Definition of see
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to perceive by the eye
b
: to perceive or detect as if by sight
2a
: to be aware of : recognize
sees only our faults
b
: to imagine as a possibility : suppose
couldn't see him as a crook
c
: to form a mental picture of : visualize
can still see her as she was years ago
d
: to perceive the meaning or importance of : understand
3a
: to come to know : discover
b
: to be the setting or time of
The last fifty years have seen a sweeping revolution in science …— Barry Commoner
c
: to have experience of : undergo
see army service
5a
: to make sure
See that order is kept.
b
: to take care of : provide for
had enough money to see us through
6a
: to find acceptable or attractive
can't understand what he sees in her
b
: to regard as : judge
c
: to prefer to have
I'll see him hanged first. I'll see you dead before I accept your terms.
7a
: to call on : visit
b(1)
: to keep company with especially in courtship or dating
had been seeing each other for a year
(2)
: to grant an interview to : receive
The president will see you now.
9
: to meet (a bet) in poker or to equal the bet of (a player) : call
1a
: to apprehend objects by sight
b
: to have the power of sight
c
: to perceive objects as if by sight
2a
: to look about
b
: to give or pay attention
3a
: to grasp something mentally
b
: to acknowledge or consider something being pointed out
See, I told you it would rain.
4
: to make investigation or inquiry
see after
see eye to eye
see red
see the light
see the light of day
see things
see through
see to
: to attend to : care for
: to have a common viewpoint : agree
: to become very angry
: to discover or realize a usually obscured truth
: to become publicly known or available (as through publication)
manuscripts that will never see the light of day
: to grasp the true nature of
saw through the scheme
: to attend to : care for
see
nounDefinition of see (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: the authority or jurisdiction of a bishop
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The first known use of see was before the 12th century
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