<b><font size="4">"see"</font></b><br/><b>noun</b> <ol> <li>the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located</li> </ol> <b>adverb</b> <ol> <li>compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: <a href="../cf-.html">cf.</a>, <a href="../cf.html">cf</a>, <a href="../confer.html">confer</a>, <a href="/">see also</a>]</li> </ol> <b>verb</b> <ol> <li>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" </li> <li>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: <a href="../understand.html">understand</a>, <a href="../realize.html">realize</a>, <a href="../realise.html">realise</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="../witness.html">witness</a>, <a href="../find.html">find</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="../visualize.html">visualize</a>, <a href="../visualise.html">visualise</a>, <a href="../envision.html">envision</a>, <a href="../project.html">project</a>, <a href="../fancy.html">fancy</a>, <a href="../figure.html">figure</a>, <a href="../picture.html">picture</a>, <a href="../image.html">image</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="../consider.html">consider</a>, <a href="../reckon.html">reckon</a>, <a href="../view.html">view</a>, <a href="../regard.html">regard</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="../learn.html">learn</a>, <a href="../hear.html">hear</a>, <a href="/">get word</a>, <a href="/">get wind</a>, <a href="/">pick up</a>, <a href="../find.html out">find out</a>, <a href="/">get a line</a>, <a href="../discover.html">discover</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="../watch.html">watch</a>, <a href="../view.html">view</a>, <a href="../catch.html">catch</a>, <a href="/">take in</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="../determine.html">determine</a>, <a href="../check.html">check</a>, <a href="../find.html out">find out</a>, <a href="../ascertain.html">ascertain</a>, <a href="../watch.html">watch</a>, <a href="../learn.html">learn</a>] </li> <li>come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: <a href="../meet.html">meet</a>, <a href="/">ran into</a>, <a href="../encounter.html">encounter</a>, <a href="/">run across</a>, <a href="/">come across</a>] </li> <li>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: <a href="../check.html">check</a>, <a href="../insure.html">insure</a>, <a href="/">see to it</a>, <a href="../ensure.html">ensure</a>, <a href="../control.html">control</a>, <a href="../ascertain.html">ascertain</a>, <a href="../assure.html">assure</a>] </li> <li>go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" </li> <li>go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" </li> <li>visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: <a href="../visit.html">visit</a>] </li> <li>take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: <a href="../attend.html">attend</a>, <a href="/">take care</a>, <a href="../look.html">look</a>] </li> <li>receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" </li> <li>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: <a href="/">go steady</a>, <a href="/">go out</a>, <a href="../date.html">date</a>] </li> <li>see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" </li> <li>deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" </li> <li>observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" </li> <li>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: <a href="../examine.html">examine</a>] </li> <li>go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: <a href="../experience.html">experience</a>, <a href="../undergo.html">undergo</a>, <a href="../gothrough.html">go through</a>] </li> <li>accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: <a href="../escort.html">escort</a>] </li> <li>match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" </li> <li>make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: <a href="../interpret.html">interpret</a>, <a href="../construe.html">construe</a>] [also: <a href="/">seen</a>, <a href="/">saw</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../see.html">http://www.word.sc/see</a>

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