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Dictionary: see1   () pronunciation

v., saw (), seen (sēn), see·ing, sees.

v.tr.
  1. To perceive with the eye.
    1. To apprehend as if with the eye.
    2. To detect by means analogous to use of the eye: an electronic surveillance camera that saw the activity in the embassy yard.
  2. To have a mental image of; visualize: They could still see their hometown as it once was.
  3. To understand; comprehend: I see your point.
  4. To consider to be; regard: Many saw her as a world leader.
  5. To believe possible; imagine: I don't see him as a teacher.
  6. To foresee: I see great things for that child.
  7. To know through firsthand experience; undergo: "He saw some service on the king's side" (Tucker Brooke).
  8. To give rise to or be characterized by: "Her long reign saw the heyday of verbal humor" (Richard Kain). "The 1930s saw the development of sulfa drugs and penicillin" (Gregg Easterbrook).
  9. To find out; ascertain: Please see who's knocking.
  10. To refer to; read: Persons interested in the book's history should see page one of the preface.
  11. To take note of; recognize: She sees only the good aspects of the organization.
  12. To meet or be in the company of: I saw all my aunts and uncles at the reunion.
  13. To share the companionship of often or regularly: He's been seeing the same woman for eight years.
    1. To visit socially; call on.
    2. To visit for consultation: You ought to see your doctor more frequently.
  14. To admit or receive, as for consultation or a social visit: The doctor will see you now.
  15. To attend; view: Let's see a movie.
  16. To escort; attend: I'm seeing Nellie home.
  17. To make sure; take care: See that it gets done right away.
  18. Games.
    1. To meet (a bet) in card games.
    2. To meet the bet of (another player).
v.intr.
  1. To have the power to perceive with or as if with the eye.
  2. To understand; comprehend.
  3. To consider: Let's see, which suitcase should we take?
    1. To go and look: She had to see for herself and went into the garage.
    2. To ascertain; find out: We probably can do it, but we'll have to see.
  4. To have foresight: "No man can see to the end of time" (John F. Kennedy).
  5. To take note.
phrasal verbs:

see about

  1. To attend to.
  2. To investigate.
see after
  1. To take care of: Please see after the children while I'm gone.
see off
  1. To take leave of (someone): saw the guests off at the door; went to the airport to see us off.
see out
  1. To escort (a guest) to the door: Will you please see Ms. Smith out?
  2. To work on (a project) until completion: Despite poor funding, we saw the project out.
see through
  1. To understand the true character or nature of: We saw through his superficial charm.
  2. To provide support or cooperation to (a person) throughout a period of time: We'll see you through until you finish college.
  3. To work on (a project) until completion.
see to
  1. To attend to: See to the chores, will you?

idioms:

see red Informal.

  1. To be extremely angry.
see you later
  1. InformalUsed to express good-bye. Used to express good-bye.

[Middle English sen, from Old English sēon.]

SYNONYMS   see, behold, note, notice, remark, espy, descry, observe, contemplate, survey, view, perceive, discern. These verbs refer to being or becoming visually or mentally aware of something. See, the most general, can mean merely to use the faculty of sight but more often implies recognition, understanding, or appreciation: "If I have seen further (than ... Descartes) it is by standing upon the shoulders of Giants" (Isaac Newton). Behold implies gazing at or looking intently upon what is seen: "My heart leaps up when I behold/A rainbow in the sky" (William Wordsworth). Note, notice, and remark suggest close, detailed observation, and note in particular implies making a careful, systematic mental recording: Be careful to note that we turn left at the church. I notice that you're out of sorts. "Their assemblies afforded me daily opportunities of remarking characters and manners" (Samuel Johnson). Espy and descry both stress acuteness of sight that permits the detection of something distant or obscure: "espied the misspelled Latin word in (Los Angeles Times). "the lighthouse, which can be descried from a distance" (Michael Strauss). Observe emphasizes careful, closely directed attention: "I saw the pots ... and observed that they did not crack at all" (Daniel Defoe). Contemplate implies looking attentively and thoughtfully: "It is interesting to contemplate an entangled bank, clothed with many plants" (Charles Darwin). Survey stresses comprehensive examination: "Strickland looked away and idly surveyed the ceiling" (W. Somerset Maugham). View usually suggests examination with a particular purpose in mind or in a special way: The medical examiner viewed the victim's body. Perceive and discern both imply not only visual recognition but also mental comprehension; perceive is especially associated with insight, and discern, with the ability to distinguish, discriminate, and make judgments: "I plainly perceive (Edmund Burke). "Your sense of humor would discern the hollowness beneath all the pomp and ceremony" (Edna Ferber).


see2 () pronunciation
n.
  1. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop.
  2. Obsolete. A cathedra.

