see
/sˈi/
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Definitions
Noun
the seat within a bishop''s diocese where his cathedral is located
Verb
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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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come together; "I''ll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
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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"
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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"
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go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
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go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
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go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"
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take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
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receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn''t see anybody before noon"
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date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
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see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"
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deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let''s see--which movie should we see tonight?"
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observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
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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"
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go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
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accompany or escort; "I''ll see you to the door"
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match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
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make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Synonyms
ascertain
assure
attend
catch
check
come across
consider
construe
control
date
determine
discover
encounter
ensure
envision
escort
examine
experience
fancy
figure
find
find out
get a line
get wind
get word
go out
go steady
go through
hear
image
insure
interpret
learn
look
meet
pick up
picture
project
realise
realize
reckon
regard
run across
run into
see to it
take care
take in
understand
view
visit
visualise
visualize
watch
witness
More General Terms
accompany
affiliate
associate
assort
believe
bet
call
call in
care
comprehend
conceive
conceive of
consider
consort
debate
deliberate
detect
discover
envisage
experience
find
give care
go through
ideate
imagine
invite
moot
notice
observe
perceive
play
receive
seat
see
take in
think
tour
turn over
undergo
understand
verify
visit
wager
watch
More Specific Terms
abstract
allegorise
allegorize
appreciate
ascertain
auscultate
autopsy
be amiss
behold
call
candle
capitalise
capitalize
card
catch
catch a glimpse
catch sight
check
cinch
come
consider
control
cover
cross
cross-check
deem
discover
disesteem
disrespect
double-check
draw out
educe
elicit
endure
enjoy
esteem
evoke
expect
experience
extract
favor
favour
feel
find
get a look
get the goods
glance over
glimpse
hold
idealise
idealize
identify
include
inspect
intersect
know
lay eyes on
like
literalise
literalize
live
look
make
meet
minister
misapprehend
misconceive
misconstrue
misinterpret
misunderstand
mythicise
mythicize
perceive
peruse
preview
prise
prize
proof
proofread
rake
read
read between the lines
receive
reconsider
reify
reinterpret
relativise
relativize
respect
run down
scan
scrutinise
scrutinize
search
see
size up
skim
spectate
spiritualise
spiritualize
spot-check
suffer
survey
take
take account
take for
take in
take stock
tend
test
treasure
trip up
value
view as
visualise
visualize
wise up
witness
x-ray