ENGLISH: see - CREOLE: wè



Overview of noun see



The noun see has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. see -- (the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located)



Overview of verb see



The verb see has 24 senses (first 18 from tagged texts)



1. (617) see -- (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. (159) understand, realize, realise, see -- (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")

3. (141) witness, find, see -- (perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results")

4. (58) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image -- (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")

5. (47) see, consider, reckon, view, regard -- (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")

6. (40) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (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")

7. (31) watch, view, see, catch, take in -- (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")

8. (29) determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn -- (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")

9. (27) meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see -- (come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!")

10. (22) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure -- (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")

11. (13) see -- (go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist")

12. (12) see -- (go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day")

13. (10) visit, see -- (visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning")

14. (7) attend, take care, look, see -- (take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business")

15. (4) see -- (receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon")

16. (1) go steady, go out, date, see -- (date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!")

17. (1) see -- (see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see")

18. (1) see -- (deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?")

19. see -- (observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it")

20. examine, see -- (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")

21. experience, undergo, see, go through -- (go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam")

22. see, escort -- (accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door")

23. see -- (match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players")

24. interpret, construe, see -- (make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?")

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