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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.
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i will now turn aside, and see this great sight.
--ex. iii. 3.
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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.
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go, i pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
brethren. --gen. xxxvii.
14.
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jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --mark xii.
34.
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who's so gross
that seeth not this palpable device? --shak.
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3. to follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to
regard attentively; to look after. --shak.
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i had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not
care for contradicting him. --addison.
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4. to have an interview with; especially, to make a call
upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
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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.
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make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast
afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen
evil. --ps. xc. 15.
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verily, verily, i say unto you, if a man keep my
saying, he shall never see death. --john viii.
51.
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improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men.
--locke.
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6. to accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to
see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
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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.
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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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