[Middle English, from Old French se, from Vulgar Latin *sedem, from Latin sēdēs, seat.]


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verb

  1. To apprehend (images) by use of the eyes: behold, perceive. Scots ken. See see/not see.
  2. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: descry, detect, discern, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.
  3. To form mental images of: conceive, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, image, imagine, picture, think, vision, visualize. Informal feature. See thoughts.
  4. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. Idioms: gethavea handle on, get the picture. See understand/misunderstand.
  5. To look upon in a particular way: account, consider, deem, esteem, reckon, regard, view. See perspective.
  6. To know in advance: anticipate, divine, envision, foreknow, foresee. See foresight, see/not see.
  7. To participate in or partake of personally: experience, feel, go through, have, know, meet1 (with), suffer, taste (of), undergo. Archaic prove. Idioms: run up against. See participate/abstain.
  8. To be with another person socially on a regular basis: date, go out. Informal take out. See connect.
  9. To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize: call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, stop (by or in), visit. Idioms: pay a visit. See seek/avoid.

phrasal verb - see to

    To have the care and supervision of: attend, care for, look after, mind, minister to, tend2, watch. Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, takecarechargeof, take under one's wing. See care for/neglect.

Antonyms: see
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v

Definition: accompany, guide
Antonyms: turn loose

v

Definition: appreciate, comprehend
Antonyms: ignore, neglect, overlook

v

Definition: perceive with eyes
Antonyms: be blind


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To become aware of by means of the eyes or have the power of sight.

pronunciation We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. — Anais Nin (1903-1977), American-French writer.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - se, indse, forstå, opleve, tilse, tale med, følge
v. intr. - forestille sig, se

idioms:

  • have seen better days    have kendt bedre dage
  • I'll be seeing you    vi ses!
  • let me see    lad mig se, hvordan var det nu
  • not be seen dead    ikke for nogen pris ville ses
  • see a person through    hjælpe nogen gennem noget
  • see a thing through    gennemføre noget, føre en ting til ende
  • see about    tage sig af
  • see after    tilse, passe
  • see for oneself    se for sig selv, lære ved selvsyn
  • see life    se lidt af livet, se sig om i verden
  • see off    følge til (transportmiddel)
  • see oneself    se sig selv
  • see out    blive ved til noget er færdigt
  • see over    inspicere, bese
  • see reason    indse det fornuftige i noget
  • see sense    komme til fornuft
  • see someone to the door    følge ud, følge til døren
  • see the back of    blive af med
  • see the last of    blive af med
  • see the light    fødes, få indsigt i noget, forstå
  • see the light of day    komme til verden, se dagens lys, komme frem
  • see things    se syner
  • see through    gennemføre, blive ved til det sidste, gennemskue
  • see to    tage sig af, ordne
  • see you    vi ses!
  • seen it all    have set det hele
  • we shall see    vi får se

2.
n. - bispesæde, bispedømme, bispeembede

Nederlands (Dutch)
zien, inzien, snappen, kijken, bezoeken

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - voir, comprendre, distinguer, rendre visite, examiner, considérer, montrer que, veiller à ce que, voir comment, si, quand, connaître, assister, accompagner/raccompagner qn, égaliser (aux paris), parier
v. intr. - (lit, fig) se voir

idioms:

  • as I see it    comme je le vois/le remarque
  • have seen better days    a connu de meilleurs jours
  • I'll be seeing you    à bientôt, salut
  • let me see    voyons, voyons un peu
  • not be seen dead    (faire/aller) pour rien au monde
  • see about    s'occuper de, penser à (faire), voir si qch est possible
  • see after    s'occuper de
  • see for oneself    voir par soi-même
  • see life    voir le monde, rouler sa bosse
  • see off    dire au revoir à, (fig) damer le pion à
  • see over    visiter
  • see reason    entendre raison
  • see sense    entendre raison
  • see someone out    reconduire qn
  • see someone through    percer qn à jour
  • see someone to the door    accompagner/reconduire qn à la porte
  • see something out    passer (qch, l'hiver)
  • see something through    mener qch à bonne fin
  • see the back of    suivre qn
  • see the last of    voir la fin de
  • see the light    comprendre, (Relig) trouver son chemin de Damas
  • see the light of day    venir au monde, paraître (un livre)
  • see things    voir des choses (dans sa vie)
  • see to    s'occuper de, veiller à, réparer
  • see you    au revoir
  • seen it all    tout vu
  • we shall see    nous verrons

