see

🇺🇸 /siː/ 🇬🇧 /siː/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A1
verb
A1

look at or perceive with the eyes

I'd like to see some evidence before I believe it.

A1

have the ability to discern visually

She will never see again after the accident.

A1

watch a performance, game, or show

This performance was so beautiful, I had never seen anything like it.

A1

look for information in a source

See the table on page 5 for more details.

A1

recognize or identify someone

Guess who I saw at the party last night!

A1

visit someone

Come and see us again soon.

A1

have a meeting with someone

You should see a doctor about that cough.

B2

spend time with someone

I haven't seen my family in a long time.

B1

understand or become aware of

The new policy will help us see the bigger picture.

B1

consider or regard in a certain way

I see your point of view.

B1

imagine or expect as a possibility

They see themselves as leaders of the future.

B1

find out by looking or waiting

We'll just have to see what happens next.

B2

decide or determine by thinking

I'll see what I can do to help you.

R

ensure that something is done

Make sure you see that the work is completed on time.

R

experience or go through

I hope to never see such a terrible event again.

R

be the time when something happens

The 1960s saw significant advancements in technology.

R

be the location of an event

This stadium has seen many exciting matches.

R

accompany someone to ensure their safety

May I see you home to make sure you get there safely?

noun
R

the jurisdiction of a bishop or archbishop

The Holy See is the governing body of the Catholic Church.

translation

v. look at or perceive with the eyes; have the ability to discern visually; watch a performance, game, or show; look for information in a source; recognize or identify someone; visit someone; have a meeting with someone; spend time with someone; understand or become aware of; consider or regard in a certain way; imagine or expect as a possibility; find out by looking or waiting; decide or determine by thinking; ensure that something is done; experience or go through; be the time when something happens; be the location of an event; accompany someone to ensure their safety
n. the jurisdiction of a bishop or archbishop

Word Forms

3rd Present sees
Progressive seeing
Past saw
Perfect seen
Plural sees