From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
See \See\ (s[=e]), v. t. [imp. Saw (s[add]); p. p. Seen
(s[=e]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon,
AS. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[imac]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. "e`pesqai,
Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sue 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.
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I will now turn aside, and see this great sight.
--Ex. iii. 3.
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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.
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Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
brethren. --Gen. xxxvii.
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Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii.
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Who's so gross
That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak.
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3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to
regard attentively; to look after. --Shak.
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I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not
care for contradicting him. --Addison.
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4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call
upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
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And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of
his death. --1 Sam. xv.
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5. To fall in with; to meet or associate with; to have
intercourse or communication with; hence, to have
knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.
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Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast
afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen
evil. --Ps. xc. 15.
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my
saying, he shall never see death. --John viii.
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Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men.
--Locke.
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6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to
see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
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7. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or
to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.
"I'll see you and raise you ten."
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God you see (or God him see or God me see, etc.), 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, work 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see.
--Spenser.
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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 archbishop; a province or jurisdiction
of an archbishop; 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.
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Apostolic see. See under Apostolic.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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Whereas I was blind, now I see. --John ix. 25.
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2. Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to
perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often
followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
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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.
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Many sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and
see through all our fine pretensions. --Tillotson.
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3. To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally
with to; as, to see to the house.
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See that ye fall not out by the way. --Gen. xlv.
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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.
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Cassio's a proper man, let me see now,
To get his place. --Shak.
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Note: See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or
behold. "See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands."
--Halifax.
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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.
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