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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEE, n.
1. The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop.
2. The seat of an archbishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archbishop; as an archiepiscopal see.
3. The seat, place or office of the pope or Roman pontif; as the papal see.
4. The authority of the pope or court of Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
SEE, v. t. [L. sequor, and Eng. essay, are all from the same radix. The primary sense of the root is to strain, stretch, extend; and as applied to see, the sense is to extend to, to reach, to strike with the eye or sight.]
1. To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and the apparent qualities of objects by the organs of sight; to behold.
I will now turn aside and see this great sight. Exodus 3.
We have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. Judges 18.
2. To observe; to note or notice; to know; to regard or look to; to take care; to attend, as to
the execution of some order, or to the performance of something.
Give them the first one simple idea, and see that they fully comprehend before you go any farther. Locke.
See that ye fall not out by the way. Genesis 45.
3. To discover; to descry; to understand. Who so dull as not to see the device or strategem?
very notable actions often lose much of their excellence when the motives are seen.
4. To converse or have intercourse with. We improve by seeing men of different habits and tempers.
5. To visit; as, to call and see a friend. The physician sees his patient twice a day.
6. To attend; to remark or notice.
I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care to contradict him. Addison.
7. To behold with patience or sufferance; to endure.
It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. Ezra 4.
8. In Scripture, to hear or attend to.
I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Revelation 1.
9. To feel; to suffer; to experience.
Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years in which we have seen evil. Psalms 90.
If a man shall keep my saying, he shall never see death. John 8. Luke 2.
10. To know; to learn.
Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. Genesis 37.
11. To perceive; to understand; to comprehend. I see the train of argument; I see his motives.
12. To perceive; to understand experimentally.
I see another law in my members. Romans 7.
13. To beware.
See thou do it not. Revelation 19.
14. To know by revelation.
The word that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Isa
2:8.
15. To have faith in and reliance on.
Seeing him who is invisible. Hebrews 11.
16. To enjoy; to have fruition of.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5.
SEE, v.i.
1. To have the power of perceiving by the proper organs, or the power of sight. Som animals, it is said, are able to see best in the night.
2. To discern; to have intellectual seght; to penetrate; to understand; with through or into; as, to see through the plans or policy of another; to see into artful schemes and pretensions.
3. To eximane or inquere. See wether the estimate is correct.
4. To be attentive.
5. To have full understanding.
But now ye say, we see, therefore your sin remaineth. John 19.
Let me see, let us see, are used to express consideration, or to introduce the particular consideration of a subject, or some scheme or calculation.
See is used imperatively, to call the attention of others to an object or a subject. See, see, how the balloon ascends.
See what it is to habe a poet in your house. Pope.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located v
1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: understand, realize, realise, see]
3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: witness, find, see]
4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image]
5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider, reckon, view, regard]
6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see]
7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch, view, see, catch, take in]
8: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see]
9: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn]
10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
13: go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: visit, see]
14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: attend, take care, look, see]
15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: go steady, go out, date, see]
17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"
18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: examine, see]
21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: experience, see, go through]
22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: see, escort]
23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: interpret, construe, see]

Merriam Webster's

biographical name Thomas Jefferson Jackson 1866-1962 American astronomer & mathematician

