see meaning
UK /siː/ US /si/ 1 syllable
see (verb): perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight.
see has 25 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
see as a verb
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- You have to be a good observer to see all the details
- Can you see the bird in that tree?
- He is blind--he cannot see
Type of: perceive
Kinds: glimpse, catch sight, behold
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- Now I see!
- I just can't see your point
- Does she realize how important this decision is?
- I don't understand the idea
Synonyms: understand, realize, realise
Kinds: perceive, appreciate
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- We found Republicans winning the offices
- You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
- The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
- I want to see results
Type of: experience
Kinds: catch
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
Synonyms: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, figure, picture, image
Type of: imagine
Related forms: seer
- deem to be
- She views this quite differently from me
- I consider her to be shallow
- I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do
Synonyms: consider, reckon, view, regard
Type of: think
Kinds: expect, receive, reconsider, include, consider, call, like, relativize, identify, favor, abstract, reify
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
Synonyms: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover
Kinds: get the goods, wise up, trip up, ascertain, discover
- see or watch
- view a show on television
- This program will be seen all over the world
- view an exhibition
- Catch a show on Broadway
- see a movie
Synonyms: watch, view, catch, take in
Type of: watch
Kinds: visualize, spectate, preview
Related forms: seer
- come together
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
Synonyms: meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across
Kinds: intersect
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- I want to see whether she speaks French
- See whether it works
- find out if he speaks Russian
- Check whether the train leaves on time
Synonyms: determine, check, find out, ascertain, watch, learn
Kinds: test
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
Synonyms: check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
Type of: verify
Kinds: proofread, control, double-check, cross-check, cinch, card, spot-check, cover
- go to see for professional or business reasons
- You should see a lawyer
- We had to see a psychiatrist
Type of: visit
- go to see for a social visit
- I went to see my friend Mary the other day
Type of: visit
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
Synonyms: visit
Type of: tour
Kinds: take in
- take charge of or deal with
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
Synonyms: attend, take care, look
Type of: care
- receive as a specified guest
- the doctor will see you now
- The minister doesn't see anybody before noon
Type of: receive
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- Did you know that she is seeing an older man?
- He is dating his former wife again!
Synonyms: go steady, go out, date
Type of: consort
- see and understand, have a good eye
- The artist must first learn to see
Related forms: seeing
- deliberate or decide
- See whether you can come tomorrow
- let's see--which movie should we see tonight?
Type of: consider
- observe as if with an eye
- The camera saw the burglary and recorded it
Type of: detect
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- The customs agent examined the baggage
- I must see your passport before you can enter the country
Synonyms: examine
Kinds: search, x-ray, candle, autopsy, auscultate, survey, scan, peruse, size up, inspect, check
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
- We had many trials to go through
- he saw action in Viet Nam
Synonyms: experience, go through
Type of: undergo
- accompany or escort
- I'll see you to the door
Synonyms: escort
Type of: accompany
- match or meet
- I saw the bet of one of my fellow players
Type of: bet
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
- What message do you see in this letter?
- How do you interpret his behavior?
Type of: understand
Kinds: misconstrue, read between the lines, mythicize, literalize, spiritualize, reinterpret, allegorize, take, read, educe
see as a noun
How to pronounce see
see is pronounced /siː/ in British English and /si/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with see
Scrabble score: 3 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in EE · 3-letter words
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