sehen

Definitions of sehen
  1. verb
    understand, usually after some initial difficulty
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    begreifen, erfassen, nachvollziehen, überblicken, überschauen
    get the meaning of something
  2. verb
    get the meaning of something
    synonyms: begreifen, erfassen, nachvollziehen, überblicken, überschauen
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    schlucken, verdauen
    arrange and integrate in the mind
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    verstehen
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  3. verb
    be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
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    abhaken
    put a check mark on or near or next to
    verifizieren
    check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
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    vergewissern, versichern, überzeugen
    make sure of
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    belegen, verifizieren
    confirm the truth of
  4. verb
    look on as or consider
    synonyms: zählen
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    denken, glauben, meinen
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
  5. verb
    deem to be
    synonyms: ansehen, auffassen, betrachten, denken, erachten, halten, nehmen
    interpretieren
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
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    aufnehmen, einbeziehen, einrechnen
    consider as part of something
    relativieren
    consider or treat as relative
    beehren
    consider as the favorite
    idealisieren
    consider or render as ideal
    halten
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    achten, anerkennen, respektieren
    regard highly; think much of
    schwören, schätzen, wertschätzen
    hold dear
    zählen
    include as if by counting
    halten, rechnen, subsumieren
    consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
    romantisieren
    interpret romantically
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    denken, glauben, meinen
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
  6. verb
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
    synonyms:
    ansehen
    see or watch
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    schauen
    see with attention
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    empfinden, fühlen, wahrnehmen, wittern
    to become aware of through the senses
  7. verb
    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
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    erblicken
    catch sight of
    auffinden, auftun, beobachten, entdecken, finden, vorfinden
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    type of:
    empfinden, fühlen, wahrnehmen, wittern
    to become aware of through the senses
  8. verb
    look attentively
    synonyms: angucken, ankucken
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    ansehen
    see or watch
    beobachten
    watch attentively
    überwachen
    keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
    auskundschaften
    explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
  9. verb
    work for or be a servant to
    synonyms: annehmen, assistieren, aushelfen, bedienen, kümmern, schauen, sekundieren, sorgen, zuarbeiten
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    helfen, mithelfen
    give help or assistance; be of service
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