Noun | 1. | see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located |
Verb | 1. | see - 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" |
2. | see - 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" | |
3. | see - perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" | |
4. | see - 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" | |
5. | see - 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" | |
6. | see - 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" | |
7. | see - 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" | |
8. | see - 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" | |
9. | see - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" | |
10. | see - 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" | |
11. | see - go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" | |
12. | see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" | |
13. | see - visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" Synonyms: visit | |
14. | see - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" | |
15. | see - receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" | |
16. | see - date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" | |
17. | see - see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" | |
18. | see - deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" | |
19. | see - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" | |
20. | see - 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 | |
21. | see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" | |
22. | see - accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" Synonyms: escort | |
23. | see - match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" | |
24. | see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" | |
Adv. | 1. | see - compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) |
1. | SEE - Simultaneous Engineering Environment. | ||
2. | SEE - Software Engineering Environment. |