From Middle English seen, from Old English sēon (“to see, look, behold, perceive, observe, discern, understand, know”), from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).
Etymology 1 sense 9 is a calque of Latin vidē (“see (thou)”, 2ⁿᵈ person singular imperative), which was also borrowed into academic English (see vide) as well as Portuguese.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots see, sei (“to see”), Yola sau, ze, zee, zey, zie (“to see”), North Frisian se, si, siin, siine, siinj, sä, säie (“to see”), Saterland Frisian sjo (“to see”), West Frisian sjen (“to see”), Bavarian segn (“to see”), Central Franconian sehn, senn (“to see”), Dutch zien (“to see”), Low German sehn (“to see; to look”), German sehen (“to see”), Limburgish séëne, zeen (“to see”), Luxembourgish gesinn (“to see”), Alemannic German gseh (“to see”), Mòcheno sechen (“to see”), Vilamovian zaon (“to see”), Yiddish זען (zen, “to see”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish se (“to see”), Elfdalian sją̊ (“to see”), Faroese síggja (“to see”), Icelandic sjá (“to see”), Norwegian Nynorsk sjå (“to see”), sia (“to foretell”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan, “to see”), and more distantly with Albanian shof, shoh (“to see”), Latin secūtus, sequūtus (“followed”), Ancient Greek ἕπομαι (hépomai, “to follow, obey”), Persian ا (a), از (az), ز (ze, “from, of”), Luwian 𒁕𒀀𒌋𒄿𒅖 (“eye”), Sanskrit सच् (sac, “to be associated with, familiar with, have to do with”).
Meanings
Introducing an explanation.
See, in order to win the full prize we would have to come up with a scheme to land a rover on the Moon.
fi katsos (interjection to attract attention) · fi katsokaas (interjection to attract attention) · fi hei (interjection to attract attention) · mi rē (interjection to attract attention) · ta பார் (interjection to attract attention) · la ecce (interjection to attract attention) · pt veja só (interjection to attract attention) · tr bak (interjection to attract attention) · tr gördün mü (interjection to attract attention) · bg виж сега (interjection to attract attention) · bg виж (interjection to attract attention)
From Middle English seen, from Old English sēon (“to see, look, behold, perceive, observe, discern, understand, know”), from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).
Etymology 1 sense 9 is a calque of Latin vidē (“see (thou)”, 2ⁿᵈ person singular imperative), which was also borrowed into academic English (see vide) as well as Portuguese.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots see, sei (“to see”), Yola sau, ze, zee, zey, zie (“to see”), North Frisian se, si, siin, siine, siinj, sä, säie (“to see”), Saterland Frisian sjo (“to see”), West Frisian sjen (“to see”), Bavarian segn (“to see”), Central Franconian sehn, senn (“to see”), Dutch zien (“to see”), Low German sehn (“to see; to look”), German sehen (“to see”), Limburgish séëne, zeen (“to see”), Luxembourgish gesinn (“to see”), Alemannic German gseh (“to see”), Mòcheno sechen (“to see”), Vilamovian zaon (“to see”), Yiddish זען (zen, “to see”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish se (“to see”), Elfdalian sją̊ (“to see”), Faroese síggja (“to see”), Icelandic sjá (“to see”), Norwegian Nynorsk sjå (“to see”), sia (“to foretell”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan, “to see”), and more distantly with Albanian shof, shoh (“to see”), Latin secūtus, sequūtus (“followed”), Ancient Greek ἕπομαι (hépomai, “to follow, obey”), Persian ا (a), از (az), ز (ze, “from, of”), Luwian 𒁕𒀀𒌋𒄿𒅖 (“eye”), Sanskrit सच् (sac, “to be associated with, familiar with, have to do with”).
