see - 26 definitions |
- noun |
1. | see -- the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located |
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- verb |
2. | see -- 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" |
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3. | understand -- 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" |
| synonyms: understand, realize, realise |
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4. | witness -- 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" |
| synonyms: witness, find |
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5. | visualize -- 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" |
| synonyms: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, figure, picture, image |
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6. | see -- 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" |
| synonyms: consider, reckon, view, regard |
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7. | learn -- 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" |
| synonyms: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover |
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8. | watch -- 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" |
| synonyms: watch, view, catch, take in |
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9. | meet -- come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" |
| synonyms: meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across |
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10. | determine -- 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" |
| synonyms: determine, check, find out, ascertain, watch, learn |
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11. | see -- 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" |
| synonyms: check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure |
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12. | see -- go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" |
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13. | see -- go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" |
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14. | visit -- go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" |
| synonyms: visit |
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15. | attend -- take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" |
| synonyms: attend, take care, look |
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16. | see -- receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" |
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17. | go steady -- date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" |
| synonyms: go steady, go out, date |
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18. | see -- see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" |
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19. | see -- deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" |
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20. | see -- observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" |
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21. | examine -- 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" |
| synonyms: examine |
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22. | experience -- go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| synonyms: experience, go through |
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23. | see -- accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" |
| synonyms: escort |
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24. | see -- match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" |
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25. | interpret -- make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
| synonyms: interpret, construe |
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26. | see, seen -- to perceive with the eyes |
| synonyms: seen, sees, resee, unseen, seeable, unseeing |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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