I. ˈsē verb
( saw ˈsȯ ; seen ˈsēn ; see·ing ˈsē-iŋ)
Etymology: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; akin to Old High German sehan to see and perhaps to Latin sequi to follow — more at sue
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to perceive by the eye
b. : to perceive or detect as if by sight
2.
a. : to have experience of : undergo
see 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 see her as she was years ago
b. : to perceive the meaning or importance of : understand
c. : to be aware of : recognize
see s only our faults
d. : to imagine as a possibility : suppose
couldn't see him as a crook
4.
a. : examine , watch
want to see how she handles the problem
b.
(1) : read
(2) : to read of
c. : to attend as a spectator
see a play
5.
a. : to take care of : provide for
had enough money to see us through
b. : to make sure
see that order is kept
6.
a. : to regard as : judge
b. : to prefer to have
I'll see him hanged first
I'll see you dead before I accept your terms
c. : to find acceptable or attractive
can't understand what he see s in her
7.
a. : to call on : visit
b.
(1) : to keep company with especially in courtship or dating
had been see ing each other for a year
(2) : to grant an interview to : receive
the president will see you now
8. : accompany , escort
see the guests to the door
9. : to meet (a bet) in poker or to equal the bet of (a player) : call
intransitive verb
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.
a. : 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·able -ə-bəl adjective
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- see after
- see eye to eye
- see red
- see the light
- see the light of day
- see things
- see through
- see to
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English se, from Anglo-French sé, see, from Latin sedes seat; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
Date: 14th century
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