see
verb
- 1
(stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- 2
To form a mental picture of.
- 3
(social) To meet, to visit.
- 4
To be the setting or time of.
“1999 saw the release of many great films.”
- 5
(by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
“I'll see you hang for this! I saw that they didn't make any more trouble.”
- 6
To wait upon; attend, escort.
“I saw the old lady safely across the road.”
- 7
To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
“I'll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten.”
- 8
To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
“I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.”
- 9
(used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
“For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C.”
- 10
To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
“Can I see that lighter for a second? Mine just quit working.”
- 11
To include as one of something's experiences.
“The equipment has not seen usage outside of our projects.”
interjection
- 1
Directing the audience to pay attention to the following
“See here, fellas, there's no need for all this rucus!”
- 2
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.”
noun
- 1
A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
- 2
The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
- 3
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
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