Meanings
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
But Richmond[…]appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw[…]that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either. 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
To see us, you'd think we've been married for years, but actually just met a few months ago. 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
I turned into the garden, and saw the flutter of her dress as she escaped down a side-walk, and heard the sound of a stifled sob. 1878, Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, United Kingdom: W & R Chambers, page 522:
Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path.[…]It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 18:
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight. ▸ To witness or observe by personal experience.
Uerely, verely I ſay vnto you, If a man keepe my ſaying, hee ſhall neuer ſee death. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 8:51, column 1:
I have been blind since birth and I love to read Braille. When the books arrive in from the library, I can’t wait to see what stories they have sent me.
Now I've seen it all!
[…] And remember this, 'scape-gallows,' said Ralph, menacing him with his hand, 'that if we meet again, and you so much as notice me by one begging gesture, you shall see the inside of a jail once more […] 1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, “Mr. Ralph Nickleby cuts an old Acquaintance. It would also appear from the contents hereof, that a joke, even between Husband and Wife, may be sometimes carried too far.”, in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 434:
I'm seeing much better since I got my eyeglasses recalibrated.
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight. ▸ To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
I saw the latest Tarantino flick last week.
To form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way.
The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32). 2014 October 14, David Malcolm, “The Great War Re-Remembered: Allohistory and Allohistorical Fiction”, in Martin Löschnigg, Marzena Sokolowska-Paryz, editors, The Great War in Post-Memory Literature and Film, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG., →ISBN, page 173:
I see it as essential that there should be somewhere to park.
Cathy and Cassie see their husbands as their best chance at securing comfortable lives. 2026 May 27, Judy Berman, “When Did On-Screen Weddings Get So Bleak?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 28 May 2026:
It is not just that we see birds as little versions of ourselves. It is also that, at the same time, they stand outside any moral process. They are utterly indifferent. This absolute oblivion on their part, this lack of sharing, is powerful. 2013 August 23, Mark Cocker, “Wings of Desire”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 11, page 28:
(figuratively) To form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way. ▸ To understand.
Do you see what I mean?
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic[…]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become.[…]But the scandals kept coming[…]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
(figuratively) To form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way. ▸ To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see.
(transitive) To form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way. ▸ To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
The oracle saw the destruction of the city.
I can't see me lovin' nobody but you / For all my life / When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue / For all my life 1967, Alan Gordon, Garry Bonner, “Happy Together”, performed by The Turtles:
(used in the imperative) To form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way. ▸ Used to emphasise a proposition.
You're not welcome here any more, see?
You see, Johnny, your Dad isn't your real father.
(qualifier:social) To meet, to visit. ▸ To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
And Samuel came no more to ſee Saul vntill the day of his death: neuertheleſſe, Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king ouer Iſrael. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 15:35, column 2:
You'd better see about that with the boss.
(qualifier:social) To meet, to visit. ▸ To date frequently.
I've been seeing her for two months.
"You're... remarrying? I didn't even know you were seeing someone. And she's going to live here?" 2022 September 9, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Sep 9, 2022:
(qualifier:social) To meet, to visit. ▸ To visit for an appointment, especially a medical appointment.
I saw my parole officer this morning for a drug test.
You should see a doctor about that rash on your arm.
I've been seeing a therapist for three years now.
(qualifier:social) To meet, to visit. ▸ To be attended to during an appointment, especially a medical appointment.
The doctor will see you now.
(ergative) To be the setting or time of.
The 20th century saw humanity's first space exploration.
1999 saw the release of many great films.
It seems as if every passing year sees the mainstream embrace a longtime cult-favorite alternative rock band. 1995 June 3, David Sprague, “Buffalo Tom Reaches Crossroads: EastWest Trio At Make-Or-Break Point”, in Billboard, volume 107, number 22, page 9:
(broadly) Chiefly followed by that: to ensure that something happens, especially by personally witnessing it.
I was at the docks seeing that the goods got properly unloaded.
I saw that they didn't make any more trouble.
