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| n. (location) | 1. see | the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located. |
| ~ bishopric, diocese, episcopate | the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop. |
| ~ seat | a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised). |
| ~ holy see, state of the vatican city, the holy see | the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929. |
| v. (perception) | 2. see | 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" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ glimpse | catch a glimpse of or see briefly.; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine" |
| ~ see | see and understand, have a good eye.; "The artist must first learn to see" |
| ~ catch a glimpse, catch sight, get a look | see something for a brief time. |
| ~ behold, lay eyes on | see with attention.; "behold Christ!" |
| ~ view, watch, take in, see, catch | 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" |
| ~ see | observe as if with an eye.; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. realise, realize, see, understand | 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" |
| ~ perceive | become conscious of.; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" |
| ~ take account, appreciate | be fully aware of; realize fully.; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" |
| ~ envision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, figure, visualise, see, project | 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" |
| ~ see | see and understand, have a good eye.; "The artist must first learn to see" |
| v. (perception) | 4. find, see, witness | 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" |
| ~ get a line, get wind, get word, discover, find out, hear, learn, pick up, see | 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" |
| ~ catch | become aware of.; "he caught her staring out the window" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| ~ find | perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place.; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" |
| v. (creation) | 5. envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize | 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" |
| ~ realize, see, understand, realise | 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" |
| ~ visualise, visualize | form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract.; "Mathematicians often visualize" |
| ~ conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. consider, reckon, regard, see, view | 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" |
| ~ expect | consider reasonable or due.; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" |
| ~ receive | regard favorably or with disapproval.; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" |
| ~ construe, interpret, see | make sense of; assign a meaning to.; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
| ~ reconsider | consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing.; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" |
| ~ reconsider | consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it. |
| ~ include | consider as part of something.; "I include you in the list of culprits" |
| ~ think, believe, conceive, consider | judge or regard; look upon; judge.; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" |
| ~ consider | regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem.; "Please consider your family" |
| ~ call | consider or regard as being.; "I would not call her beautiful" |
| ~ like | feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard.; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" |
| ~ relativise, relativize | consider or treat as relative. |
| ~ identify | consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else.; "He identified with the refugees" |
| ~ favor, favour | consider as the favorite.; "The local team was favored" |
| ~ abstract | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically. |
| ~ reify | consider an abstract concept to be real. |
| ~ idealise, idealize | consider or render as ideal.; "She idealized her husband after his death" |
| ~ deem, take for, view as, hold | keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view.; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" |
| ~ esteem, respect, prise, prize, value | regard highly; think much of.; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" |
| ~ disesteem, disrespect | have little or no respect for; hold in contempt. |
| ~ make | consider as being.; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" |
| ~ capitalise, capitalize | consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses. |
| ~ prize, treasure, value, appreciate | hold dear.; "I prize these old photographs" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | 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" |
| ~ get the goods | discover some bad or hidden information about.; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail" |
| ~ wise up | get wise to.; "They wised up to it" |
| ~ trip up, catch | detect a blunder or misstep.; "The reporter tripped up the senator" |
| ~ ascertain | learn or discover with certainty. |
| ~ discover, find | make a discovery.; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" |
| ~ witness, see, find | 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" |
| v. (perception) | 8. catch, see, take in, view, watch | 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" |
| ~ see | 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" |
| ~ watch | look attentively.; "watch a basketball game" |
| ~ visualise, visualize | view the outline of by means of an X-ray.; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver" |
| ~ spectate | be a spectator in a sports event. |
| ~ preview | watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public. |
| v. (motion) | 9. come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see | come together.; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" |
| ~ intersect, cross | meet at a point. |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| v. (communication) | 10. ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch | 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" |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | 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" |
| ~ ascertain, determine, find out, find | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" |
| ~ test | determine the presence or properties of (a substance). |
| v. (cognition) | 11. ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it | 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" |
| ~ proofread, proof | read for errors.; "I should proofread my manuscripts" |
| ~ check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, mark | put a check mark on or near or next to.; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" |
| ~ control | verify by using a duplicate register for comparison.; "control an account" |
| ~ check | verify by consulting a source or authority.; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" |
| ~ double-check | check once more to be absolutely sure. |
| ~ cross-check | check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example. |
