Main entry: see
Definition: the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
Main entry: understand, see, realise, realize
Definition: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
Usage: Now I see!; I just can't see your point; Does she realize how important this decision is?; I don't understand the idea
Main entry: learn, pick up, find out, discover, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, see
Definition: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Usage: I learned that she has two grown-up children; I see that you have been promoted
Main entry: construe, see, interpret
Definition: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Usage: What message do you see in this letter?; How do you interpret his behavior?
Main entry: control, assure, ascertain, insure, check, ensure, see, see to it
Definition: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Usage: He verified that the valves were closed; See that the curtains are closed; control the quality of the product
Main entry: reckon, regard, consider, view, see
Definition: deem to be
Usage: 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
Main entry: see
Definition: deliberate or decide
Usage: See whether you can come tomorrow; let's see--which movie should we see tonight?
Main entry: see, learn, determine, ascertain, check, watch, find out
Definition: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Usage: 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
Main entry: see
Definition: match or meet
Usage: I saw the bet of one of my fellow players
Main entry: see
Definition: receive as a specified guest
Usage: the doctor will see you now; The minister doesn't see anybody before noon
Main entry: figure, envision, fancy, project, picture, see, image, visualise, visualize
Definition: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Usage: I can't see him on horseback!; I can see what will happen; I can see a risk in this strategy
Main entry: meet, run across, run into, see, come across, encounter
Definition: come together
Usage: I'll probably see you at the meeting; How nice to see you again!
Definition: accompany or escort
Usage: I'll see you to the door
Main entry: see, go through, experience
Definition: go or live through
Usage: We had many trials to go through; he saw action in Viet Nam
Main entry: find, see, witness
Definition: perceive or be contemporaneous with
Usage: 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
Main entry: see
Definition: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
Usage: 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
Main entry: see
Definition: see and understand, have a good eye
Usage: The artist must first learn to see
Definition: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Usage: The customs agent examined the baggage; I must see your passport before you can enter the country
Main entry: see, watch, view, take in, catch
Definition: see or watch
Usage: 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
Main entry: see
Definition: observe as if with an eye
Usage: The camera saw the burglary and recorded it
Main entry: date, go out, go steady, see
Definition: date regularly; have a steady relationship with
Usage: Did you know that she is seeing an older man?; He is dating his former wife again!
Main entry: see
Definition: go to see for professional or business reasons
Usage: You should see a lawyer; We had to see a psychiatrist
Main entry: see
Definition: go to see for a social visit
Usage: I went to see my friend Mary the other day
Definition: go to see a place, as for entertainment
Usage: We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
Main entry: attend, take care, look, see
Definition: take charge of or deal with
Usage: Could you see about lunch?; I must attend to this matter; She took care of this business