see

Definition of see

Verbs

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"

Synonyms:: catch, take in, view, watch
see or watch

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; glimpse
catch a glimpse of or see briefly; see
see and understand, have a good eye; catch a glimpse, catch sight, get a look
see something for a brief time; behold, lay eyes on
see with attention

Type of:: comprehend, perceive
to become aware of through the senses

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

"Now I see!"

"I just can't see your point"

Synonyms:: realise, realize, understand; envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, visualise, visualize
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Types:: perceive
become conscious of; sense, smell, smell out
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; appreciate, take account
be fully aware of; realize fully

perceive or be contemporaneous with

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

"I want to see results"

Synonyms:: find, witness; discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Types:: catch
become aware of

Type of:: experience, go through, see
go or live through

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"

Synonyms:: envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, visualise, visualize; realise, realize, understand
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

Type of:: conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

deem to be

"I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

Synonyms:: consider, reckon, regard, view; construe, interpret
make sense of; assign a meaning to

Types:: show 32 types...; hide 32 types...; expect
consider reasonable or due; receive
regard favorably or with disapproval; reconsider
consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; reconsider
consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it; include
consider as part of something; count
include as if by counting; colligate, subsume
consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle; carry
include, as on a list; consider
regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; call
consider or regard as being; like
feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; relativise, relativize
consider or treat as relative; identify
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; favor, favour
consider as the favorite; abstract
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically; reify
consider an abstract concept to be real; hypostatise, hypostatize
construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity; idealise, idealize
consider or render as ideal; glamorize, glamourise, romanticise, romanticize
interpret romantically; deify
consider as a god or godlike; deem, hold, take for, view as
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; esteem, prise, prize, respect, value
regard highly; think much of; think the world of
esteem very highly; fear, revere, reverence, venerate
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; admire, look up to
feel admiration for; disesteem, disrespect
have little or no respect for; hold in contempt; undervalue
esteem lightly; make
consider as being; capitalise, capitalize
consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses; appreciate, prize, treasure, value
hold dear; do justice
show due and full appreciation; recognise, recognize
show approval or appreciation of

Type of:: believe, conceive, consider, think
judge or regard; look upon; judge

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

"I see that you have been promoted"

Synonyms:: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up; find, witness
perceive or be contemporaneous with

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; get the goods
discover some bad or hidden information about; wise up
get wise to; catch, trip up
detect a blunder or misstep; ascertain
learn or discover with certainty; price
ascertain or learn the price of; discover, find
make a discovery; rake up
bring to light; ferret, ferret out
search and discover through persistent investigation

see or watch

"This program will be seen all over the world"

"see a movie"

Synonyms:: catch, take in, view, watch

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; visualise, visualize
view the outline of by means of an X-ray; image
render visible, as by means of MRI; spectate
be a spectator in a sports event; preview
watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

Type of:: watch
look attentively

come together

"I'll probably see you at the meeting"

"How nice to see you again!"

Synonyms:: come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into; assemble, foregather, forgather, gather
collect in one place

Types:: cross, intersect
meet at a point; cross
meet and pass

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

"I want to see whether she speaks French"

Synonyms:: ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, watch; assure, control, ensure, insure, see to it
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; find
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

Types:: test
determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

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

Synonyms:: ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see to it; check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off
put a check mark on or near or next to; determine, find out, learn, watch
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; verify
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; proof, proofread
read for errors; control
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; double-check
check once more to be absolutely sure; cross-check
check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example; cinch
make sure of; card
ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; spot-check
pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality; cover
maintain a check on; especially by patrolling

Type of:: verify
confirm the truth of

go to see for professional or business reasons

"You should see a lawyer"

"We had to see a psychiatrist"

Type of:: call, call in, visit
pay a brief visit

go to see for a social visit

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

Synonyms:: visit
go to see a place, as for entertainment

Type of:: call, call in, visit
pay a brief visit

go to see a place, as for entertainment

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

Synonyms:: visit

Types:: take in
visit for entertainment

Type of:: tour
make a tour of a certain place

take charge of or deal with

"Could you see about lunch?"