| ~ cinch | make sure of. |
| ~ card | ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor.; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!" |
| ~ spot-check | pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality. |
| ~ verify | confirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" |
| ~ ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check | 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" |
| ~ cover | maintain a check on; especially by patrolling.; "The second officer covered the top floor" |
| ~ verify, control | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
| v. (social) | 12. see | go to see for professional or business reasons.; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" |
| ~ see | receive as a specified guest.; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" |
| ~ call in, visit, call | pay a brief visit.; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" |
| v. (social) | 13. see | go to see for a social visit.; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" |
| ~ call in, visit, call | pay a brief visit.; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" |
| ~ visit, see | go to see a place, as for entertainment.; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" |
| v. (social) | 14. see, visit | go to see a place, as for entertainment.; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" |
| ~ tour | make a tour of a certain place.; "We toured the Provence this summer" |
| ~ see | go to see for a social visit.; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" |
| ~ take in | visit for entertainment.; "take in the sights" |
| v. (social) | 15. attend, look, see, take care | take charge of or deal with.; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" |
| ~ minister | attend to the wants and needs of others.; "I have to minister to my mother all the time" |
| ~ tend | have care of or look after.; "She tends to the children" |
| ~ give care, care | provide care for.; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" |
| v. (contact) | 16. see | receive as a specified guest.; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" |
| ~ receive, take in, invite | express willingness to have in one's home or environs.; "The community warmly received the refugees" |
| ~ see | go to see for professional or business reasons.; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" |
| v. (social) | 17. date, go out, go steady, see | date regularly; have a steady relationship with.; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" |
| ~ date | go on a date with.; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart" |
| ~ affiliate, assort, consort, associate | keep company with; hang out with.; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" |
| v. (perception) | 18. see | see and understand, have a good eye.; "The artist must first learn to see" |
| ~ realize, see, understand, realise | 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" |
| ~ see | 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" |
| v. (cognition) | 19. see | deliberate or decide.; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" |
| ~ deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over | think about carefully; weigh.; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
| v. (perception) | 20. see | observe as if with an eye.; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" |
| ~ see | 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" |
| ~ detect, discover, notice, observe, find | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" |
| v. (perception) | 21. examine, see | 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" |
| ~ search | subject to a search.; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| ~ x-ray | examine by taking x-rays. |
| ~ candle | examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light. |
| ~ autopsy | perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem. |
| ~ auscultate | examine by auscultation. |
| ~ survey | look over carefully or inspect.; "He surveyed his new classmates" |
| ~ glance over, scan, skim, rake, run down | examine hastily.; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" |
| ~ scan | examine minutely or intensely.; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" |
| ~ peruse | examine or consider with attention and in detail.; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" |
| ~ scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail.; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" |
| ~ search, look | search or seek.; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" |
| ~ inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| ~ check | make an examination or investigation.; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" |
| v. (perception) | 22. experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| ~ experience, know, live | have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
| ~ undergo | pass through.; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
| ~ suffer, endure | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
| ~ suffer, meet | undergo or suffer.; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" |
| ~ feel | undergo passive experience of:.; "We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" |
| ~ enjoy | have for one's benefit.; "The industry enjoyed a boom" |
| ~ witness, see, find | 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" |
| ~ come | experience orgasm.; "she could not come because she was too upset" |
| v. (motion) | 23. escort, see | accompany or escort.; "I'll see you to the door" |
| ~ accompany | go or travel along with.; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" |
| v. (competition) | 24. see | match or meet.; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ wager, bet, play | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| v. (cognition) | 25. construe, interpret, see | make sense of; assign a meaning to.; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| ~ be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret | interpret in the wrong way.; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" |
| ~ read between the lines | read what is implied but not expressed on the surface. |
| ~ mythicise, mythicize | interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology.; "mythicize the ancient stories" |
| ~ literalise, literalize | make literal.; "literalize metaphors" |
| ~ spiritualise, spiritualize | give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense. |
| ~ reinterpret | assign a new or different meaning to. |
| ~ allegorise, allegorize | interpret as an allegory. |
| ~ read, take | interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression.; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" |
| ~ read | interpret something that is written or printed.; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
| ~ read, scan | obtain data from magnetic tapes.; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | 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" |
| ~ educe, elicit, evoke, extract, draw out | deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning).; "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" |
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