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (saw; seen; seeing) Etymology: Middle English seen, from Old English s?on; akin to Old High German sehan to see and perhaps to Latin sequi to follow — more at sue Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to perceive by the eye b. to perceive or detect as if by sight 2. a. to have experience of ; undergo <see army service> b. to come to know ; discover c. to be the setting or time of <the last fifty years have seen a sweeping revolution in science — Barry Commoner> 3. a. to form a mental picture of ; visualize <can still see her as she was years ago> b. to perceive the meaning or importance of ; understand c. to be aware of ; recognize <sees only our faults> d. to imagine as a possibility ; suppose <couldn't see him as a crook> 4. a. examine, watch <want to see how she handles the problem> b. (1) read (2) to read of c. to attend as a spectator <see a play> 5. a. to take care of ; provide for <had enough money to see us through> b. to make sure <see that order is kept> 6. a. to regard as ; judge b. to prefer to have <I'll see him hanged first> <I'll see you dead before I accept your terms> c. to find acceptable or attractive <can't understand what he sees in her> 7. a. to call on ; visit b. (1) to keep company with especially in courtship or dating <had been seeing each other for a year> (2) to grant an interview to ; receive <the president will see you now> 8. accompany, escort <see the guests to the door> 9. to meet (a bet) in poker or to equal the bet of (a player) ; call intransitive verb 1. a. to give or pay attention b. to look about 2. a. to have the power of sight b. to apprehend objects by sight c. to perceive objects as if by sight 3. a. to grasp something mentally b. to acknowledge or consider something being pointed out <see, I told you it would rain> 4. to make investigation or inquiry • seeable adjective II. noun Etymology: Middle English se, from Anglo-French sé, see, from Latin sedes seat; akin to Latin sed?re to sit — more at sit Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic cathedra b. a cathedral town c. a seat of a bishop's office, power, or authority 2. the authority or jurisdiction of a bishop

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1 tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you see that spider?; saw him fall over). 2 intr. have or use the power of discerning objects with the eyes (sees best at night). 3 tr. discern mentally; understand (I see what you mean; could not see the joke). 4 tr. watch; be a spectator of (a film, game, etc.). 5 tr. ascertain or establish by inquiry or research or reflection (I will see if the door is open). 6 tr. consider; deduce from observation (I see that you are a brave man). 7 tr. contemplate; foresee mentally (we saw that no good would come of it; can see myself doing this job indefinitely). 8 tr. look at for information (usu. in imper. as a direction in or to a book: see page 15). 9 tr. meet or be near and recognize (I saw your mother in town). 10 tr. a meet socially (sees her sister most weeks). b meet regularly as a boyfriend or girlfriend; court (is still seeing that tall man). 11 tr. give an interview to (the doctor will see you now). 12 tr. visit to consult (went to see the doctor). 13 tr. find out or learn, esp. from a visual source (I see the match has been cancelled). 14 intr. reflect; consider further; wait until one knows more (we shall have to see). 15 tr. interpret or have an opinion of (I see things differently now). 16 tr. experience; have presented to one's attention (I never thought I would see this day). 17 tr. recognize as acceptable; foresee (do you see your daughter marrying this man?). 18 tr. observe without interfering (stood by and saw them squander my money). 19 tr. find attractive (can't think what she sees in him). 20 intr. (usu. foll. by to, or that + infin.) make provision for; ensure; attend to (shall see to your request immediately; see that he gets home safely) (cf. see to it). 21 tr. escort or conduct (to a place etc.) (saw them home). 22 tr. be a witness of (an event etc.) (see the New Year in). 23 tr. supervise (an action etc.) (will stay and see the doors locked). 24 tr. a (in gambling, esp. poker) equal (a bet). b equal the bet of (a player), esp. to see the player's cards. Phrases and idioms: as far as I can see to the best of my understanding or belief. as I see it in my opinion. do you see? do you understand? has seen better days has declined from former prosperity, good condition, etc. I'll be seeing you colloq. an expression on parting. I see I understand (referring to an explanation etc.). let me see an appeal for time to think before speaking etc. see about attend to. see after 1 take care of. 2 = see about. see the back of colloq. be rid of (an unwanted person or thing). see a person damned first colloq. refuse categorically and with hostility to do what a person wants. see eye to eye see EYE. see fit see FIT(1). see here! = look here. see into investigate. see life gain experience of the world, often by enjoying oneself. see the light 1 realize one's mistakes etc. 2 suddenly see the way to proceed. 3 undergo religious conversion. see the light of day (usu. with neg.) come into existence. see off 1 be present at the departure of (a person) (saw them off at Heathrow). 2 colloq. ward off, get the better of (managed to see off an investigation into their working methods). see out 1 accompany out of a building etc. 2 finish (a project etc.) completely. 3 remain awake, alive, etc., until the end of (a period). 4 last longer than; outlive. see over inspect; tour and examine. see reason see REASON. see red become suddenly enraged. see a person right make sure that a person is rewarded, safe, etc. see service see SERVICE. see stars colloq. see lights before one's eyes as a result of a blow on the head. see things have hallucinations or false imaginings. see through 1 not be deceived by; detect the true nature of. 2 penetrate visually. see-through adj. (esp. of clothing) translucent. see a person through support a person during a difficult time. see a thing through persist with it until it is completed. see to it (foll. by that + clause) ensure (see to it that I am not disturbed) (cf. sense 20 of v.). see one's way clear to feel able or entitled to. see the world see WORLD. see you (or see you later) colloq. an expression on parting. we shall see 1 let us await the outcome. 2 a formula for declining to act at once. will see about it a formula for declining to act at once. you see 1 you understand. 2 you will understand when I explain. Derivatives: seeable adj. Etymology: OE seon f. Gmc 2. n. 1 the area under the authority of a bishop or archbishop, a diocese (the see of Norwich). 2 the office or jurisdiction of a bishop or archbishop (fill a vacant see). Phrases and idioms: See of Rome the papacy, the Holy See. Etymology: ME f. AF se(d) ult. f. L sedes seat f. sedere sit

