Found 2 items, similar to seen.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: seen
see
n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is
located
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seen,
saw]
see
adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another
location in the text) [syn:
cf.,
cf,
confer,
see also
]
[also:
seen,
saw]
see
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]
3: perceive or be contemporaneous with;
“We found Republicans
winning the offices”;
“You'll see a lot of cheating in
this school”;
“I want to see results”;
“The 1960 saw the
rebellion of the younger generation against established
traditions”;
“I want to see results” [syn:
witness,
find]
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,
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:
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]
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,
catch,
take in]
8: 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,
ascertain,
watch,
learn]
9: come together;
“I'll probably see you at the meeting”;
“How
nice to see you again!” [syn:
meet,
ran into,
encounter,
run across,
come across]
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:
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: visit a place, as for entertainment;
“We went to see the
Eiffel Tower in the morning” [syn:
visit]
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]
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]
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]
21: go or live through;
“We had many trials to go through”;
“he
saw action in Viet Nam” [syn:
experience,
undergo,
go through
]
22: accompany or escort;
“I'll see you to the door” [syn:
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]
[also:
seen,
saw]
seen
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English → English (gcide)
Definition: Seen
See
\See\ (s[=e]), v. t. [imp.
Saw (s[add]); p. p.
Seen
(s[=e]n); 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. "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.”
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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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Seen
\Seen\ (s[=e]n),
p. p. of
See.
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Seen
\Seen\, a.
Versed; skilled; accomplished. [Obs.]
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Well seen in every science that mote be. --Spenser.
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Noble Boyle, not less in nature seen,
Than his great brother read in states and men.
--Dryden.
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