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The Meaning of see

  • (n.) A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
  • (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
  • (v. t.) To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.
  • (v. t.) To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.
  • (v. t.) To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after.
  • (v. t.) To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
  • (v. t.) To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.
  • (v. t.) To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
  • (v. i.) To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly.
  • (v. i.) Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
  • (v. i.) To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house.

Synonyms

understand , realize , realise , witness , find , visualize , visualise , envision , project , fancy , figure , picture , image , consider , reckon , view , regard , learn , hear , get word , get wind , pick up , find out , get a line , discover , watch , view , catch , take in , meet , run into , encounter , run across , come across , determine , check , find out , ascertain , watch , learn , check , insure , see to it , ensure , control , ascertain , assure , visit , attend , take care , look , go steady , go out , date , examine , experience , go through , escort , interpret , construe

Homophones

c , c. , sea , si , sie , sieh

Rhymes

abductee , abee , absentee , ac , achee , acree , actuality , actuary , addressee , adee , adoptee , adoree , agee , agree , ailee , aimee , akey , albee , amc , amputee , apogee , appointee , aretsky , askey , atp , attendee , b , baldree , banshee , barbaree , barbee , barclay , bbc , be , bea , beastly , beaudry , bee , beebe , benami , bhatti , bibbee , bibee , bibi , blea , bouchey , bougie , bouie , bourgeoisie , braintree , brea , bree , brie , bt , buie , bushee , c , c3 , cacld , calliope , candee , capri , carefree , cartee , cat-3 , cc , cd , chablis , chea , chee , cherokee , childree , colossally , comiskey , conferee , cottee , couey , coutee , crappie , cree , cuffee , curie , curlee , cxc , d , dalai , dauphinee , ddt , de , dea , debris , decree , dee , deedee , degree , deportee , depree , designee , detailee , detainee , devotee , di , diastole , directv , disagree , divorcee , djibouti , doubletree , draftee , dsv , dubree , dundee , dupee , dupree , dupuy , duree , duryee , e , eap , ee , embree , emcee , enlistee , enrollee , escapee , esprit , fanguy , fatheree , feathery , fee , ferree , filigree , flea , flee , fleuri , foree , foresee , forsee , franchisee , frazee , free , fsi , g , galilee , gassee , geac , gee , gemini , genesee , geri , ghee , glee , goatee , gretzky , guarani , guarantee , guaranty , guerry , gurnee , gutsy , gyi , gymboree , hammontree , hardee , hashi , hawaii , hawkey , he , hee , hembree , henri , homosexuality , honeybee , hyperbole , hyphae , idiosyncrasy , indri , inductee , internee , interviewee , irit , jaycee , je , jee , jessee , ji , jie , jubilee , kabuki , kea , keesee , key , khe , ki , kissee , klee , knee , kyi , labree , laryngoscopy , latchkey , lea , lee , legree , leigh , lessee , li , licensee , lordy , loree , losee , louie , lp , lsd , lxi , m3 , machete , magee , manatee , marie , marquee , marquis , mcbee , mccree , mcfee , mcgee , mcghee , mckie , mcnee , mcphee , mcquarrie , mcree , me , mea , mee , mi , minestrone , mit , miti , moree , mpg , muti , nabil , ne , nee , nestle , nie , nobody , nominee , nyet , odp , ofc , olea , oui , oversea , oversee , p , panini , parolee , partee , pattee , pawnee , payee , pea , peay , pee , peewee , petree , phonology , pingree , plea , pony , portee , potpourri , pouncy , pre , precis , pree , prix , proctoscopy , quay , qui , ranee , ravi , rb , reality , realty , ree , reeh , referee , repartee , resignee , retiree , returnee , rhee , rhinoplasty , rippee , rosalee , rosemarie , rupee , satterlee , schnee , scree , sea , sebree , semele , sensuality , seti , she , sheree , shi , shieh , shih , shippee , shitty , shri , si , sie , sightsee , ski , slee , smee , smithee , soli , spree , sri , sunday , suny , swanee , syncope , sze , t , te , tea , tee , tennessee , thee , thermae , thi , thierry , thirty , three , ti , tiki , timpani , trainee , tree , trotsky , trustee , tse , turnkey , tuskegee , tv , tyree , undersea , v , valente , valenti , ve , vee , vendee , waikiki , wannabe , wannabee , we , wee , weighty , whitey , whoopee , wiehe , withee , woodmansee , xi , xie , yangtze , ye , yee , yi , yie , yippee , z , ze , zea , zee , ziad , zuni