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

See See, v. t. [imp. Saw; p. p. Seen; p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, As. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. ??????, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sun 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. I will new turn aside, and see this great sight. --Ex. iii. 3. 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. Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 14. Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii. 34. Who 's so gross That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak. 3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after. --Shak. I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for centradicting him. --Addison. 4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend. And Samuel came no more to see Saul untill the day of his death. --1 Sam. xv. 35. 5. To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. --Ps. xc. 15. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. --John viii. 51. Improvement in visdom and prudence by seeing men. --Locke. 6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars. God you (him, or me, etc.) see, 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, 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

See See, v. t. [imp. Saw; p. p. Seen; p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, As. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. ??????, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sun 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. I will new turn aside, and see this great sight. --Ex. iii. 3. 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. Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren. --Gen. xxxvii. 14. Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii. 34. Who 's so gross That seeth not this palpable device? --Shak. 3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after. --Shak. I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for centradicting him. --Addison. 4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend. And Samuel came no more to see Saul untill the day of his death. --1 Sam. xv. 35. 5. To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. --Ps. xc. 15. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. --John viii. 51. Improvement in visdom and prudence by seeing men. --Locke. 6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars. God you (him, or me, etc.) see, 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, 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

See See, n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See Sit, and cf. Siege.] 1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see. --Spenser. 2. Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome. Apostolic see. See under Apostolic.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

See See, v. i. 1. To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly. Whereas I was blind, now I see. --John ix. 25. 2. Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into. For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. --John ix. 39. Many sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and see through all our fine pretensions. --Tillotson. 3. To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house. See that ye fall not out by the way. --Gen. xiv. 24. Note: Let me see, Let us see, are used to express consideration, or to introduce the particular consideration of a subject, or some scheme or calculation. Cassio's a proper man, let me see now, - To get his place. --Shak. Note: See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or behold. ``See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands.'' --Halifax. To see about a thing, to pay attention to it; to consider it. To see on, to look at. [Obs.] ``She was full more blissful on to see.'' --Chaucer. To see to. (a) To look at; to behold; to view. [Obs.] ``An altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to'' --Josh. xxii. 10. (b) To take care about; to look after; as, to see to a fire.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

