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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "see"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to notice a thing or person with our eyes
Transitive: to see sb/sth
to see definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He saw a spider crawling up the wall.
āϏ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧāϏāĻž āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to watch or be a spectator of something such as a movie, performance, game, etc.
Transitive: to see a work of entertainment
to see definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Have you seen the latest episode of your favorite TV show?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋ āĻļā§‹ āĻāϰ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύ?
1.2

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to possess or use the ability of sight
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They lost their vision due to a genetic disorder and will never see again.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāĻŋāύāĻ—āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϧāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϰ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
1.3

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to look or ask for information or help
Transitive: to see a source of information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If you have any questions, please see the receptionist at the front desk.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĄā§‡āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇ āϰāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻĒāĻļāύāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύāĨ¤
02

āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇, āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to realize or understand something
Transitive: to see sth | to see that
to see definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I can see that you're upset and I'm sorry.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ› āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ–āĻŋāϤāĨ¤
2.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to regard someone or something in a specific way
Transitive: to see sb/sth in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I see this project as an opportunity to learn new skills.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāĨ¤
2.2

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to find out or become certain about something by asking, discovering, or considering
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'm not sure if I have any meetings today. I 'll go and see my calendar.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āύāχ āϝ⧇ āφāϜ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āφāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŦāĨ¤
2.3

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perceive something as a possibility or imagine someone doing a particular thing
Ditransitive: to see sb doing sth | to see oneself doing sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I can see myself winning the lottery.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϞāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
03

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž

to meet someone accidentally and without prior arrangement
Transitive: to see sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Have you seen John around lately? I feel like we have n't seen him in a while.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϜāύāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύ? āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
3.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻĄā§‡āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to go out with a particular person or meet them regularly as one's romantic partner
Transitive: to see sb
to see definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He's been seeing someone new since his breakup.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•āφāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
3.2

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to have a meeting with a specialist for advice, examination, etc.
Transitive: to see a specialist
to see definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I need to see a doctor about my persistent cough.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĨ¤
3.3

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to visit a particular place or person
Transitive: to see a place or person
to see definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'm planning to see my grandparents this weekend.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāχ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž-āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§€āϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
3.4

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to conduct an interview or consultation with
Transitive: to see sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The immigration officer will see you shortly to discuss your application.
āχāĻŽāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻžāϰ āĻļā§€āĻ˜ā§āϰāχ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to witness or experience a particular situation or event
Transitive: to see a situation or event
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She has seen the evolution of technology over the years and adapted to the changes.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĒ āĻ–āĻžāχāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
4.1

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be the setting or time of an event
Transitive: to see an event
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The city will see a major cultural festival next month.
āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻļāĻšāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
05

āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accompany or escort someone to a particular place in order to show politeness or to help or protect them
Transitive: to see sb somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let me see you to the door.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
06

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

used to talk about something that one will find out about or decide upon after later reflection or consideration
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
' Can I take the day off work tomorrow? ' ' We 'll see.'
'āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€āĻ•āĻžāϞ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?' 'āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŦ.'
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āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύ, āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to direct the reader to another part of the text in a writing for more details or information
Transitive: to see a part of a text
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
For more details, see Chapter 3.
āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āϜāĻžāύāϤ⧇, āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āύ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ 3āĨ¤
01

āφāϏāύ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž

the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
01

āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§‹, āĻŦ⧁āĻāϞ⧇

used to emphasize a point or to draw attention to something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
See, the problem is that we're running out of time.
āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§‹, āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻšāϞ⧋ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

oversee
seeing
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