Synonyms:: attend, look, take care

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; minister
attend to the wants and needs of others; tend
have care of or look after; garden
work in the garden; shepherd
tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

Type of:: care, give care
provide care for

receive as a specified guest

"the doctor will see you now"

"The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

Type of:: invite, receive, take in
express willingness to have in one's home or environs

date regularly; have a steady relationship with

"Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"

Synonyms:: date, go out, go steady

Type of:: affiliate, associate, assort, consort
keep company with; hang out with

see and understand, have a good eye

"The artist must first learn to see"

Synonyms:: realise, realize, understand
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

Type of:: see
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

deliberate or decide

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

Type of:: consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over
think about carefully; weigh

observe as if with an eye

Type of:: detect, discover, find, notice, observe
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

"I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

Synonyms:: examine

Types:: show 34 types...; hide 34 types...; search
subject to a search; raid
search for something needed or desired; frisk
search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets; strip-search
search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes; scan
make a wide, sweeping search of; go, rifle
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; rummage
search haphazardly; comb, ransack
search thoroughly; x-ray
examine by taking x-rays; candle
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light; autopsy
perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem; auscultate
examine by auscultation; survey
look over carefully or inspect; overlook
watch over; glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim
examine hastily; scan
examine minutely or intensely; glass
scan (game in the forest) with binoculars; peruse
examine or consider with attention and in detail; flick, flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb
look through a book or other written material; scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; look, search
search or seek; hunt
search (an area) for prey; cruise
look for a sexual partner in a public place; prospect
search for something desirable; horn in, intrude, nose, poke, pry
search or inquire in a meddlesome way; inspect
look over carefully; go over, review, survey
hold a review (of troops); perambulate
make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); case
look over, usually with the intention to rob; vet
examine carefully; check
make an examination or investigation; screen, test
test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; countercheck
check a second time; breathalyse, breathalyze
test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer

go or live through

Synonyms:: experience, go through

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; experience, know, live
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; taste
experience briefly; live over, relive
experience again, often in the imagination; endure, suffer
undergo or be subjected to; tolerate
have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; die
suffer or face the pain of death; meet, suffer
undergo or suffer; feel
undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; enjoy
have for one's benefit; find, see, witness
perceive or be contemporaneous with; catch
become aware of; come
experience orgasm

Type of:: undergo
pass through

accompany or escort

"I'll see you to the door"

Synonyms:: escort

Type of:: accompany
go or travel along with

match or meet

Type of:: bet, play, wager
stake on the outcome of an issue

make sense of; assign a meaning to

"What message do you see in this letter?"

Synonyms:: construe, interpret; consider, reckon, regard, view
deem to be

Types:: show 19 types...; hide 19 types...; be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand
interpret in the wrong way; read between the lines
read what is implied but not expressed on the surface; mythicise, mythicize
interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; literalise, literalize
make literal; spiritualise, spiritualize
give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense; reinterpret
assign a new or different meaning to; allegorise, allegorize
interpret as an allegory; read, take
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; misinterpret, misread
interpret wrongly; read
interpret something that is written or printed; anagram, anagrammatise, anagrammatize
read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning; reread
read anew; read again; dip into
read selectively; read only certain passages from a text; decipher, trace
read with difficulty; skim, skim over
read superficially; lip-read, lipread, speech-read
interpret by lipreading; of deaf people; read, scan
obtain data from magnetic tapes; misread
read or interpret wrongly; draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

Type of:: understand
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

Nouns

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

Examples:: State of the Vatican City
the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929

Type of:: seat
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

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all
amazing
and so on
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illusion
sogno
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image
envision

Hale
German ivy
matt
sleigh
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tip
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emerald

piglet
wizard
Eureka
sawhorse
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fuck
fuel indicator
marihuana
kickstand
fuck up

Israel
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philistine
Samson
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quantize
phenotypic
semantic memory
meme

Definition of see

Verbs

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