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see

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verb

ˈsē How to pronounce see (audio)
saw ˈsȯ How to pronounce see (audio) ; seen ˈsēn How to pronounce see (audio) ; seeing ˈsē-iŋ How to pronounce see (audio)

transitive verb

1
a
: to perceive by the eye
b
: to perceive or detect as if by sight
2
a
: to be aware of : recognize
sees only our faults
b
: to imagine as a possibility : suppose
couldn't see him as a crook
c
: to form a mental picture of : visualize
can still see her as she was years ago
d
: to perceive the meaning or importance of : understand
3
a
: to come to know : discover
b
: to be the setting or time of
The last fifty years have seen a sweeping revolution in science … Barry Commoner
c
: to have experience of : undergo
see army service
4
a
: examine, watch
want to see how she handles the problem
b(1)
: read
(2)
: to read of
c
: to attend as a spectator
see a play
5
a
: to make sure
See that order is kept.
b
: to take care of : provide for
had enough money to see us through
6
a
: to find acceptable or attractive
can't understand what he sees in her
b
: to regard as : judge
c
: to prefer to have
I'll see him hanged first.
I'll see you dead before I accept your terms.
7
a
: to call on : visit
b(1)
: to keep company with especially in courtship or dating
had been seeing each other for a year
(2)
: to grant an interview to : receive
The president will see you now.
8
: accompany, escort
See the guests to the door.
9
: to meet (a bet) in poker or to equal the bet of (a player) : call

intransitive verb

1
a
: to apprehend objects by sight
b
: to have the power of sight
c
: to perceive objects as if by sight
2
a
: to look about
b
: to give or pay attention
3
a
: to grasp something mentally
b
: to acknowledge or consider something being pointed out
See, I told you it would rain.
4
: to make investigation or inquiry
seeable
ˈsē-ə-bəl How to pronounce see (audio)
adjective

see

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noun

1
a
: a seat of a bishop's office, power, or authority
b
: a cathedral town
c
archaic : cathedra
2
: the authority or jurisdiction of a bishop
Phrases
see after
: to attend to : care for
see eye to eye
: to have a common viewpoint : agree
see red
: to become very angry
see the light
: to discover or realize a usually obscured truth
see the light of day
: to become publicly known or available (as through publication)
manuscripts that will never see the light of day
see things
: hallucinate
see through
: to grasp the true nature of
saw through the scheme
see to
: to attend to : care for

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb It was so dark that I couldn't see anything. I can't see a thing without my glasses. Would you turn on the light? I can hardly see a thing. Let me see what you're holding in your hand. I saw your sister at the party, but I didn't talk to her. I saw her take the money. Nobody saw the accident happen. He was last seen leaving his house yesterday morning. You have to see it to believe it. “He says he's coming.” “I'll believe it when I see it.” See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Inside the White House, aides don’t see a contradiction between Biden’s devotion to unions and his desire to avoid a strike. Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Since May, tens of thousands of cases have been diagnosed, on every continent—the vast majority in locations that historically don’t see cases. Erin Prater, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 Many of today's retirees didn't see any cost-of-living adjustment — or only a very small one — in some years. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2022 Echols doesn’t see himself as a finished product, however. Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 But Americans don’t see music from here as being credible. Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 Inside the White House, aides don’t see a contradiction between Biden’s devotion to unions and his desire to avoid a strike. Josh Boak And Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 These same non-MAGA Republicans don't see their Senate vote as being about former President Donald Trump to the same extent that MAGA Republicans do. Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2022 Good Good Culture Club server Nora Barber doesn’t see QR codes as just another step in automating what would otherwise be a human interaction. Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 14 Sep. 2022
Noun
On Tuesday afternoon, the fashion crowd headed to the building's rooftop for COS's first see-now, buy-now runway show in the United States. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Sep. 2022 And in New York, Tommy Hilfiger is bringing his see now, buy now carnival back home for the first time in three years, complete with a contemporaneous metaverse show. New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 These disposable snap traps come in a set of four and are engineered with a no-touch, no-see design. Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 Children were positioned on both sides of the wall and immediately started to ride the see-saws. Wendy Moonan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022 Wilson would much rather have her income be divorced from the see-saw of customer generosity, preferring a more egalitarian pay structure between front and back of house. Adam Reiner, Bon Appétit, 31 May 2022 Families, businesses and policymakers are all desperate see concrete signs that inflation is coming down and that the economy is cooling, so that the Fed doesn’t have to act even more forcefully and unintentionally trigger a recession. Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 24 July 2022 Florence Pugh has a message to men who were offended by her showstopping see-through Valentino gown. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 July 2022 On July 28, 2019, the firm collaborated with Colective Chopeke to set beams between the steel bars of the wall separating New Mexico and Chihuahua, resulting in an improvised row of oversized see-saws. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 27 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; akin to Old High German sehan to see and perhaps to Latin sequi to follow — more at sue

Noun

Middle English se, from Anglo-French sé, see, from Latin sedes seat; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c

Time Traveler
The first known use of see was before the 12th century

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