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[ verb ] perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
Examples "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" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)THE DENVER-AREA TV_audience was privileged to see Mays ' four home_runs , thanks to a new arrangement made by Bob_Howsam that the games are not to be blacked_out when his Bears are playing at_home . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)With the speed and power of the body beautiful he saw before him , Ol_'_Case wanted No. 7 to be not_only the best homerun hitter , but also the best bunter , base-runner and outfielder . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)For all involved in this discussion the devil is a real entity who can really be confronted in the woods on a dark night , the demon world is populated with real creatures , and witches actually can be seen flying through the air . I hear the boot of Lucifer , I see his filthy face '' ! (Mr. America, 4:6...)Seeing so many illustrations and reading so many testimonials to the value of Quick-Wate and Super-Protein , those two wonder-working Weider food supplements , he decided to try them and see what they could do for him . Related terms perceive behold glimpse get_a_look watch eyesight visual_perception |
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[ verb ] perceive mentally, as of an idea
Synonyms Examples "Now I see!" "I just can't see your point" "Does she realize how important this decision is?" "I don't understand the idea" Used in print ("Editorials"...)If this capacity had not failed them , they would see that their enemy has made a disastrous miscalculation . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)We marvel at their blindness for not seeing this . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)A century ago , Newman saw that liberalism ( what we now might call secularism ) would gradually but definitely make its mark on English_Protestantism , and that even high_Anglicanism would someday no_longer be a `` serviceable breakwater against doctrinal errors more fundamental than its own '' . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)Perhaps no church_father saw this concurrence of the unique and the universal as clearly , or formulated it as precisely , as Irenaeus . Not a circle , then , nor a straight_line , but a spiral represents the shape of death as Irenaeus sees it ; for a spiral has motion as_well_as recurrence . Related terms |
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[ verb ] perceive with any or all of one's senses
Examples "We found Republicans winning the offices" "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school" give rise to or be characterized by "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation" "I want to see results" Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)Ritter died in 1810 and Oersted not_only lived to see the event occur but was the author of it . The years 1812 and 1813 saw him in Germany and France again , but on this visit to Berlin he did not seek_out the philosophers as he had on his first journey . (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)Despite generally good levels of income , we see greater price pressures than ever before - traveling back along the chain from consumer to distributor to manufacturer . We have seen good new products shelved because no one had the assignment to develop such facts and plans - and management could n't make_up_its_mind . (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)Scientists and fishermen have occasionally seen strange by-products of the phenomenon . Related terms |
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[ verb ] imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Examples "I can't see him on horseback!" "I can see what will happen" "I can see a risk in this strategy" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Mantle , it 's apparent , resented Casey_Stengel 's attempts to push and prod him into the perfection the veteran manager saw as a thrilling possibility . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)It is really as though the Russians have seen in this character the oftentimes underlying vitality and courage of supposed buffoons . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)For_instance , the dreamer sees himself seated behind neighbor Smith and , with photographic realism , sees Smith driving the car ; whereas , it is a matter of fact that Smith cannot drive a car . For_instance , the dreamer sees himself seated behind neighbor Smith and , with photographic realism , sees Smith driving the car ; whereas , it is a matter of fact that Smith cannot drive a car . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)So_far_as I can see , there is only one way_out for the positivist . |
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[ verb ] consider or deem to be; regard
Examples "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" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)As I see it , there 's no real difference between being Jewish , Catholic , or Protestant '' . (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)For_one_thing , the world that Beckett sees is already shattered . (John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)Experience is not seen , as it is in classical rationalism , as presenting us initially with clear and distinct objects simply located in space and registering their character , movements , and changes on the tabula_rasa of an uninvolved intellect . As_long_as perception is seen as composed only of isolated sense_data , most_of the quality and interconnectedness of existence loses its objectivity , becomes an invention of consciousness , and the result is a philosophical scepticism . (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)He saw Sweden as a country of smug and narrow provincialism , indifferent to the heroic spirit of its former glory . |
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[ verb ] get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Examples "I learned that she has two grown-up children" "I see that you have been promoted" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Nowhere have I seen public expression of anti-Catholicism . (Mr. America, 4:6...)Seeing so many illustrations and reading so many testimonials to the value of Quick-Wate and Super-Protein , those two wonder-working Weider food supplements , he decided to try them and see what they could do for him . Only when the newest Mr._America or Mr._Universe rediscovers them and puts them into practice are we reacquainted with them and once_again see how effective they really are . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)The meaning of_this , as we shall see , is that he had no fund of visual memory-images of objects as objects ; and , therefore , he could not recognize even long-familiar things upon seeing them again . If the patient can perceive figure kinesthetically when he cannot perceive it visually , then , it would seem , the sense_of_touch has immediate contact with the spatial aspects of things in_independence_of visual representations , at_least in regard_to two dimensions , and , as we shall see , even this much spatial awareness on_the_part_of unaided touch is denied by the authors . |
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[ adverb ] compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
Used in print (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)The efforts and accomplishments fall_into three main categories : absolute thermometry based upon the velocity of sound in helium gas , secondary thermometry involving principally studies of the behavior of germanium resistors , and helium 4 vapor-pressure measurements ( see p. 144 ) . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)( See Source_of_Data , below for per_capita income data to be used in this step . ) ( See Source of Data , below , for per_capita income data to be used in this step . ) ( See Source of Data , below for population data to be used in this step . ) (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)( For details see inset , fig. 5 . ) |