2.
n. - (Relig) siège (d'un évêque)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - sehen, erleben, einsehen, sich vorstellen, verstehen, überlegen, besuchen, empfangen

idioms:

  • as I see it    meines Erachtens, meiner Ansicht od. Meinung nach
  • have seen better days    bessere Tage gesehen haben
  • I'll be seeing you    bis bald
  • let me see    laß mich sehen
  • not be seen dead    (ugs.) nie im Leben
  • see about    sich kümmern um
  • see after    sich kümmern um
  • see for oneself    für sich selber sehen
  • see life    das Leben sehen
  • see off    verabschieden
  • see over    besichtigen
  • see reason    zur Einsicht kommen
  • see sense    zur Einsicht kommen
  • see someone out    hinausbegleiten, sich zu Ende ansehen
  • see someone through    jdm. bis zum Ende helfen
  • see someone to the door    zur Tür begleiten
  • see something out    etw. zu Ende od. zum Abschluss bringen
  • see something through    durchschauen
  • see the back of    loswerden
  • see the last of    zum letzten Mal sehen
  • see the light    das Licht sehen
  • see the light of day    das Tageslicht sehen
  • see things    Halluzinationen haben
  • see to    sich kümmern um
  • see you    bis bald
  • seen it all    viel Erfahrung haben
  • we shall see    laß uns abwarten

2.
n. - Bistum

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλέπω, αντιλαμβάνομαι, θεωρώ, κατανοώ, κοιτάζω, παρακολουθώ, φροντίζω, επισκέπτομαι, συναντώ, συνοδεύω
n. - (θρησκ.) έδρα επισκόπου

idioms:

  • have seen better days    έχω πια παλιώσει
  • I'll be seeing you    θα τα πούμε
  • let me see    για να σκεφτώ!
  • not be seen dead    με τίποτα δεν θα
  • see a person through    βοηθώ κάποιον να ξεπεράσει μια δυσκολία
  • see a thing through    ολοκληρώνω κάτι
  • see about    ασχολούμαι με, επιλαμβάνομαι, φροντίζω ή ερευνώ περί
  • see after    φροντίζω για, ασχολούμαι με
  • see for oneself    βλέπω και μόνος μου
  • see life    ζω/κάνω κοινωνική ζωή, αποκτώ εμπειρίες
  • see off    κατευοδώνω, ξεπροβοδίζω, αποτρέπω
  • see oneself    φαντάζομαι τον εαυτό μου
  • see out    συνοδεύω μέχρι έξω, ολοκληρώνω, αντεπεξέρχομαι, παρακολουθώ μέχρι τέλους
  • see over    εποπτεύω, επιθεωρώ
  • see reason    παίρνω από λόγια
  • see sense    έρχομαι στα λογικά μου
  • see someone to the door    συνοδεύω μέχρι την πόρτα
  • see the back of    ξεφορτώνομαι
  • see the last of    δεν πρόκειται να ξαναδώ
  • see the light    αφυπνίζομαι, αντιλαμβάνομαι τα ελαττώματά μου, ανανήφω, βλέπω το φως το αληθινό
  • see the light of day    έρχομαι στο φως
  • see things    έχω παραισθήσεις
  • see through    διακρίνω, ολοκληρώνω, επιμελούμαι μέχρι το τέλος, δεν ξεγελιέμαι από
  • see to    φροντίζω για/ώστε, ασχολούμαι με, παρακολουθώ
  • see you    ορεβουάρ
  • seen it all    δεν με εκπλήσσει τίποτα
  • we shall see    θα δούμε

Italiano (Italian)
vedere, capire, guardare, andare a trovare, considerare

idioms:

  • I'll be seeing you    arrivederci
  • let me see    vediamo un po'
  • see a person through    sostenere nei tempi difficili
  • see a thing through    portare a termine
  • see about/after    occuparsi di
  • see for oneself    rendersi conto
  • see life    arricchirsi di esperienze
  • see off    salutare, scacciare, accompagnare
  • see oneself    vedersi
  • see out    accompagnare, sopravvivere
  • see over    ispezionare
  • see sense/reason    riconoscere i fatti
  • see the back of    liberarsi di
  • see the last of    sbarazzarsi di
  • see the light    vedere la luce
  • see the light of day    venire alla luce
  • see things    aver le traveggole
  • see through    scoprire il gioco di, vedere attraverso qualcuno, indovinare
  • see to    badare a, provvedere a (che)
  • see you    arrivederci
  • to have seen better days    aver visto giorni migliori
  • wait and see    aspetta e vedrai
  • we shall see    vedremo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ver
n. - sede episcopal (m)

idioms:

