see

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

2. 2noun

   Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the See of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the See of Rome.

3. 3transitive verb

   To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.

4. 4transitive verb

   To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.

5. 5transitive verb

   To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after.

6. 6transitive verb

   To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.

7. 7transitive verb

   To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to See military service.

8. 8transitive verb

   To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to See one home; to See one aboard the cars.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly.

10. 10intransitive verb

    Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to See to the house.

12. 12noun

    the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

13. 13verb

    perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

    "Now I see!"

    "I just can't see your point"

    Synonyms

    realiserealizeunderstand
14. 14verb

    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

    discoverhearlearn
15. 15verb

    make sense of; assign a meaning to

    "What message do you see in this letter?"

    "How do you interpret his behavior?"

    Synonyms

    construeinterpret
16. 16verb

    be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

    "He verified that the valves were closed"

    "See that the curtains are closed"

    Synonyms

    ascertainassurecheckcontrolensureinsure
17. 17verb

    deem to be

    "She views this quite differently from me"

    "I consider her to be shallow"

    Synonyms

    considerreckonregardview
18. 18verb

    deliberate or decide

    "See whether you can come tomorrow"

    "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"

19. 19verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    ascertaincheckdeterminelearnwatch
20. 20verb

    match or meet

    "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"

21. 21verb

    receive as a specified guest

    "the doctor will see you now"

    "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

22. 22verb

    imagine; conceive of; See in one's mind

    "I can't see him on horseback!"

    "I can see what will happen"

    Synonyms

    envisionfancyfigureimagepictureprojectvisualize
23. 23verb

    come together

    "I'll probably see you at the meeting"

    "How nice to see you again!"

    Synonyms

    encountermeet
24. 24verb

    accompany or escort

    "I'll see you to the door"

    Synonyms

    escort
25. 25verb

    go or live through

    "We had many trials to go through"

    "he saw action in Viet Nam"

    Synonyms

    experience
26. 26verb

    perceive or be contemporaneous with

    "We found Republicans winning the offices"

    "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"

    Synonyms

    findwitness
27. 27verb

    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?"

28. 28verb

    see and understand, have a good eye

    "The artist must first learn to see"

29. 29verb

    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
30. 30verb

    See or watch

    "view a show on television"

    "This program will be seen all over the world"

    Synonyms

    catchviewwatch
31. 31verb

    observe as if with an eye

    "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"

32. 32verb

    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

    date
33. 33verb

    go to See for professional or business reasons

    "You should see a lawyer"

    "We had to see a psychiatrist"

34. 34verb

    go to See for a social visit

    "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"

35. 35verb

    go to see a place, as for entertainment

    "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

    Synonyms

    visit
36. 36verb

    take charge of or deal with

    "Could you see about lunch?"

    "I must attend to this matter"

    Synonyms

    attendlook