idiom |
1. see red Informal To be extremely angry. |
2. see you later Informal Used to express good-bye. |
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noun |
1. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop. |
2. Obsolete A cathedra. |
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phrasal-verb |
1. see about To attend to. |
2. see about To investigate. |
3. see off To take leave of (someone): saw the guests off at the door; went to the airport to see us off. |
4. see out To escort (a guest) to the door: Will you please see Ms. Smith out? |
5. see out To work on (a project) until completion: Despite poor funding, we saw the project out. |
6. see through To understand the true character or nature of: We saw through his superficial charm. |
7. see through To work on (a project) until completion. |
8. see to To attend to: See to the chores, will you? |
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verb-intransitive |
1. To have the power to perceive with or as if with the eye. |
2. To understand; comprehend. |
3. To go and look: She had to see for herself and went into the garage. |
4. To have foresight: "No man can see to the end of time” ( John F. Kennedy). |
5. To take note. |
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verb-transitive |
1. To perceive with the eye. |
2. To apprehend as if with the eye. |
3. To detect by means analogous to use of the eye: an electronic surveillance camera that saw the activity in the embassy yard. |
4. To have a mental image of; visualize: They could still see their hometown as it once was. |
5. To understand; comprehend: I see your point. |
6. To consider to be; regard: Many saw her as a world leader. |
7. To foresee: I see great things for that child. |
8. To give rise to or be characterized by: "Her long reign saw the heyday of verbal humor” ( Richard Kain). "The 1930s saw the development of sulfa drugs and penicillin” ( Gregg Easterbrook). |
9. To take note of; recognize: She sees only the good aspects of the organization. |
10. To meet or be in the company of: I saw all my aunts and uncles at the reunion. |
11. To visit socially; call on. |
12. To visit for consultation: You ought to see your doctor more frequently. |
13. To admit or receive, as for consultation or a social visit: The doctor will see you now. |
14. To make sure; take care: See that it gets done right away. |
15. Games To meet (a bet) in card games. |
16. Games To meet the bet of (another player). |
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