[see] vb saw ; seen ; see.ing [ME seen, fr. OE seon; akin to OHG sehan to see and perh. to L sequi to follow--more at sue] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to perceive by the eye b: to perceive or detect as if by sight
2. a: to have experience of: undergo "~ army service" b: to come to know: discover c: to be the setting or time of "the last fifty years have seen a sweeping revolution in science --Barry Commoner" 3 a: to form a mental picture of: visualize "can still ~ her as she was years ago" b: to perceive the meaning or importance of: understand c: to be aware of: recognize "~s only our faults" d: to imagine as a possibility: suppose "couldn't ~ him as a crook"
4. a: examine, watch "want to ~ how she handles the problem" b (1): read (2): to read of c: to attend as a spectator "~ a play"
5. a: to take care of: provide for "had enough money to ~ us through" b: to make sure "~ that order is kept"
6. a: to regard as: judge b: to prefer to have "I'll ~ him hanged first" "I'll ~ you dead before I accept your terms" c: to find acceptable or attractive "can't understand what he ~s in her"
7. a: to call on: visit b (1): to keep company with esp. in courtship or dating "had been ~ing each other for a year" (2): to grant an interview to: receive "the president will ~ you now" 8: accompany, escort "~ the guests to the door" 9: to meet (a bet) in poker or to equal the bet of (a player): call ~ vi 1 a: to give or pay attention b: to look about
2. a: to have the power of sight b: to apprehend objects by sight c: to perceive objects as if by sight
3: to grasp something mentally
4: to make investigation or inquiry -- see.able adj -- see after : to attend to: care for -- see eye to eye : to have a common viewpoint: agree -- see things : hallucinate -- see through : to grasp the true nature of "saw through the scheme" -- see to : to attend to: care for
[2]see n [ME se, fr. OF, fr. L sedes seat; akin to L sedere to sit--more at sit] (14c) 1 a archaic: cathedra b: a cathedral town c: a seat of a bishop's office, power, or authority
2: the authority or jurisdiction of a bishop