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see n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: cf., cf, confer, see also]

Verb

1 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 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" [syn: understand, realize, realise]
3 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" [syn: witness, find]
4 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" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, figure, picture, image]
5 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" [syn: consider, reckon, view, regard]
6 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" [syn: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover]
7 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" [syn: watch, view, catch, take in]
8 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" [syn: determine, check, find out, ascertain, watch, learn]
9 come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across]
10 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" [syn: check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
11 go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
12 go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
13 visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: visit]
14 take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: attend, take care, look]
15 receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
16 date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: go steady, go out, date]
17 see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"
18 deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
19 observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
20 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" [syn: examine]
21 go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: experience, undergo, go through]
22 accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: escort]
23 match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
24 make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: interpret, construe] [also: seen, saw]

User Contributed Dictionary

English

Pronunciation

  • a UK , /siː/, /si:/
  • a US , /si/, /si/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Homophones

Etymology 1

From sēon.

Verb

  1. To perceive with the eyes.
  2. To perceive or detect as if by sight.
  3. To form a mental picture of.
  4. To understand.
    Do you see what I mean?
Synonyms
Translations
perceive with the eyes
understand
  • Chinese: 明白 (míngbai)
  • Danish: forstå
  • Esperanto: vidi
  • Finnish: käsittää, nähdä
  • French: voir
  • Greek: καταλαβαίνω, κατανοώ
  • Icelandic: skil, fatta
  • Italian: vedere
  • Japanese: 理解する (りかいする, rikaisuru)
  • Lower Sorbian: wiźeś
  • Norwegian: skjønne, forstå
  • Polish: widzieć
  • Russian: понимать
  • Serbian: схватити (shvatiti)
  • Sicilian: vidiri
  • Swedish: förstå
  • Turkish: anlamak
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

From sedes (seat), referring to the bishop's throne or chair (confer seat of power) in the cathedral; related to the Latin verb sedere (to sit).

Noun

  1. A diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop
Translations
diocese
  • Finnish: hiippakunta (region), piispanistuin (office)
  • French: Siège
  • German: Bischofssitz
  • Latin: sedes
  • Spanish: Sede
Related terms

See also

Estonian

Pronoun

  1. it, this

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • lang=fi|[ˈseː]
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Hyphenation: see

Noun

  1. The letter C, c.

Declension

West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • /seː/
  • /se:/

Noun

see
  1. sea

Extensive Definition

See may refer to:
SEE may stand for:

See also

see in German: See (Begriffsklärung)
see in French: SEE
see in Italian: SEE
see in Dutch: See
see in Japanese: シー
see in Low German: See
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See can also be used as I SEE U

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

NB, animadvert, ante, ante up, appear, appraise, appreciate, apprehend, archbishopric, archdiocese, ascertain, assister, assure, attend, back, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be at, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be present at, be sensible of, behold, bet, bet on, bishopric, call, call on, call to mind, call up, call upon, catch, catch sight of, certify, cinch, clap eyes on, clear up, clinch, cognize, come alive, come to, comprehend, conceive, conceptualize, conference, conjure up, consider, contemplate, cover, decide, descry, detect, determine, diocese, discern, discover, dismiss all doubt, distinguish, do, drop in, ensure, envisage, envision, espy, establish, examine, experience, fade, fathom, feel, find out, fix, gamble, get at, glimpse, go to, grasp, have, have in sight, have information about, have knowledge of, hazard, hear, heed, identify, image, imagine, inspect, insure, just see, ken, know, lay, lay a wager, lay down, lay eyes on, look, look in, look on, look upon, make a bet, make certain, make no doubt, make no mistake, make out, make sure, make sure of, mark, meet a bet, mind, nail down, note, notice, objectify, observe, occupy, parish, parlay, pass, pay a visit, penetrate, perceive, pick out, pick up, picture, pierce, play against, plumb, plunge, ponder, possess, prehend, probe, province, punt, realize, reassure, recognize, regard, remark, remove all doubt, represent, respond, respond to stimuli, run in, savvy, scan, scrutinize, see daylight, see into, see that, see the light, see through, see to it, seize, sense, set at rest, settle, show up, sight, sit in, smell, sort out, spot, spy, stake, stand pat, stop by, stop off, stop over, study, summon up, synod, take in, take note, take notice, taste, tend, touch, turn up, twig, understand, view, vision, visit, visualize, wager, watch, weigh, witness, wot, wot of
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