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To see is to use your eyes to look at things or that something is visible to you. (verb)

An example of see is when you get new glasses to improve your vision.
An example of see is when you spot your cousin at the mall.

See see in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb saw, seen, seeing

1. to get knowledge or an awareness of through the eyes; perceive visually; look at; view
2. to visualize as though present; picture
1. to get a clear mental impression of; grasp by thinking; understand: to see the point of a joke
2. to accept as right, proper, or suitable: I can't see him as president
3. to consider to be; judge: saw it as his duty
1. to learn; discover; find out: see what they want
2. to learn by reading, as in a newspaper
to have personal knowledge of; experience; witness: to have seen better days
to look over; inspect; examine: let me see that burn
to take care; make sure: see that he does it right
1. to escort; accompany; attend: to see someone home
2. to keep company with; be dating regularly
1. to encounter; meet; come in contact with: have you seen John?
2. to recognize by sight
1. to call on; visit
2. to have an interview with; consult: see a lawyer
to admit to one's presence; receive: too ill to see anyone
to be a spectator at; view or attend: to see a show
Card Games
1. to meet (a bet) by staking an equal sum
2. to meet the bet of (another) in this way

intransitive verb

to have the power of sight
to discern objects, colors, etc. by using the eyes: to be able to see far
1. to take a look: go and see
2. to investigate or inquire: see if he wants anything
to comprehend; understand
to think over a given matter; reflect: let me see, where did I put it?

interjection

look; behold

Related Forms:

seeable adjective

noun

the official seat, or center of authority, of a bishop
the position, authority, or jurisdiction of a bishop
Obsolete a seat of authority, esp. a throne

See see in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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verb saw saw (sô), seen seen (sēn), see·ing, sees

verb, transitive

To perceive with the eye.
a. To apprehend as if with the eye.
b. To detect by means analogous to use of the eye: an electronic surveillance camera that saw the activity in the embassy yard.
To have a mental image of; visualize: They could still see their hometown as it once was.
To understand; comprehend: I see your point.
To consider to be; regard: Many saw her as a world leader.
To believe possible; imagine: I don't see him as a teacher.
To foresee: I see great things for that child.
To know through firsthand experience; undergo: “He saw some service on the king's side” (Tucker Brooke).
To give rise to or be characterized by: “Her long reign saw the heyday of verbal humor” (Richard Kain). “The 1930s saw the development of sulfa drugs and penicillin” (Gregg Easterbrook).
To find out; ascertain: Please see who's knocking.
To refer to; read: Persons interested in the book's history should see page one of the preface.
To take note of; recognize: She sees only the good aspects of the organization.
To meet or be in the company of: I saw all my aunts and uncles at the reunion.
To share the companionship of often or regularly: He's been seeing the same woman for eight years.
a. To visit socially; call on.
b. To visit for consultation: You ought to see your doctor more frequently.
To admit or receive, as for consultation or a social visit: The doctor will see you now.
To attend; view: Let's see a movie.
To escort; attend: I'm seeing Nellie home.
To make sure; take care: See that it gets done right away.
Games
a. To meet (a bet) in card games.
b. To meet the bet of (another player).

verb, intransitive

To have the power to perceive with or as if with the eye.
To understand; comprehend.
To consider: Let's see, which suitcase should we take?
a. To go and look: She had to see for herself and went into the garage.
b. To ascertain; find out: We probably can do it, but we'll have to see.
To have foresight: “No man can see to the end of time” (John F. Kennedy).
To take note.

Phrasal Verbs: see about To attend to. To investigate. see after To take care of: Please see after the children while I'm gone. see off To take leave of (someone): saw the guests off at the door; went to the airport to see us off. see out To escort (a guest) to the door: Will you please see Ms. Smith out? To work on (a project) until completion: Despite poor funding, we saw the project out. see through To understand the true character or nature of: We saw through his superficial charm. To provide support or cooperation to (a person) throughout a period of time: We'll see you through until you finish college. To work on (a project) until completion. see to To attend to: See to the chores, will you?

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