  • has seen better days    teve melhores dias
  • I'll be seeing you    até mais ver
  • let me see    vamos ver
  • see a person through    enxergar através da pessoa
  • see a thing through    enxergar através da uma coisa
  • see about/after    averiguar
  • see for oneself    averiguar por si mesmo
  • see life    ganhar experiência da vida
  • see off    despedir-se de
  • see oneself    averiguar a si mesmo
  • see out    levar a cabo
  • see over    examinar
  • see sense/reason    compreender a razão
  • see the back of    ver pelas costas
  • see the last of    ver pela última vez
  • see the light    compreender
  • see the light of day    ver a luz do dia
  • see things    ter alucinações
  • see through    levar a cabo
  • see to    tratar de
  • see you    te vejo mais tarde
  • wait and see    espere que você vai ver
  • we shall see    vamos ver

Русский (Russian)
видеть, смотреть, представлять себе, находить, понимать, испытывать, встречаться, выяснять, обдумывать, осматривать, разрешать, обращаться за советом

idioms:

  • has seen better days    знавал лучшие времена, обеднел, поизносился
  • I'll be seeing you    до скорого свидания
  • let me see    дайте подумать, постойте, сейчас
  • see a person through    поддержать (в трудную минуту)
  • see a thing through    довести до конца
  • see about/after    позаботиться, присмотреть за чем-л.
  • see for oneself    убедиться (в чем-л.) самому
  • see life    приобрести жизненный опыт, кутить
  • see off    провожать (уезжающих, до двери), бранить
  • see oneself    узнавать себя (в детях)
  • see out    досидеть до конца, довести до (благополучного) конца, пережить (кого-л.)
  • see over    подробно осматривать (что-л.), знакомиться (с чем-л.)
  • see sense/reason    взглянуть на вещи здраво, образумиться
  • see the back of    отделаться от кого-л.
  • see the last of    покончить с чем-л.
  • see the light    (наконец) убедиться в/согласиться с чем-л., быть выставленным на всеобщее обозрение, быть опубликованным
  • see the light of day    быть выставленным на всеобщее обозрение, быть опубликованным
  • see things    галлюцинировать
  • see through    доводить до конца, присутствовать до конца, поддерживать, прозрачный
  • see to    присматривать за, заботиться о
  • see you    пока, увидимся
  • wait and see    поживем, увидим
  • we shall see    посмотрим

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - ver, mirar, ir a ver, visitar, considerar, contemplar, examinar, acompañar, escoltar, pasar, experimentar, visitar a, tener relaciones con
v. intr. - ver, mirar, ir a ver, considerar, contemplar, examinar, acompañar, escoltar, pasar, experimentar, visitar a, tener relaciones con

idioms:

  • as I see it    del modo que lo veo, desde mi punto de vista
  • have seen better days    vio tiempos mejores
  • I'll be seeing you    nos vemos, hasta luego
  • let me see    deje que lo piense, deme tiempo de reflexionar
  • not be seen dead    ¡ni muerto!, ¡ni loco!
  • see about    ocuparse de, atender a
  • see after    cuidar, atender a, cuidar de
  • see for oneself    cerciorarse, comprobar por sí mismo
  • see life    adquirir experiencia de la vida y pasarla bien
  • see off    despedirse de
  • see over    visitar, recorrer
  • see reason    ver la razón, comprender el sentido
  • see sense    ver la razón, comprender el sentido
  • see someone out    despedir a alguien (por viaje)
  • see someone through    leer el pensamiento e alguien
  • see someone to the door    acompañar a uno hasta la puerta
  • see something out    participar en
  • see something through    ver lo que hay detrás de
  • see the back of    perder de vista
  • see the last of    ver por última vez
  • see the light    comprender, ver la luz (religión), salir a la luz
  • see the light of day    ver la luz, nacer, salir a la luz
  • see things    ver visiones, tener alucinaciones
  • see to    atender a, ocuparse de
  • see you    ¡hasta la vista!, ¡hasta pronto!
  • seen it all    lo ha visto todo
  • we shall see    ya veremos

2.
n. - sede, silla

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - se, förstå, begripa, inse, hälsa på, besöka, gå till, söka, vända sig till, ta emot, följa
n. - biskopsstift, biskopssäte, biskopsstol, biskopsämbete

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 看见, 看到, 经历, 目睹, 理解, 领会, 看, 看出, 观看, 知道

idioms:

