See definition

See as a 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"

2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

   "Now I see!"

   Same sense: understand, realize, realise

3. perceive or be contemporaneous with

   "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"

   Same sense: find, witness

4. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

   "I can't see him on horseback!"

   Same sense: project, picture, figure, image, fancy, visualize, envision, visualise

5. deem to be

   "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

   Same sense: view, consider, regard, reckon

6. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

   "I see that you have been promoted"

   Same sense: find out, get a line, hear, get word, learn, pick up, get wind, discover

7. see or watch

   "This program will be seen all over the world"

   Same sense: take in, watch, view, catch

8. come together

   "I'll probably see you at the meeting"

   Same sense: run into, meet, come across, run across, encounter

9. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

   "I want to see whether she speaks French"

   Same sense: find out, watch, check, learn, determine, ascertain

10. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

    "See that the curtains are closed"

    Same sense: see to it, control, check, ensure, assure, insure, ascertain

11. go to see for professional or business reasons

    "You should see a lawyer"

12. go to see for a social visit

    "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"

13. go to see a place, as for entertainment

    "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

    Same sense: visit

14. take charge of or deal with

    "Could you see about lunch?"

    Same sense: look, take care, attend

15. receive as a specified guest

    "the doctor will see you now"

16. date regularly; have a steady relationship with

    "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"

    Same sense: go out, date, go steady

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"

19. observe as if with an eye

20. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

    "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

    Same sense: examine

21. undergo or live through a difficult experience

    Same sense: go through, experience

22. conduct someone someplace

    "I'll see you to the door"

    Same sense: escort

23. match or meet

24. make sense of; assign a meaning to

    "What message do you see in this letter?"

    Same sense: interpret, construe

See as a noun

25. the seat within a bishop's diocese where the bishop's cathedral is located

Synonyms and antonyms

• understand definition
• realize
• realise
• find definition
• witness
• project definition
• picture definition
• figure
• image
• fancy
• visualize
• envision
• visualise
• view definition
• consider
• regard
• reckon
• find out
• get a line
• hear definition
• get word
• learn definition
• pick up
• get wind

All synonyms of see, sense by sense

How to say see

See has 1 syllable and rhymes with be. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with see

• be
• he
• we
• me
• she
• three
• free
• company
• probably
• de
• key
• sea

SEE in word games

Scrabble

3

Words With Friends

3

Anagrams

0

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