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[ verb ] see or watch
Examples "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" Used in print (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)The King_Arthur offered respectable and convenient lodgings to people from the suburbs who wanted to see a show and did n't want - heaven_knew did n't want ! |
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[ verb ] come together
Examples "I'll probably see you at the meeting" "How nice to see you again!" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Hope to see you again '' . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)It was what anyone who had ever seen her had always expected her to do . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)It was only hours since I had last seen them , but they had changed and I had changed . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)It would be better for Joel and Uncle_Randolph and Mrs._Tussle not to see them . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)`` It 's good to see you again , Styka '' . |
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[ verb ] find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Examples "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" Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)An attempt should be made to see if electricity , in its most latent stage , has any action on the magnet as_such '' . ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Check to see if some of your benefits - such_as on-the-job disability pay - can be put on a direct payment rather than an insured basis at a savings to you . (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)Chandler , looking_to right and left to see how his men were faring , suddenly saw another figure bounding up the hill , hurling grenades and hollering the battle_cry as he ran . (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)Usually she marked the few who did thank_you , you did n't get that kind much in a place like this : and she played a little game with herself , seeing how downright rude she could act to the others , before they 'd take offense , threaten to call the manager . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)Because his mind had been otherwise occupied for the past couple of hours , he did not think to look and see if Jerry_Burton 's car was still there . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Examples "He verified that the valves were closed" "See that the curtains are closed" "control the quality of the product" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Care should be taken to see that the hands are placed on the floor before the kick starts and also that the landing foot is brought as close to the hands as possible . Related terms verify cover proofread cross-check double-check control card spot-check cinch determine control check check |
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[ verb ] go to see for professional or business reasons
Examples "You should see a lawyer" "We had to see a psychiatrist" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)After his pains got_worse , Tom decided to see a real doctor , from whom he learned he was suffering from cancer of the lung . Doris_Hull , suffering from tuberculosis , was taken by her husband to see Otis_G._Carroll , a sanipractor - a licensed drugless healer - in Spokane . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)The men inside informed him that they had some wounded men among them but he would not be allowed to see them even_though he offered medical_aid . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)The doctor , since Scotty was no_longer allowed to make his regular trips into town to see him , came often and informally to the house . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)The Vice_President had called and asked if he could see the Secretary at his home . Related terms |
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[ verb ] go to see for a social visit
Examples "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)At_first I did not know what she meant ; I thought she must be seeing me as some one who had just come from seeing her grandmother , in their distant home city . (Harry Olesker, Impact....)I 'm on_my_way to see the Jacobs woman '' . (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)Madden said that he would see him at two and made another call , this one to Mrs._Meeker 's lawyers . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)If that picture gets_around and I find_out you had anything to do with it , I 'm going_to send a_couple_of my boys around to see you '' . |
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[ verb ] visit a place, as for entertainment
Synonyms Examples "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)On Sundays he would walk miles into the campagna to visit with them , and in_particular to see their horses . `` Today I go see the horses '' . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)They had never seen one before and had expressed a curiosity about it . |
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[ verb ] take charge of or deal with
Examples "Could you see about lunch?" "I must attend to this matter" "She took care of this business" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)I went_off with Cousin_Simmons , who maintained that if he did n't see to me , he did n't know who would . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)He had a_thousand things to see to . |
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[ verb ] receive as a specified guest
Examples "the doctor will see you now" "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" Used in print (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)Tell her Curt_Adams wants to see her '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] date regularly; have a steady relationship with
Examples "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?" "He is dating his former wife again!" Used in print (Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)I think you made a dam good chouise to turn_off as nise a feler as Alf_dyer and let that orney thefin , drunkard , damed card_playing Sun_of_a_bich com to Sea you , the god_damed theaf and lop_yeard pigen_tode helion , he is too orney for hel . |
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[ verb ] deliberate or decide
Examples "See whether you can come tomorrow" "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" Used in print (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)`` Well , let 's see . Related terms |
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[ verb ] see and understand, have a good eye
Examples "The artist must first learn to see" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)In the best tradition , he first taught himself to see , then to draw with accuracy and assurance , and_then to paint . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make sense of; assign a meaning to
Examples "What message do you see in this letter?" "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
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[ verb ] go or live through
Synonyms Examples "We had many trials to go through" "he saw action in Viet Nam" Related terms participate witness feel suffer know enjoy suffer come experience |
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[ verb ] observe as if with an eye
Examples "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3554
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[ verb ] observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Synonyms Examples "The customs agent examined the baggage" "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3684
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