Definition of see

noun (n)

• the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located (noun.location)

  source: wordnet30
• A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (verb.perception)

  Example:
  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.
  

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• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: realise, realize, understand
  

  Example:
  Now I see!.
  I just can't see your point.
  

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• perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception)

  Synonym: find, witness
  

  Example:
  You'll see a lot of cheating in this school.
  I want to see results.
  

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• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind (verb.creation)

  Synonym: envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, visualise, visualize
  

  Example:
  I can't see him on horseback!.
  I can see what will happen.
  I can see a risk in this strategy.
  

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• deem to be (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: consider, reckon, regard, view
  

  Example:
  I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do.
  

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• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up
  

  Example:
  I see that you have been promoted.
  

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• see or watch (verb.perception)

  Synonym: catch, take in, view, watch
  

  Example:
  This program will be seen all over the world.
  See a movie.
  

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• come together (verb.motion)

  Synonym: come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into
  

  Example:
  I'll probably see you at the meeting.
  How nice to see you again!.
  

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• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort (verb.communication)

  Synonym: ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, watch
  

  Example:
  I want to see whether she speaks French.
  See whether it works.
  

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• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see to it
  

  Example:
  See that the curtains are closed.
  

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• go to see for professional or business reasons (verb.social)

  Example:
  You should see a lawyer.
  We had to see a psychiatrist.
  

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• go to see for a social visit (verb.social)

  Example:
  I went to see my friend Mary the other day.
  

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• go to see a place, as for entertainment (verb.social)

  Synonym: visit
  

  Example:
  We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning.
  

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• take charge of or deal with (verb.social)

  Synonym: attend, look, take care
  

  Example:
  Could you see about lunch?.
  

  source: wordnet30
• receive as a specified guest (verb.contact)

  Example:
  The doctor will see you now.
  The minister doesn't see anybody before noon.
  

  source: wordnet30
• date regularly; have a steady relationship with (verb.social)

  Synonym: date, go out, go steady
  

  Example:
  Did you know that she is seeing an older man?.
  

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• see and understand, have a good eye (verb.perception)

  Example:
  The artist must first learn to see.
  

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• deliberate or decide (verb.cognition)

  Example:
  See whether you can come tomorrow.
  Let's see--which movie should we see tonight?.
  

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• observe as if with an eye (verb.perception)

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• observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect (verb.perception)

  Synonym: examine
  

  Example:
  I must see your passport before you can enter the country.
  

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• go or live through (verb.perception)

  Synonym: experience, go through
  

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• accompany or escort (verb.motion)

  Synonym: escort, walk
  

  Example:
  I'll see you to the door.
  

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• match or meet (verb.competition)

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• make sense of; assign a meaning to (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: construe, interpret
  

  Example:
  What message do you see in this letter?.
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• 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. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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