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Meaning see meaning

What does see mean?
Definitions in simple English

see Verb

— You see something when you look at it with your eyes. She turned her head up and saw clouds in the sky. I can't see the words in this book because the writing is too small and I don't have my glasses.

see Noun

— A diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, an archbishop or a cardinal — The office of a bishop or archbishop or cardinal. Venice is the see of a cardinal. The Pope is the bishop of the see of Rome.

see

— verb 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 — verb (= understand, realize, realise) 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 — verb (= find) 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 — verb 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 — verb (= consider, view) 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 — verb (= 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 — verb (= watch, view, catch) 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 — verb (= determine, check, find out, learn) 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 — verb (= meet) come together I'll probably see you at the meeting How nice to see you again! — verb (= control) 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 — verb go to see for professional or business reasons You should see a lawyer We had to see a psychiatrist — verb go to see for a social visit I went to see my friend Mary the other day — verb go to see a place, as for entertainment We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning — verb (= attend, take care) take charge of or deal with Could you see about lunch? I must attend to this matter She took care of this business — verb receive as a specified guest the doctor will see you now The minister doesn't see anybody before noon — verb deliberate or decide See whether you can come tomorrow let's see--which movie should we see tonight? — verb see and understand, have a good eye The artist must first learn to see — verb (= date) date regularly; have a steady relationship with Did you know that she is seeing an older man? He is dating his former wife again! — verb observe as if with an eye The camera saw the burglary and recorded it — verb (= escort) accompany or escort I'll see you to the door — verb match or meet I saw the bet of one of my fellow players — noun the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located — verb (= 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 — verb (= go through) go or live through We had many trials to go through he saw action in Viet Nam — verb (= interpret) make sense of; assign a meaning to What message do you see in this letter? How do you interpret his behavior?

Synonyms see synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as see?

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look look at observe behold view watch perceive notice meet visit understand find encounter witness regard know consider comprehend call on come across check attend sight realize discover read inspect deem catch recognize pertain pay attention to involve ascertain visualize take care spot meet with gaze at gaze examine espy ensure diocese concern catch sight of take a look realise learn insure

Topics see topics

What do people use see to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive

See
Person Body Head

Eye
Person Sense, perceive See

Watch
Language and thought Think Mind

Imagine
Language and thought Think

Understand
Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Visit
Person Sense, perceive See

Visible
Work and occupation Work Method

Try, attempt
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely
Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Hesitation fillers
Person Sense, perceive See

Show, let someone see
Person Sense, perceive See

Transparent
Person Healthy Disabled

Blind
Person Healthy Treat disease

Doctor, nurse
Person Life Marriage

Romantic love
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Notice
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Ignore
Language and thought Think Learn

Check
Language and thought Want Influence

Persuade
Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Like, love
Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Say farewell
Language and thought Communication Say Ask

Disclose
Social behavior Relationships Disunity

Alone
Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Encounter
Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait
States Quality Type, kind Compare

Different
Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of emphasis
Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of identificational and explanatory clauses

Conjugation see conjugation

How do you conjugate see?

see · verb

Examples see examples

How do I use see in a sentence?

Simple sentences

If you see a mistake, then please correct it.
I hope he'll be able to come! I'd like to see him.
Did you actually see the accident?
I hope to see you soon.
I hope to see his picture soon.
You see a white building at the foot of the hill.
I can't see anything with my right eye.
You'd better see a doctor and get a shot.
You ought to see a doctor.
May I see the wine list?
There's a problem there that you don't see.
It almost scared me not to see you online for a whole day.
It would be fun to see how things change over the years.
We don't see things as they are, but as we are.
It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.
We could see the sunset from the window.
It's very frustrating to try to find your glasses when you can't see anything without glasses.
If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intention of doing you good, you should run for your life.
If you think education is expensive, wait till you see what ignorance costs you.
I see it rarely.
Why are you telling me about hippos all of the sudden? I don't see the connection between that and your twelve red goldfishes.
I'm glad to see you back.

Movie subtitles

See you again.
Well, we have to go there and see? but I'll be a good match for a husband.
I wanted to see him.
To see Yoon.
You, do you want to see me die today?
We'll see.
C.C.-san came all the way here to see you.
Lelouch, is this what you wanted to see?
Um. today is my last day off, so I wanted to see what sort of place Area 11 is.
It looks like he can see me.
I see.
It's not like we'll never see each other again.
And as you can see, this was serious bricks and mortar, built to last.
As we'II see, there was more than one killer app, but the one that really started the ball rolling was surely competition - both the main driver of capitalism and of the fragmented European state system.
I won't be selfish and say I want to see her again.
I see. I did it for Nunnally!
But can't we see or feel that?
And the stars that we see?
And one of those questions caught his attention early on: the properties of the ensemble of stars we see in the sky, the Milky Way Galaxy.
So, he went to see this professor.
We do see the old main building of the radio station and a few other buildings.
Here you see the result and you see that the hydrogen clouds form a spiral shaped band around the Galactic Centre.
You can see four spiral arms.
Well, I'll see what I can do.
See, the thing is, me and my friends, we really like PBJs.
So they'd never see you.
No, no, they wouldn't see me at all.
Tell him I don't like to see a friend of mine so unhappy, so one more catch, I'll cut him loose.
See how that worked?
Let's see what you got.
Me and my crew hang out at the top of the slide so I can see what's going on in the whole yard, most of which I control.
This ball is my family's blood. You see these brown marks?
The reason I want to be a doctor is because I don't believe people should suffer, but I'd love to see Frankie get his ass kicked.
I can see.
Go and see. quick!
I was just trying to see if you were OK.
Things I thought people should see.

News and current affairs

Using this macro-historical framework, we can see Japanese deflation, European debt, and even the Arab Spring as phases of systemic changes within complex structures that are interacting with one another in a new, multipolar global system.
But donor countries want to see the money they give to finance schools or health clinics spent on schools and health clinics; they don't want to see it added to a nation's reserves.
Indeed, more than 20 years on, Western Germans still see no end in sight for the bills from German unification.
And to understand how something works is also to begin to see ways to modify and even control it.
It looks increasingly likely that, as under Leonid Brezhnev, we will see the same names in the news for decades to come.
Indeed, many EU members have been in a race with each other to see who will be Russia's closest friend in the Union.
The way people see the past tells us more about their present attitudes than about the past itself.
First, short-term interest rates were already so low that everyone would see further cuts as temporary only.
Above all, we need to show patience with the new governments of the countries we hope to see evolving toward democracy, and avoid the tendency to expect instant gratification.
There should be no doubt about the answer: it is clearly in the EU's interest to see Turkey's democracy and economy continue to strengthen.
They see new players (say, Spain) rising to shape EU policy, particularly foreign policy, and sense that their traditional leadership is being challenged.
Sometimes, when there is electricity, I watch television and see how people live in other places.
But many would like to see all this while watching TV rather than experience it in real life.
The Indian government will be nothing if not relieved to see the first girlfriend made a wife.
Some see this hostility to Israel as camouflaging old-fashioned anti-Semitism.
While Thein Sein would undoubtedly wish to see the myriad economic and political sanctions imposed on Burma quickly lifted, it is too soon for a general easing of such measures.
So he would have been flabbergasted to see his prophecy realized, not by communism, but by the globalization of Anglo-American economic liberalism.
Laws can make the separation of capital and political power transparent for all to see.
As investors learn more about Africa, they will increasingly see what it has to offer.
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