see
//ˈsiː//
Forms
- present (v1)
- see
- past (v2)
- saw
- past participle (v3)
- seen
- present participle
- seeing
- 3rd person singular
- sees
- Plural
- sees
Definitions
1.To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- I saw the latest Tarantino flick last week.
- I'm seeing much better since I got my eyeglasses recalibrated.
- To see us, you'd think we've been married for years, but actually just met a few months ago.
2.To form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way.
- You're not welcome here any more, see?
- The oracle saw the destruction of the city.
- You see, Johnny, your Dad isn't your real father.
3.To meet, to visit.
- I've been seeing her for two months.
- You'd better see about that with the boss.
- I've been seeing a therapist for three years now.
4.To be the setting or time of.
- The 20th century saw humanity's first space exploration.
- It seems as if every passing year sees the mainstream embrace a longtime cult-favorite alternative rock band.
1.Introducing an explanation
- See, in order to win the full prize we would have to come up with a scheme to land a rover on the Moon.
1.A diocese or archdiocese: a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
2.The office of a bishop or archbishop.
3.A seat; a site; a place where sovereign, autonomous, or autocephalous power is exercised.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #56
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Very common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Common
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Etymology
From Middle English seen, from Old English sēon (“to see, look, behold, perceive, observe, discern, understand, know”), from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).