'Don't worry. You won't lose out. I'll see you get your share of the action. If not now, later.' 2001, Joan Lock, Death in Perspective, London: Robert Hale, →ISBN, page 52:
I'll see you hang for this
As to eleemoſynary corporations, by the dotation the founder and his heirs are of common right the legal viſitors, to ſee that that property is rightly employed, which would otherwiſe have deſcended to the viſitor himſelf: […] 1765, William Blackstone, “Of Corporations”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book I (Of the Rights of Persons), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 469:
We have forgotten that such a transition will require compromise, as we address real energy needs today, and investment, as we adapt to cleaner ways of producing energy tomorrow. A well-managed transition will see that the opportunities flowing from the transformation dramatically exceed these costs. 2022 October 27, Brian Porter, “The last barrel of oil should be a Canadian one”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2022:
(transitive) To wait upon; attend, escort.
You can see yourself out.
I saw the old lady safely across the road.
And in this Name we overcome, for You shall see us safely home. 2020, Rich Thompson, Jonny Robinson, “Your Will Be Done”:
(transitive) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
I'll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten.
To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
You think I can't beat you in a race, eh? We'll see.
I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.
Look to see if these jeans still fit you.
(used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
Step 4: In the system, check out the laptop to the student (see: "Logging Resources" in the Tutor Manual).
For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C.
To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
Can I see that lighter for a second? Mine just quit working.
To include as one of something's experiences.
I saw military service in Vietnam.
The equipment has not seen usage outside of our projects.
pipe · observe (perceive with the eyes) · decern · espy (perceive with the eyes) · understand (understand) · get (understand) · notice · go out (date frequently) · spot · behold (perceive with the eyes) · descry (perceive with the eyes) · view (perceive with the eyes) · follow (understand)
Translations (493)
pms vëdde (perceive with the eyes) · ta காண் (perceive with the eyes) · lg -laba (perceive with the eyes) · hi देखना (perceive with the eyes) · sga ad·cí (perceive with the eyes) · my မြင် (perceive with the eyes) · arc חזא (perceive with the eyes) · akl kita' (perceive with the eyes) · ia vider (perceive with the eyes) · ml കാണുക (to meet, to visit) · ang ġesēon (perceive with the eyes) · ba күреү (perceive with the eyes) · ba аңлау (understand) · kg mona (perceive with the eyes) · ar شاف (perceive with the eyes) · xal үзх (perceive with the eyes) · rm vesair (perceive with the eyes) · sw kuona (perceive with the eyes) · kaw ton (perceive with the eyes) · eu ikusi (perceive with the eyes) · cv курма (perceive with the eyes) · grc ὀπτεύω (perceive with the eyes) · rom dikhel (perceive with the eyes) · eve иттэй (perceive with the eyes) · umb okuvandja (perceive with the eyes) · vi xem xét (perceive with the eyes) · za raen (perceive with the eyes) · ext vél (perceive with the eyes) · es ver (to meet, to visit) · bg съпроводя (to wait upon; attend, escort) · atj wapatam (perceive with the eyes) · el βλέπω (perceive with the eyes) · ssy uble (perceive with the eyes) · de sengan (perceive with the eyes) · kaw dĕlo (perceive with the eyes) · aio ꩭꩫ︀် (perceive with the eyes) · scn vidiri (understand) · ta கண்டது (to be the setting or time of) · jv tonton (perceive with the eyes) · be ба́чыць (perceive with the eyes) · yai венак (perceive with the eyes) · zu -qonda (understand) · su tingali (perceive with the eyes) · pt olhar (perceive with the eyes) · sk vidieť (perceive with the eyes) · cy deall (understand) · okm 보다〮 (perceive with the eyes) · nv yooʼį́ (perceive with the eyes) · lv saprast (understand) · id memandang (perceive with the eyes) · bua хараха (perceive with the eyes) · xto läk- (perceive with the eyes) · tt күрергә (perceive with the eyes) · cmn 見 /见 (to reference or to study for further details) · grc ὁράω (perceive with the eyes) · mi kite (perceive with the eyes) · ug كۆرمەك (perceive with the eyes) · he רָאָה (perceive with the eyes) · th เห็น (perceive with the eyes) · ay uñaña (perceive with the eyes) · fi nähdä (understand) · sro biri (perceive with the eyes) · zu -bona (understand) · fy sjen (perceive with the eyes) · zh 了解 /暸解 (understand) · pl rozumieć (understand) · bn দেখা (perceive with the eyes) · si දකින්න (perceive with the eyes) · bg разби́рам (understand) · fr voir (perceive with the eyes) · scn vìdiri (perceive with the eyes) · cu видѣти (perceive with the eyes) · wa vey (perceive with the eyes) · fi tavata (to meet, to visit) · nb skjønne (understand) · fo fata (understand) · xul nangi (perceive with the eyes) · sma vuejnedh (perceive with the eyes) · de iigsee (understand) · zza dîyayîş (perceive with the eyes) · fo síggja (perceive with the eyes) · hil magkita (perceive with the eyes) · nl zien (perceive with the eyes) · bg видя (perceive with the eyes) · csb widzec (perceive with the eyes) · tpi lukim (perceive with the eyes) · zh 理解 (understand) · fi sisältää (to be the setting or time of) · es encargarse (to ensure that something happens) · sh shvaćati (understand) · rsk видзиц (perceive with the eyes) · af verstaan (understand) · de gseh (perceive with the eyes) · ak hwɛ (perceive with the eyes) · gcr wè (perceive with the eyes) · ktu kumona (perceive with the eyes) · grc βλέπω (perceive with the eyes) · ja 見る (perceive with the eyes) · ko 이해하다 (understand) · bua үзэхэ (perceive with the eyes) · jv delok (perceive with the eyes) · bg уверявам се (to ensure that something happens) · mcm dá (perceive with the eyes) · mey شاف (perceive with the eyes) · mk ра́збира (understand) · yue 見 /见 (perceive with the eyes) · nds sehn (perceive with the eyes) · es registrar (to include as one of something's experiences) · sah көр (perceive with the eyes) · cmn 參見 /参见 (to reference or to study for further details) · ce га (perceive with the eyes) · pt enxergar (perceive with the eyes) · rsk увидзиц (perceive with the eyes) · mn үзэх (perceive with the eyes) · ast ver (perceive with the eyes) · fi järjestää (to ensure that something happens) · fi hoitaa (to wait upon; attend, escort) · an veyer (understand) · wbl win- (perceive with the eyes) · fa دیدَن (perceive with the eyes) · ro vedea (perceive with the eyes) · sv se (perceive with the eyes) · uz koʻrmoq (perceive with the eyes) · jam see (perceive with the eyes) · eo vidi (perceive with the eyes) · jje 보다 (perceive with the eyes) · de verstah (understand) · bo མཐོང (perceive with the eyes) · hu ért (understand) · bg навестя́ (to meet, to visit) · qu rikuy (perceive with the eyes) · sh vȉdeti (perceive with the eyes) · grc δέρκομαι (perceive with the eyes) · yag tiki (perceive