see1
v.
(sees, seeing, saw; past part. seen)
- perceive with the eyes.
▸watch (a game, film, or other entertainment).
▸experience or witness (an event or situation).
- deduce after reflection or from information.
▸ascertain or establish after inquiry or consideration.
- regard in a specified way.
▸envisage as a possibility.
- meet (someone one knows) socially or by chance.
▸meet regularly as a boyfriend or girlfriend.
▸consult (a specialist or professional).
▸give an interview or consultation to.
- escort to a specified place.
- ensure.
- (in poker or brag) equal the bet of (an opponent) and require them to reveal their cards to determine who has won the hand.
Phrase
- let me see
said as an appeal for time to think before speaking. - see one's way clear to do
(or doing)
something
find that it is possible or convenient to do something. - see someone coming
recognize a person who can be fooled. - see someone right
Brit. informal make sure that a person is appropriately rewarded or looked after. - see the back of
informal be rid of.
Phrase verbal
- see about
(or see to)
attend to or deal with. - see after
chiefly N. Amer. or archaic look after. - see something of
spend a specified amount of time with (someone) socially. - see someone off
- accompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure.
- Brit. repel an intruder.
▸informal deal with the threat posed by.
- see someone out
Brit. (of an article) last longer than the remainder of someone's life. - see something out
come to the end of a period of time or undertaking. - see over
tour and examine. - see through
detect the true nature of. - see someone through
support a person through a difficult time. - see something through
persist with an undertaking until it is completed.
Derivative
Etymology
OE sēon, of Gmc origin.
see2
n.
the place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. sed, from L. sedes ‘seat’, from sedere ‘sit’.
