Definition
Meaning of 'see'
Meaning of 'see' (Webster Dictionary)
1. See 
[ n.]
- A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [ n.]- Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
2. See [ v. i.]
- To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper
organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees
distinctly. [ v. i.]- Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
- To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house.
3. See [ v. t.]
- To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence
and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry;
to view. [ v. t.]- To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.
- To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after.
- To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
- To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.
- To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
Meaning of 'see' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. see [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- take charge of or deal with
- take charge of or deal with
Example in sentence:
- Could you see about lunch?;
- I must attend to this matter;
- She took care of this business
Meaning (2):
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
Example in sentence:
- Did you know that she is seeing an older man?;
- He is dating his former wife again!
Meaning (3):
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Example in sentence:
- control the quality of the product;
- He verified that the valves were closed;
- See that the curtains are closed
Meaning (4):
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Example in sentence:
- I can see a risk in this strategy;
- I can see what will happen;
- I can't see him on horseback!
Meaning (5):
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Example in sentence:
- I learned that she has two grown-up children;
- I see that you have been promoted
Meaning (6):
- match or meet
- match or meet
Example in sentence:
- I saw the bet of one of my fellow players
Meaning (7):
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Example in sentence:
- Check whether the train leaves on time;
- find out if he speaks Russian;
- I want to see whether she speaks French;
- See whether it works
Meaning (8):
- go to see for a social visit
- go to see for a social visit
Example in sentence:
- I went to see my friend Mary the other day
Meaning (9):
- come together
- come together
Example in sentence:
- How nice to see you again!;
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
Meaning (10):
- accompany or escort
- accompany or escort
Example in sentence:
- I'll see you to the door
Meaning (11):
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
Example in sentence:
- Does she realize how important this decision is?;
- I don't understand the idea;
- I just can't see your point;
- Now I see!
Meaning (12):
- deliberate or decide
- deliberate or decide
Example in sentence:
- let's see--which movie should we see tonight?;
- See whether you can come tomorrow
Meaning (13):
- deem to be
- deem to be
Example in sentence:
- I consider her to be shallow;
- I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do;
- She views this quite differently from me
Meaning (14):
- see and understand, have a good eye
- see and understand, have a good eye
Example in sentence:
- The artist must first learn to see
Meaning (15):
- observe as if with an eye
- observe as if with an eye
Example in sentence:
- The camera saw the burglary and recorded it
Meaning (16):
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Example in sentence:
- I must see your passport before you can enter the country;
- The customs agent examined the baggage
Meaning (17):
- receive as a specified guest
- receive as a specified guest
Example in sentence:
- the doctor will see you now;
- The minister doesn't see anybody before noon
Meaning (18):
- see or watch
- see or watch
Example in sentence:
- Catch a show on Broadway;
- see a movie;
- This program will be seen all over the world;
- view a show on television;
- view an exhibition
Meaning (19):
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
Example in sentence:
- I want to see results;
- The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions;
- We found Republicans winning the offices;
- You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
Meaning (20):
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
Example in sentence:
- he saw action in Viet Nam;
- We had many trials to go through
Meaning (21):
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
Example in sentence:
- We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
Meaning (22):
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
Example in sentence:
- How do you interpret his behavior?;
- What message do you see in this letter?
Meaning (23):
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
Example in sentence:
- Can you see the bird in that tree?;
- He is blind--he cannot see;
- You have to be a good observer to see all the details
Meaning (24):
- go to see for professional or business reasons
- go to see for professional or business reasons
Example in sentence:
- We had to see a psychiatrist;
- You should see a lawyer
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