with the eyes) · qu rikay (perceive with the eyes) · sma gïehtjedidh (perceive with the eyes) · eo vidi (understand) · tg дидан (perceive with the eyes) · kjh кӧрерге (perceive with the eyes) · et nägema (perceive with the eyes) · nah itta (perceive with the eyes) · kok दिशें (perceive with the eyes) · sa चष्टे (perceive with the eyes) · kl takuaa (perceive with the eyes) · mhn sechen (perceive with the eyes) · io vidar (perceive with the eyes) · ar شاف (perceive with the eyes) · txb läk- (perceive with the eyes) · ba төшөнөү (understand) · tl tignan (perceive with the eyes) · la video (understand) · lo ເຫັນ (perceive with the eyes) · tr anlamak (understand) · la video (perceive with the eyes) · is sjá (perceive with the eyes) · lmy eta (perceive with the eyes) · uk зрозумі́ти (understand) · ta பார் (to include as one of something's experiences) · fi tajuta (understand) · tt күрү (perceive with the eyes) · jam link (to meet, to visit) · es ver (perceive with the eyes) · th ดู (perceive with the eyes) · kl isigisaqarpoq (perceive with the eyes) · ko 보다 (perceive with the eyes) · mwl mirar (perceive with the eyes) · wo gis (perceive with the eyes) · tet haree (perceive with the eyes) · hil kita (perceive with the eyes) · hu világos (understand) · pt ver (understand) · ka ხედავს (perceive with the eyes) · la visito (perceive with the eyes) · tdd ᥞᥢᥴ (perceive with the eyes) · be зразуме́ць (understand) · bg навестя́вам (to meet, to visit) · th แล (perceive with the eyes) · fi nähdä (to meet, to visit) · ltg redzēt (perceive with the eyes) · aho 𑜑𑜃𑜫 (perceive with the eyes) · yo ríran (perceive with the eyes) · fi varmistaa (to ensure that something happens) · hu látogat (to meet, to visit) · osx sehan (perceive with the eyes) · oj waabam (vta) (perceive with the eyes) · shu شاف (perceive with the eyes) · la viso (perceive with the eyes) · nl begrijpen (understand) · pl widzieć (perceive with the eyes) · vo logön (perceive with the eyes) · sh ви̏дети (perceive with the eyes) · ppl tachia (perceive with the eyes) · udi акӏсун (perceive with the eyes) · bg посеща́вам (to meet, to visit) · lld vedei (perceive with the eyes) · ur دیکْھنا (perceive with the eyes) · fi käsittää (understand) · kk қарау (perceive with the eyes) · abs lia (perceive with the eyes) · ar شاف (perceive with the eyes) · cy gweld (perceive with the eyes) · fi ymmärtää (understand) · as দেখা (perceive with the eyes) · ja 理解する (understand) · sa वेत्ति (understand) · el καταλαβαίνω (understand) · ja ご覧になる (perceive with the eyes) · rw kubona (perceive with the eyes) · ko 알다 (understand) · da forstå (understand) · bg видя (to include as one of something's experiences) · nrf vaie (understand) · ta பார் (perceive with the eyes) · fr voir (understand) · gd faic (perceive with the eyes) · bg разбера́ (understand) · dlm vedar (perceive with the eyes) · kk түсіну (understand) · yo rí (perceive with the eyes) · blt ꪹꪬꪸꪙ (perceive with the eyes) · bo གཟིགས (perceive with the eyes) · uk ба́чити (perceive with the eyes) · ks وُچھُن (perceive with the eyes) · yi זען (perceive with the eyes) · sms vueiʹnned (perceive with the eyes) · lmo vedè (perceive with the eyes) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (perceive with the eyes) · ht wè (perceive with the eyes) · hi देखो (understand) · ckb سەیر کردن (perceive with the eyes) · zdj hwona (perceive with the eyes) · osx farstandan (understand) · kix ēp (perceive with the eyes) · grc μανθάνω (understand) · ar رَأَى (perceive with the eyes) · fur viodi (perceive with the eyes) · mn харах (perceive with the