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9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: See \See\, v. t. [imp. {Saw}; p. p. {Seen}; p. pr & vb n. {Seeing}.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, As se['o]n; akin to OFries s[=i]a, D. zien, OS & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw se Dan. see Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr ??????, Skr. sac. Cf {Sight}, {Sun} to follow.] 1. 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. I will new turn aside, and see this great sight. --Ex. iii. 3. 2. 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. Go I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. --Gen. xxxvii 14. Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii. 34. Who 's so gross That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak. 3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after --Shak. I had a mind to see him out and therefore did not care for centradicting him --Addison. 4. To have an interview with especially, to make a call upon to visit; as to go to see a friend. And Samuel came no more to see Saul untill the day of his death. --1 Sam. xv 35. 5. To fall in with to have intercourse or communication with hence to have knowledge or experience of as to see military service. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us and the years wherein we have seen evil. --Ps. xc 15. Verily, verily, I say unto you if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. --John viii. 51. Improvement in visdom and prudence by seeing men. --Locke. 6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon as to see one home; to see one aboard the cars. {God you} ({him, or me}, etc.) {see}, God keep you (him, me etc.) in his sight; God protect you [Obs.] --Chaucer. {To see} anything {out}, to see it to the end to be present at or attend, to the end {To see stars}, to see flashes of light, like stars; -- sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.] {To see one through}, to help, watch, or guard one to the end of a course or an undertaking. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: See \See\, n. [OE. se see OF se sed, sied, fr L. sedes a seat, or the kindred sedere to sit See {Sit}, and cf {Siege}.] 1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see --Spenser. 2. 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. {Apostolic see}. See under {Apostolic}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: See \See\, v. i. 1. 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. Whereas I was blind, now I see --John ix 25. 2. Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through or into For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see and that they which see might be made blind. --John ix 39. Many sagacious persons will find us out . . . and see through all our fine pretensions. --Tillotson. 3. To be attentive; to take care to give heed; -- generally with to as to see to the house. See that ye fall not out by the way --Gen. xiv. 24. Note: Let me see Let us see are used to express consideration, or to introduce the particular consideration of a subject, or some scheme or calculation. Cassio's a proper man, let me see now - To get his place --Shak. Note: See is sometimes used in the imperative for look or behold. ``See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands.'' --Halifax. {To see about a thing}, to pay attention to it to consider it {To see on}, to look at [Obs.] ``She was full more blissful on to see.'' --Chaucer. {To see to}. a To look at to behold; to view. [Obs.] ``An altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to'' --Josh. xxii. 10. b To take care about to look after as to see to a fire. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: See \See\, v. t. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: see n : the place within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see also}] v 1: perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?" 2: perceive mentally, as of an idea; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point" [syn: {understand}, {realize}] 3: perceive with any or all of one's senses "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 against established traditions" [syn: {witness}, {find}] 4: imagine; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!" "I can see what will happen" [syn: {visualize}, {envision}, {project}, {fancy}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}] 5: consider or deem to be regard; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow" [syn: {consider}, {reckon}, {view}, {regard}] 6: get to know or become aware of "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}] 7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Brodaway" [syn: {watch}, {view}, {catch}, {take in}] 8: meet "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {forgather}, {foregather}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}] 9: find out or learn with certainty; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "Watch how he will react" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {ascertain}, {watch}, {learn}] 10: 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" [syn: {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}] 11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" 12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" 13: visit a place as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}] 14: take charge of "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}] 15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" 16: check, try or ascertain; "See whether it works!" [syn: {watch}] 17: date regularly; have a steady relationship with "Did you know that she is seeing her psychiatrist?" "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date}] 18: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" 19: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow" 20: accompany or escort: "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {escort}] 21: match the bet of another player; in poker From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: SEE 1. {Simultaneous Engineering Environment}. 2. {Software Engineering Environment}. (1999-04-26) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: SEE Societe des Electriciens et Electroniciens (org., France) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: SEE Software Engineering Environments From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: SEE Systems Equipment Engineering
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