[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"see"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located [/LIST] [B]adverb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/cf.]cf.[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/cf]cf[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/confer]confer[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/see also]see also[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=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" [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/understand]understand[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/realize]realize[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/realise]realise[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/witness]witness[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/find]find[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/visualize]visualize[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/visualise]visualise[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/envision]envision[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/project]project[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/fancy]fancy[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/figure]figure[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/picture]picture[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/image]image[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/consider]consider[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/reckon]reckon[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/view]view[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/regard]regard[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/learn]learn[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/hear]hear[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/get word]get word[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/get wind]get wind[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/pick up]pick up[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/find out]find out[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/get a line]get a line[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/discover]discover[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/watch]watch[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/view]view[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/catch]catch[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/take in]take in[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/determine]determine[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/check]check[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/find out]find out[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/ascertain]ascertain[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/watch]watch[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/learn]learn[/URL]] [*]come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/meet]meet[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/ran into]ran into[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/encounter]encounter[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/run across]run across[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/come across]come across[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/check]check[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/insure]insure[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/see to it]see to it[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/ensure]ensure[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/control]control[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/ascertain]ascertain[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/assure]assure[/URL]] [*]go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" [*]go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" [*]visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/visit]visit[/URL]] [*]take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/attend]attend[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/take care]take care[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/look]look[/URL]] [*]receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/go steady]go steady[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/go out]go out[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/date]date[/URL]] [*]see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" [*]deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" [*]observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/examine]examine[/URL]] [*]go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/experience]experience[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/undergo]undergo[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/go through]go through[/URL]] [*]accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/escort]escort[/URL]] [*]match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" [*]make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/interpret]interpret[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/construe]construe[/URL]] [also: [URL=http://www.word.sc/seen]seen[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/saw]saw[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/see]http://www.word.sc/see[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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