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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
see \see\ s=e, v. t. imp. saw sadd; p. p. seen
   s=en; p. pr.  vb. n. seeing. oe. seen, sen, seon,
   as. se'on; akin to ofries. simaca, d. zien, os.  ohg.
   sehan, g. sehen, icel. sj=a, sw. se, dan. see, goth.
   sa'ihwan, 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.
      1913 webster

            i will now turn aside, and see this great sight.
                                                  --ex. iii. 3.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            go, i pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
            brethren.                             --gen. xxxvii.
                                                  14.
      1913 webster

            jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --mark xii.
                                                  34.
      1913 webster

            who's so gross
            that seeth not this palpable device?  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to
      regard attentively; to look after. --shak.
      1913 webster

            i had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not
            care for contradicting him.           --addison.
      1913 webster

   4. to have an interview with; especially, to make a call
      upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
      1913 webster

            and samuel came no more to see saul until the day of
            his death.                            --1 sam. xv.
                                                  35.
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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.
      1913 webster

            make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast
            afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen
            evil.                                 --ps. xc. 15.
      1913 webster

            verily, verily, i say unto you, if a man keep my
            saying, he shall never see death.     --john viii.
                                                  51.
      1913 webster

            improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men.
                                                  --locke.
      1913 webster

   6. to accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to
      see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
      1913 webster

   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."
      webster 1913 suppl. +pjc

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
saw seen seeing sight sue god you see 
god him see god me see to see anything out to see stars to see one through 


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