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see

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As a verb, see means perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight. As an interjection, it means introducing an explanation.

Meanings of see

42 meanings

verb

  1. To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

  2. To witness or observe by personal experience.

    “Now I've seen it all!”

    “I have been blind since birth and I love to read Braille. When the books arrive in from the library, I can’t wait to see what stories they have sent me.”

  3. To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.

    “I saw the latest Tarantino flick last week.”

  4. To form a mental picture of.

  5. figurativelyTo understand.

    “Do you see what I mean?”

  6. To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.

    “They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see.”

  7. To foresee, predict, or prophesy.

    “The oracle saw the destruction of the city.”

  8. used in the imperativeUsed to emphasise a proposition.

    “You see, Johnny, your Dad isn't your real father.”

    “You're not welcome here any more, see?”

  9. socialTo meet, to visit.

  10. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.

    “to go to see a friend”

  11. To date frequently.

    “I've been seeing her for two months.”

  12. To visit for a medical appointment.

    “You should see a doctor about that rash on your arm.”

    “I've been seeing a therapist for three years now.”

  13. To be the setting or time of.

    “The 20th century saw humanity's first space exploration.”

    “1999 saw the release of many great films.”

  14. To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.

    “I'll see you hang for this!  I saw that they didn't make any more trouble.”

interjection

  1. Introducing an explanation

    “See, in order to win the full prize we would have to come up with a scheme to land a rover on the Moon.”

noun

  1. A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.

  2. The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric

  3. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

  4. The seat within a bishop's diocese where the bishop's cathedral is locatedlocation

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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verb: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
verb: perceive or be contemporaneous with
verb: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
verb: deem to be
verb: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
learnhearget wordget windpick upfind outget a linediscover
verb: see or watch

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