See See, v. t. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sees, seeing, saw, seen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you see something, you notice it using your eyes. You can't see colours at night... I saw a man making his way towards me... She can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste... As he neared the farm, he saw that a police car was parked outside it... Did you see what happened? VERB: no cont, V n, V n -ing, V, V that, V wh 2. If you see someone, you visit them or meet them. Mick wants to see you in his office right away... You need to see a doctor. VERB: V n, V n 3. If you see an entertainment such as a play, film, concert, or sports game, you watch it. He had been to see a Semi-Final of the FA Cup... It was one of the most amazing films I've ever seen. = watch VERB: no cont, V n, V n 4. If you see that something is true or exists, you realize by observing it that it is true or exists. I could see she was lonely. ...a lot of people saw what was happening but did nothing about it... You see young people going to school inadequately dressed for the weather... My taste has changed a bit over the years as you can see... The army must be seen to be taking firm action. VERB: no cont, V that, V wh, V n -ing, V, be V-ed to-inf 5. If you see what someone means or see why something happened, you understand what they mean or understand why it happened. Oh, I see what you're saying... I really don't see any reason for changing it... Now I see that I was wrong. = understand VERB: no cont, no passive, V wh, V n, V that 6. If you see someone or something as a certain thing, you have the opinion that they are that thing. She saw him as a visionary, but her father saw him as a man who couldn't make a living... Others saw it as a betrayal... I don't see it as my duty to take sides... As I see it, Llewelyn has three choices open to him... Women are sometimes seen to be less effective as managers. VERB: V n as n/-ing, V it as n, V it as n to-inf, V it, be V-ed to-inf 7. If you see a particular quality in someone, you believe they have that quality. If you ask what someone sees in a particular person or thing, you want to know what they find attractive about that person or thing. Frankly, I don't know what Paul sees in her... Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid. VERB: no cont, no passive, V n in n, V in n n 8. If you see something happening in the future, you imagine it, or predict that it will happen. A good idea, but can you see Taylor trying it?... We can see a day where all people live side by side. = imagine VERB: no cont, V n -ing, V n 9. If a period of time or a person sees a particular change or event, it takes place during that period of time or while that person is alive. Yesterday saw the resignation of the acting Interior Minister... He had worked with the General for three years and was sorry to see him go... Mr Frank has seen the economy of his town slashed by the uprising. VERB: no passive, V n, V n inf, V n -ed 10. You can use see in expressions to do with finding out information. For example, if you say 'I'll see what's happening', you mean that you intend to find out what is happening. Let me just see what the next song is... Shake him gently to see if he responds. VERB: V wh, V wh 11. You can use see to promise to try and help someone. For example, if you say 'I'll see if I can do it', you mean that you will try to do the thing concerned. I'll see if I can call her for you... We'll see what we can do, miss. VERB: V if, V wh 12. If you see that something is done or if you see to it that it is done, you make sure that it is done. See that you take care of him... Catherine saw to it that the information went directly to Walter. VERB: V that, V to it that 13. If you see someone to a particular place, you accompany them to make sure that they get there safely, or to show politeness. He didn't offer to see her to her car... 'Goodnight.'—'I'll see you out.' VERB: V n prep/adv, V n prep/adv 14. If you see a lot of someone, you often meet each other or visit each other. We used to see quite a lot of his wife, Carolyn... VERB: V amount of n 15. If you are seeing someone, you spend time with them socially, and are having a romantic or sexual relationship. My husband was still seeing her and he was having an affair with her. VERB: V n 16. Some writers use see in expressions such as we saw and as we have seen to refer to something that has already been explained or described. We saw in Chapter 16 how annual cash budgets are produced... Using the figures given above, it can be seen that machine A pays back the initial investment in two years... VERB: V wh, V that 17. See is used in books to indicate to readers that they should look at another part of the book, or at another book, because more information is given there. See Chapter 7 below for further comments on the textile industry. VERB: only imper, V n 18. You can use seeing that or seeing as to introduce a reason for what you are saying. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL, SPOKEN) Seeing as Mr Moreton is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence. = since PHRASE: CONJ SUBORD 19. You can say 'I see' to indicate that you understand what someone is telling you. (SPOKEN) 'He came home in my car.'—'I see.' CONVENTION [formulae] 20. People say 'I'll see' or 'We'll see' to indicate that they do not intend to make a decision immediately, and will decide later. We'll see. It's a possibility. CONVENTION 21. People say 'let me see' or 'let's see' when they are trying to remember something, or are trying to find something. Let's see, they're six–no, make that five hours ahead of us... Now let me see, who's the man we want? CONVENTION 22. If you try to make someone see sense or see reason, you try to make them realize that they are wrong or are being stupid. He was hopeful that by sitting together they could both see sense and live as good neighbours... PHRASE: V inflects 23. You can say 'you see' when you are explaining something to someone, to encourage them to listen and understand. (SPOKEN) Well, you see, you shouldn't really feel that way about it... CONVENTION 24. 'See you', 'be seeing you', and 'see you later' are ways of saying goodbye to someone when you expect to meet them again soon. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN) 'Talk to you later.'—'All right. See you love.' = bye CONVENTION [formulae] 25. You can say 'You'll see' to someone if they do not agree with you about what you think will happen in the future, and you believe that you will be proved right. The thrill wears off after a few years of marriage. You'll see. CONVENTION 26. to have seen better days: see day to be seen dead: see dead as far as the eye can see: see eye to see eye to eye: see eye as far as I can see: see far to see fit: see fit to see red: see red it remains to be seen: see remain wait and see: see wait

