1. (

• 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;

2. (

• 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. (

• 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. (

• 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. (

• 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. (

• 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. (

• 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. (

• 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!" ;

9. (

• 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" ;

10. (

• 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. (

• see ,

) go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" ;

12. (

• see ,

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

13. (

• visit ,
• see ,

) go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" ;

14. (

• 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. (

• see ,

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

16. (

• 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. (

• see ,

) see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" ;

18. (

• see ,

) deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see;

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 ,
• see ,
• go_through

) undergo or live through a difficult experience; "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?" ;