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- pronunciation:
- si
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
sees, seeing, saw, seen |
definition 1: |
to look at.
Let's go and see the animals at the zoo.- synonyms:
- look at, notice, observe, sight, view
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- behold, contemplate, gaze at, glimpse, notice, perceive, regard, remark, spot, stare at
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definition 2: |
to understand; to know.
I don't see the point.- synonyms:
- comprehend, grasp, perceive, understand
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- appreciate, apprehend, fathom, get, know, penetrate, realize
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definition 3: |
to experience as a spectator.
Let's go see a movie this afternoon.I saw the deer jump over the fence.- synonyms:
- attend, watch
- similar words:
- experience, go to, observe, view, witness
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definition 4: |
to visit for social or other reasons.
I must see my lawyer.- synonyms:
- call on, visit
- similar words:
- confer with, consult, court, date, meet with, speak to
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definition 5: |
to find out.
Would you go see what the trouble is?- synonyms:
- determine, find out
- similar words:
- ascertain, discover, investigate, learn
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definition 6: |
to have experience of.
He saw combat in Africa.- synonyms:
- experience
- similar words:
- know, sustain, taste, undergo
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definition 7: |
to make sure.
Will you see that the work is finished today?- synonyms:
- assure, ensure
- similar words:
- guarantee
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definition 8: |
to have or use the power of sight.
After the operation, he could see again.- similar words:
- look
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related words: |
contact, distinguish, find out, interpret, note, notice, recognize, sight, understand, visit, watch |
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The words see(s), sea(s), and seize sound alike but have different meanings.
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