Synonyms for see
| Grammar : Verb |
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| Phonetic Transcription : si |
Top 10 synonyms for see Other synonyms for the word see
- appraise
- ascertain
- associate with
- attend
- be apprised of
- beam
- bear company
- behold
- catch a glimpse of
- catch on
- catch sight of
- clock
- come by
- come over
- conceive
- consort with
- contemplate
- date
- descry
- direct
- discern
- distinguish
- divine
- drop by
- drop in
- envisage
- envision
- escort
- espy
- eye
- fancy
- fathom
- feature
- feel
- find out
- flash
- follow
- foresee
- foretell
- gape
- gawk
- gaze
- get
- get a load of
- get the drift
- get the hang of
- glare
- glimpse
- go out with
- go with
- grasp
- have
- hear
- heed
- identify
- imagine
- inspect
- investigate
- keep company with
- know
- lay eyes on
- lead
- learn
- look
- look at
- look up
- make out
- mark
- meet
- mind
- note
- notice
- observe
- pay attention to
- peek
- peep
- peer
- peg
- penetrate
- perceive
- picture
- pierce
- pilot
- ponder
- pop in
- realize
- receive
- recognize
- regard
- remark
- route
- run into
- scan
- scope
- scrutinize
- shepherd
- show
- sight
- speak to
- spot
- spy
- stare
- steer
- stop by
- stop in
- study
- suffer
- survey
- sustain
- take in
- take notice
- take out
- think
- tumble
- undergo
- understand
- unearth
- usher
- view
- vision
- visit
- visualize
- walk
- watch
- weigh
- witness
Définition of see
Origin :- Old English seon "to see, look, behold; observe, perceive, understand; experience, visit, inspect" (contracted class V strong verb; past tense seah, past participle sewen), from Proto-Germanic *sekhwanan (cf. Old Saxon, Old High German sehan, Middle High German, German sehen, Old Frisian sia, Middle Dutch sien, Old Norse sja, Gothic saihwan), from PIE root *sekw- (2) "to see," which is probably identical with *sekw- (1) "to follow" (see sequel), a root which produced words for "say" in Greek and Latin, and also words for "follow" (cf. Latin sequor), but "opinions differ in regard to the semantic starting-point and sequences" [Buck]. Thus see might originally mean "follow with the eyes."
- Used in Middle English to mean "behold in the imagination or in a dream" (c.1200), "to recognize the force of (a demonstration)," also c.1200. Sense of "escort" (e.g. to see someone home) first recorded 1607 in Shakespeare. Meaning "to receive as a visitor" is attested from c.1500. Gambling sense of "equal a bet" is from 1590s. See you as a casual farewell first attested 1891. Let me see as a pausing statement is recorded from 1510s. To have seen everything as a hyperbolic expression of astonishment is from 1957.
- When you have seen one of their Pictures, you have seen all. [Blake, c.1811]
- verb perceive with eyes
- verb appreciate, comprehend
- verb accompany, guide
- verb visualize
- See how their shining hair sparkles on the surface of the waters!
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- At length the servant returned, saying his master was now ready to see them.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I could see she was annoyed and a little worried, because he was past taking notice.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- I see some man in the East has a fad for breaking the ice in the river and going swimming.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "Oh, I see," said the younger Milbrey—his face clearing all at once.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Take it at once, and tell her I shall be up to see her presently.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Here we see but a few of the last links, and those imperfectly.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I confess, Eudora, it pained me to see you listen to his idle flattery.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- If it may be avoided, I will not see the whole of your youth consumed in anxious watchings.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I can show you people all right that won't ask to see your union card.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
Antonyms for see
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