eyes) · sh shvatiti (understand) · mr पाहणे (perceive with the eyes) · grc ὁράω (understand) · ruo ved (perceive with the eyes) · nl bekijken (perceive with the eyes) · zza vînayîş (perceive with the eyes) · ky көрүү (perceive with the eyes) · zea zieë (perceive with the eyes) · kw gweles (perceive with the eyes) · kmr dîtin (perceive with the eyes) · fa دِیدَن (perceive with the eyes) · om ilaaluu (perceive with the eyes) · mt ra (perceive with the eyes) · gug hecha (perceive with the eyes) · syl ꠖꠦꠈꠣ (perceive with the eyes) · br gwelet (perceive with the eyes) · jam see (understand) · pl dostrzegać (perceive with the eyes) · zh 見 /见 (perceive with the eyes) · ru навести́ть (to meet, to visit) · grc θεάομαι (understand) · de verstehen (understand) · es ver (understand) · cu зьрѣти (perceive with the eyes) · id menyaksikan (perceive with the eyes) · fo sjá (perceive with the eyes) · am አየ (perceive with the eyes) · udm адӟыны (perceive with the eyes) · mwl ber (perceive with the eyes) · cs vidět (perceive with the eyes) · lt matyti (perceive with the eyes) · uk розумі́ти (understand) · fa فَهْمیدَن (understand) · chk kuna (perceive with the eyes) · nci itta (perceive with the eyes) · hsb widźeć (perceive with the eyes) · bdq 'bôh (perceive with the eyes) · gu જોવું (perceive with the eyes) · af besien (perceive with the eyes) · zh 明白 (understand) · ruo vedu (perceive with the eyes) · bg ви́ждам (perceive with the eyes) · inh го (perceive with the eyes) · ms nampak (perceive with the eyes) · yur new (perceive with the eyes) · it capire (understand) · hu lát (perceive with the eyes) · mi pūrangiaho (perceive with the eyes) · vi thấy (perceive with the eyes) · nds kieken (perceive with the eyes) · tyv көөр (perceive with the eyes) · ovd sją̊ (perceive with the eyes) · ota گورمك (perceive with the eyes) · ms tengok (perceive with the eyes) · ta பார் (to wait upon; attend, escort) · ja 分かる (understand) · mk сфати (understand) · lv redzēt (understand) · tsg kimita (perceive with the eyes) · ko 뵙다 (perceive with the eyes) · kab ẓer (perceive with the eyes) · lij véi (perceive with the eyes) · nay nak (perceive with the eyes) · ar شاف (perceive with the eyes) · is skil (understand) · oc veire (perceive with the eyes) · nb forstå (understand) · yur newook' (perceive with the eyes) · mk сфаќа (understand) · lb gesinn (perceive with the eyes) · chr ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ (perceive with the eyes) · sv förstå (understand) · ilo kita (perceive with the eyes) · uk ви́діти (perceive with the eyes) · ln mona (perceive with the eyes) · xdq чибига́ра (perceive with the eyes) · la specto (perceive with the eyes) · pt ver (perceive with the eyes) · be разуме́ць (understand) · clt hmung (perceive with the eyes) · kl takunnippoq (perceive with the eyes) · ml കാണുക (perceive with the eyes) · ktu mona (perceive with the eyes) · nmn ǀnâã (perceive with the eyes) · nn sjå (perceive with the eyes) · ist vidi (perceive with the eyes) · pa ਵੇਖਣਾ (perceive with the eyes) · ab абара (perceive with the eyes) · lij védde (perceive with the eyes) · sm va'ai (perceive with the eyes) · vi xem (perceive with the eyes) · ca comprendre (understand) · alt кӧрӧр (perceive with the eyes) · pt entender (understand) · uga 𐎈𐎄𐎊 (perceive with the eyes) · ca veure (perceive with the eyes) · nl bezien (perceive with the eyes) · ro înțelege (understand) · bg съпровождам (to wait upon; attend, escort) · de schauen (perceive with the eyes) · ckb دیتن (perceive with the eyes) · apw yo’įį (perceive with the eyes) · ee kpɔ (perceive