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{{see|See|se|Se|sé}}

English

{{rank|two|us|before|91|see|over|know|much}}

Pronunciation


Homophones


Etymology 1

From seon|sēon.

Verb

{{en-verb|sees|seeing|saw|seen}}

  1. To perceive with the eyes.
  2. To perceive or detect as if by sight.
  3. To form a mental picture of.
  4. To understand.
  5. : Do you see what I mean?


Synonyms


Translations
  • Chinese: 明白 (míngbai)
  • Danish:
  • Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vidi|xs=Esperanto}}
  • Finnish: ,
  • French:
  • Greek: {{t+|el|καταλαβαίνω|tr=katalavéno|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|κατανοώ|tr=katanoó|sc=Grek}}
  • Icelandic: ,
  • Italian:
  • Japanese: 理解する (りかいする, rikaisuru)
Derived terms


See also


Etymology 2

From sedes (seat), referring to the bishop's throne or chair (confer seat of power) in the cathedral; related to the Latin verb sedere (to sit).

Noun

  1. A diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop


Translations
  • Finnish: (region), (office)
  • French: {{t-|fr|Siège|f}}
  • German: {{t-|de|Bischofssitz|m}}
  • Latin: {{t+|la|sedes|f}}
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|Sede|f}}
Related terms


See also


Category:100 English basic words Category:English homophones Category:English words with multiple etymologies

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Estonian

Pronoun

  1. it, this


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Finnish

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. The letter C, c.


Declension

{{fi-decl-voi|se|e|ä}}

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /seː/


Noun

see

  1. sea


Category:West Frisian nouns

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English See \See\, n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a
seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See Sit, and cf.
Siege.]
1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is
exercised. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see.
--Spenser.
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2. 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 archbishop; a province or jurisdiction
of an archbishop; 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.
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Apostolic see. See under Apostolic.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English See \See\, v. i.
1. 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.
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Whereas I was blind, now I see. --John ix. 25.
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2. Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to
perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often
followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
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For judgment I am come into this world, that they
which see not might see; and that they which see
might be made blind. --John ix. 39.
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Many sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and
see through all our fine pretensions. --Tillotson.
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3. To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally
with to; as, to see to the house.
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See that ye fall not out by the way. --Gen. xlv.
24.
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Note: Let me see, Let us see, are used to express
consideration, or to introduce the particular
consideration of a subject, or some scheme or
calculation.
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Cassio's a proper man, let me see now,
To get his place. --Shak.
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Note: See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or
behold. "See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands."
--Halifax.
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To see about a thing, to pay attention to it; to consider
it.

To see on, to look at. [Obs.] "She was full more blissful
on to see." --Chaucer.

To see to.
(a) To look at; to behold; to view. [Obs.] "An altar by
Jordan, a great altar to see to" --Josh. xxii. 10.
(b) To take care about; to look after; as, to see to a
fire.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English See \See\ (s[=e]), v. t. [imp. Saw (s[add]); p. p. Seen
(s[=e]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon,
AS. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[imac]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG.
sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth.
sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so
originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. "e`pesqai,
Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sue to follow.]
1. 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.
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I will now turn aside, and see this great sight.
--Ex. iii. 3.
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2. 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.
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Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
brethren. --Gen. xxxvii.
14.
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Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii.
34.
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Who's so gross
That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak.
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3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to
regard attentively; to look after. --Shak.
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I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not
care for contradicting him. --Addison.
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4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call
upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
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And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of
his death. --1 Sam. xv.
35.
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5. To fall in with; to meet or associate with; to have
intercourse or communication with; hence, to have
knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.
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Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast
afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen
evil. --Ps. xc. 15.
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my
saying, he shall never see death. --John viii.
51.
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Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men.
--Locke.
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6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to
see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
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7. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or
to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.
"I'll see you and raise you ten."
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

God you see (or God him see or God me see, etc.), God
keep you (him, me, etc.) in his sight; God protect you.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.

To see (anything) out, to see (it) to the end; to be
present at, work at, or attend, to the end.

To see stars, to see flashes of light, like stars; --
sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.]


To see (one) through, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the
end of a course or an undertaking.
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WordNet see
n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is
located
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another
location in the text) [syn: cf., cf, confer, {see
also}]
v 1: 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"
2: 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" [syn: understand, realize, realise]
3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans
winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in
this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the
rebellion of the younger generation against established
traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: witness, find]
4: 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" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision,
project, fancy, figure, picture, image]
5: 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" [syn: consider, reckon,
view, regard]
6: 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" [syn: learn, hear, get word,
get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover]
7: 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" [syn: watch, view,
catch, take in]
8: 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" [syn: determine, check, find out, ascertain,
watch, learn]
9: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
nice to see you again!" [syn: meet, ran into, encounter,
run across, come across]
10: 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" [syn: check, insure, see to it, ensure,
control, ascertain, assure]
11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should
see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary
the other day"
13: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the
Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: visit]
14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?";
"I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this
business" [syn: attend, take care, look]
15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now";
"The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you
know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his
former wife again!" [syn: go steady, go out, date]
17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first
learn to see"
18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow";
"let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and
recorded it"
20: 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" [syn: examine]
21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: experience, undergo, {go
through}]
22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: escort]
23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see
in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
[syn: interpret, construe]
[also: seen, saw]
Moby Dictionary
NB , animadvert , ante , ante up , appear , appraise , appreciate ,
apprehend , archbishopric , archdiocese , ascertain , assister , assure ,
attend , back , be acquainted with , be apprised of , be at ,
be aware of , be cognizant of , be conscious of , be conversant with ,
be informed , be present at , be sensible of , behold , bet , bet on ,
bishopric , call , call on , call to mind , call up , call upon , catch ,
catch sight of , certify , cinch , clap eyes on , clear up , clinch ,
cognize , come alive , come to , comprehend , conceive , conceptualize ,
conference , conjure up , consider , contemplate , cover , decide ,
descry , detect , determine , diocese , discern , discover ,
dismiss all doubt , distinguish , do , drop in , ensure , envisage ,
envision , espy , establish , examine , experience , fade , fathom , feel ,
find out , fix , gamble , get at , glimpse , go to , grasp , have ,
have in sight , have information about , have knowledge of , hazard ,
hear , heed , identify , image , imagine , inspect , insure , just see ,
ken , know , lay , lay a wager , lay down , lay eyes on , look , look in ,
look on , look upon , make a bet , make certain , make no doubt ,
make no mistake , make out , make sure , make sure of , mark ,
meet a bet , mind , nail down , note , notice , objectify , observe ,
occupy , parish , parlay , pass , pay a visit , penetrate , perceive ,
pick out , pick up , picture , pierce , play against , plumb , plunge ,
ponder , possess , prehend , probe , province , punt , realize , reassure ,
recognize , regard , remark , remove all doubt , represent , respond ,
respond to stimuli , run in , savvy , scan , scrutinize , see daylight ,
see into , see that , see the light , see through , see to it , seize ,
sense , set at rest , settle , show up , sight , sit in , smell ,
sort out , spot , spy , stake , stand pat , stop by , stop off ,
stop over , study , summon up , synod , take in , take note ,
take notice , taste , tend , touch , turn up , twig , understand , view ,
vision , visit , visualize , wager , watch , weigh , witness , wot ,
wot of


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