  • have seen better days    有过富裕日子
  • I'll be seeing you    再见
  • let me see    让我看看
  • not be seen dead    决不让人发现
  • see a person through    帮助某人使度过难关
  • see a thing through    把某事进行到底
  • see about    查询, 留意于
  • see after    照顾
  • see for oneself    亲眼看
  • see life    交游广, 见世面
  • see off    送行
  • see oneself    听凭自己, 亲自看
  • see out    熬过
  • see over    察看
  • see reason    看到...的理由
  • see sense    看到其中的意义
  • see someone to the door    带某人到门口
  • see the back of    摆脱某人
  • see the last of    见...最后一面
  • see the light    领悟, 豁然贯通
  • see the light of day    诞生
  • see things    看待事物, 见物不见人
  • see through    看穿
  • see to    照料, 诊治, 修补
  • see you    回头见, 再见
  • seen it all    什么都看过
  • we shall see    我们会看到, 我们等着瞧吧

2. 主教的辖区, 主教的职位

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 主教的轄區, 主教的職位

2.
v. tr. - 看見, 看到, 經歷, 目睹, 理解, 領會
v. intr. - 看, 看見, 看出, 理解, 觀看, 知道

idioms:

  • have seen better days    有過富裕日子
  • I'll be seeing you    再見
  • let me see    讓我看看
  • not be seen dead    決不讓人發現
  • see a person through    幫助某人使度過難關
  • see a thing through    把某事進行到底
  • see about    查詢, 留意於
  • see after    照顧
  • see for oneself    親眼看
  • see life    交遊廣, 見世面
  • see off    送行
  • see oneself    聽憑自己, 親自看
  • see out    熬過
  • see over    察看
  • see reason    看到...的理由
  • see sense    看到其中的意義
  • see someone to the door    帶某人到門口
  • see the back of    擺脫某人
  • see the last of    見...最後一面
  • see the light    領悟, 豁然貫通
  • see the light of day    誕生
  • see things    看待事物, 見物不見人
  • see through    看穿
  • see to    照料, 診治, 修補
  • see you    回頭見, 再見
  • seen it all    什麼都看過
  • we shall see    我們會看到, 我們等著瞧吧

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 보다, 구경하다, ~와 회견하다
v. intr. - 보다, 주의하다, 살펴보다

idioms:

  • have seen better days    한 때 좋았던 때도 있었다
  • see about    (결단 전) ~을 고려하다, ~을 조사하다
  • see after    ~을 돌보다
  • see off    배웅하다
  • see oneself    스스로의 모습을 상상하다
  • see out    현관까지 배웅하다, 끝까지 보다
  • see over    ~을 돌아보다, ~을 시찰하다
  • see to    ~에 주의하다, 일 따위를 맡다, ~을 처리하다

2.
n. - 교회의 지위, (카톨릭에서) 교황청, 주교 관구

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 見る, 見物する, 理解する, 会う, 診てもらう, 経験する, 確かめる, 見てみる, 見送る
n. - 司教区, 司教の地位

idioms:

  • can't see the wood for the trees    木を見て森を見ず
  • let me see    ええとそうですね
  • see a person through    がんばり抜く
  • see a thing through    最後まで見届ける
  • see about/after    考慮する, 調べる
  • see eye to eye    見解が全く一致する
  • see fit    ~しようと決める
  • see for oneself    自分で確かめる
  • see how the land lies    形勢を見る
  • see life    世間を見る
  • see off    見送る, こっぴどくしかる
  • see oneself    熟考する
  • see out    出るのを見送る, 玄関まで見送る, 終わりまで見る
  • see over    見回る, 調べる
  • see red    かっとなる, 激怒する
  • see sense/reason    道理がわかる
  • see someone to the door    人を戸口まで送り出す
  • see something of    …にときたま会う
  • see the back of    追い払う, 免れる
  • see the last of    見納めをする, 追っぱらう
  • see the light    生まれる, 日の目を見る, 納得する, 生まれ出る
  • see the light of day    日の目を見る
  • see the sights    見物をする
  • see the sunny side of something    良い面だけを見る
  • see things    幻覚を起こす
  • see through    やり遂げる
  • see through rose-coloured spectacles    実際よりすばらしいと考える
  • see to    気を付ける, 準備をする
  • see you    さようなら
  • seen it all    それを全てであるとみなす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتصور, يبصر, يرى (الاسم) كرسي ألاسقف, أبرشيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ראה, פיקח על, הבין, למד, מצא‬
v. intr. - ‮ראה, הבין, למד, חווה, התנסה, דאג ל-, היה בדיעה‬
n. - ‮כהונת הבישוף, מחוז הבישוף‬


 
 
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