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

se: In addition to the ordinary sense of perceiving by the eye, we have

(1) chazah, "to see" (in vision): "Words of Amos .... which he saw concerning Israel" (Am 1:1). The revelation was made to his inward eye. "The word of Yahweh .... which he (Micah) saw concerning Samaria" (Mic 1:1), describing what he saw in prophetic vision (compare Hab 1:1); see REVELATION, III, 4;

(2) horao, "to take heed": "See thou say nothing" (Mr 1:44);

(3) eidon, "to know," "to note with the mind": "Jesus saw that he answered discreetly" (Mr 12:34);

(4) theoreo, "to view," "to have knowledge or experience of": "He shall never see death" (Joh 8:51).

M. O. Evans

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Diocese. 2. Papal court. II. v. a. 1. Behold, descry, view. 2. Perceive, notice, observe, discern, distinguish, know, remark, comprehend, understand, conceive. 3. Visit, call on. 4. Regard, look to, care for, give attention to, attend to, beware. 5. Attend, escort, wait upon, accompany. 6. Experience, feel, suffer, know, meet with. III. v. n. 1. Look. 2. Inquire, examine, notice, mark, observe, distinguish, consider. 3. Take heed, take care, be careful, beware, be attentive, pay attention. 4. Perceive, penetrate, discern, understand, look. IV. interj. Look, lo, behold, observe.

Airports

Landing Facility TypeAIRPORT
Airport CodeSEE
EFF_DATE02/16/2006
FAA RegionAWP
FAA DistrictNONE
StateCA
StateCALIFORNIA
CountySAN DIEGO
County StateCA
City NameSAN DIEGO/EL CAJON
Full NameGILLESPIE FIELD
Owner TypePU
Facility UsePU
Facility City, State, Zip"EL CAJON, CA 92020-1235"
Elevation387
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appearsLOS ANGELES
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles10
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated cityNE
NASP/Federal Agreement CodeNGPY
Joint UseN
Military Landing RightsY
Control TowerY
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft682
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft054
Based Jet engine general aviation aircraft024
Based Helicopters026
Base Operational Gliders009
Air Taxi000051
General Aviation, Local Operations124811
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations073355
Military Aircraft Operations000016
Latitude32.8262311111
Longitude-116.9724497222
State FIPS code06
State Postal CodeCA
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)75
Version09

Moby Thesaurus

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