see

Nouns

• (n) the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

Verbs

• (v) 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
• (v) 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
  realize, understand, realise,
• (v) 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
  witness, find,
• (v) 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
  envision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, figure, visualise, project,
• (v) 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
  consider, regard, view, reckon,
• (v) 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 a line, get wind, get word, discover, find out, hear, learn, pick up,
• (v) 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
  view, watch, take in, catch,
• (v) come together
  • I'll probably see you at the meeting
  • How nice to see you again!
  encounter, meet, run across, come across, run into,
• (v) 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, find out, learn, watch, determine, check,
• (v) 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
  insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control,
• (v) go to see for professional or business reasons
  • You should see a lawyer
  • We had to see a psychiatrist
• (v) go to see for a social visit
  • I went to see my friend Mary the other day
• (v) go to see a place, as for entertainment
  • We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
  visit,
• (v) take charge of or deal with
  • Could you see about lunch?
  • I must attend to this matter
  • She took care of this business
  attend, take care, look,
• (v) receive as a specified guest
  • the doctor will see you now
  • The minister doesn't see anybody before noon
• (v) date regularly; have a steady relationship with
  • Did you know that she is seeing an older man?
  • He is dating his former wife again!
  go steady, date, go out,
• (v) see and understand, have a good eye
  • The artist must first learn to see
• (v) deliberate or decide
  • See whether you can come tomorrow
  • let's see--which movie should we see tonight?
• (v) observe as if with an eye
  • The camera saw the burglary and recorded it
• (v) 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
  examine,
• (v) go or live through
  • We had many trials to go through
  • he saw action in Viet Nam
  experience, go through,
• (v) accompany or escort
  • I'll see you to the door
  escort,
• (v) match or meet
  • I saw the bet of one of my fellow players
• (v) make sense of; assign a meaning to
  • What message do you see in this letter?
  • How do you interpret his behavior?
  construe, interpret,

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Words of close approximity