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Definition of See
Pronunciation: sē | n. | 1. | A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. | | 2. | The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. | | v. t. | 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. | | 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. | | 3. | To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after. | | 4. | To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend. | | 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. | | 6. | To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars. | | 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. | | 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. | | 2. | Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; - often followed by a preposition, as through, or into. | | 3. | To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; - generally with to; as, to see to the house. |
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