What does See Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
Definition as Verb
  • perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
  • go to see for professional or business reasons
  • go to see for a social visit
  • receive as a specified guest
  • see and understand, have a good eye
  • deliberate or decide
  • observe as if with an eye
  • match or meet
  • take charge of or deal with
  • be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
  • deem to be
  • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
  • accompany or escort
  • observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
  • undergo or live through a difficult experience
  • date regularly; have a steady relationship with
  • make sense of; assign a meaning to
  • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
  • come together
  • perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
  • go to see a place, as for entertainment
  • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
  • see or watch
  • perceive or be contemporaneous with

Examples

  • "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"
  • "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
  • "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
  • "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
  • "The artist must first learn to see"
  • "see whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
  • "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
  • "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
  • "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
  • "He verified that the valves were closed"; "see that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
  • "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"
  • "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"
  • "I'll see you to the door"
  • "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
  • "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
  • "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
  • "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
  • "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
  • "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
  • "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
  • "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"
  • "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
  • "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"
  • "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"

Part of Speech

Noun, Verb