ] take charge of or deal with | |
| Synonyms: | take_care attend look | |
| Examples: | "Could you see about lunch?" "I must attend to this matter" "She took care of this business" |
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| Related terms: | care tend minister tend care | |
| 16. | [ verb ] receive as a specified guest | |
| Examples: | "the doctor will see you now" "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" |
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| Related terms: | receive | |
| 17. | [ verb ] check, try, or ascertain | |
| Synonyms: | watch | |
| Examples: | "See whether it works!" |
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| Related terms: | watch | |
| 18. | [ verb ] date regularly; have a steady relationship with | |
| Synonyms: | go_out go_steady date | |
| Examples: | "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?" "He is dating his former wife again!" |
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| Related terms: | consort date date | |
| 19. | [ verb ] deliberate or decide | |
| Examples: | "See whether you can come tomorrow" "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" |
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| Related terms: | consider deliberate | |
| 20. | [ verb ] see and understand, have a good eye | |
| Examples: | "The artist must first learn to see" |
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| Related terms: | understand eyesight | |
| 21. | [ verb ] (games) match or meet in card games | |
| Examples: | "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" |
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| Related terms: | bet card_game | |
| 22. | [ verb ] make sense of; assign a meaning to | |
| Synonyms: | interpret construe | |
| Examples: | "What message do you see in this letter?" "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
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| Related terms: | understand read take mistake clarify read misconstrue educe reinterpret allegorize mythicise literalize read_between_the_lines spiritualize collocate_with interpretation exposition interpretation | |
| 23. | [ verb ] go or live through | |
| Synonyms: | experience go_through undergo | |
| Examples: | "We had many trials to go through" "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
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| Related terms: | participate witness feel suffer know enjoy suffer come experience | |
| 24. | [ verb ] observe as if with an eye | |
| Examples: | "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" |
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| Related terms: | detect | |
| 25. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3554 | |
| 26. | [ verb ] observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect | |
| Synonyms: | examine | |
| Examples: | "The customs agent examined the baggage" "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
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| Related terms: | inspect search scan check size_up scan survey survey search peruse candle autopsy auscultate x-ray examination look | |
| 27. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3684 | |
| 28. | [ verb ] accompany or escort | |
| Synonyms: | escort | |
| Examples: | : "I'll see you to the door" |
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| Related terms: | accompany | |
| 29. | [ noun ] (government,geography) the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located | |
| Related terms: | center seat Holy_See diocese | |
| Similar spelling: |
SE sew Seo sea Seay S |
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