with the eyes) · shn ႁၼ် (perceive with the eyes) · ro vezi (to reference or to study for further details) · zh 看見 /看见 (perceive with the eyes) · grc λεύσσω (perceive with the eyes) · sh схватити (understand) · mk ра́збере (understand) · lv redzēt (perceive with the eyes) · nds ankieken (perceive with the eyes) · tkl kikila (perceive with the eyes) · my တွေ့ (perceive with the eyes) · osx gisehan (perceive with the eyes) · ko 리해하다 (understand) · nl aanschouwen (perceive with the eyes) · bg придружавам (to wait upon; attend, escort) · ppl -ita (perceive with the eyes) · es entender (understand) · oj waabandan (vti) (perceive with the eyes) · os уынын (perceive with the eyes) · sat ᱧᱮᱞ (perceive with the eyes) · vec védar (perceive with the eyes) · kum гёрмек (perceive with the eyes) · id melihat (perceive with the eyes) · srn si (perceive with the eyes) · yue 睇見 /睇见 (perceive with the eyes) · ta பார் (to meet, to visit) · gun exa (perceive with the eyes) · egy mA:D4-A-A (perceive with the eyes) · txb läk- (to meet, to visit) · hy տեսնել (perceive with the eyes) · sl videti (perceive with the eyes) · lt regėti (perceive with the eyes) · de sehen (perceive with the eyes) · ak hu (perceive with the eyes) · fi nähdä (perceive with the eyes) · hu meglátogat (to meet, to visit) · rup ved (perceive with the eyes) · fro vëoir (perceive with the eyes) · osx farsehan (perceive with the eyes) · osx bisehan (perceive with the eyes) · kea odja (perceive with the eyes) · nb se (perceive with the eyes) · ca entendre (understand) · nod ᩉᩢ᩠ᨶ (perceive with the eyes) · ru навеща́ть (to meet, to visit) · dsb wiźeś (perceive with the eyes) · ga feic (perceive with the eyes) · an veyer (perceive with the eyes) · ium buatc (perceive with the eyes) · nap veré (perceive with the eyes) · cst atemhimah (perceive with the eyes) · grc εἶδον (perceive with the eyes) · kea oiá (perceive with the eyes) · nap vedé (perceive with the eyes) · ig ihụ (perceive with the eyes) · ta கண்டுகொள் (to be the setting or time of) · bg виждам (to include as one of something's experiences) · xh ukubona (perceive with the eyes) · hy հասկանալ (understand) · bg уверя се (to ensure that something happens) · is skynja (perceive with the eyes) · tk görmek (perceive with the eyes) · is fatta (understand) · ru понима́ть (understand) · roa-gal vér' (understand) · hu elmegy (to meet, to visit) · km ឃើញ (perceive with the eyes) · bg посетя́ (to meet, to visit) · rue ві́дїти (perceive with the eyes) · otk 𐰚𐰇𐰼 (perceive with the eyes) · zh җян (perceive with the eyes) · csm šyl-ŋe- (perceive with the eyes) · fa فَهْمِیدَن (understand) · bg придружа (to wait upon; attend, escort) · ta பார் (to ensure that something happens) · fi katsoa (perceive with the eyes) · crh körmek (perceive with the eyes) · my မြင် (understand) · ms lihat (perceive with the eyes) · ru посети́ть (to meet, to visit) · bzj si (perceive with the eyes) · frm veoir (perceive with the eyes) · az görmək (perceive with the eyes) · ta தெரி (understand) · ln ena (perceive with the eyes) · pl zobaczyć (perceive with the eyes) · vi nhìn thấy (perceive with the eyes) · zyp hmuh (perceive with the eyes) · sh схваћати (understand) · fo skilja (understand) · la specio (perceive with the eyes) · so arkid (perceive with the eyes) · ru поня́ть (understand) · sa पश्यति (perceive with the eyes) · frm vëoir (perceive with the eyes) · or ଦେଖିବା (perceive with the eyes) · tsg kita (perceive with the eyes) · nds seen (perceive with the eyes) · kk көру (perceive with the eyes) · st bona (perceive with the eyes) · khi-kun siŋ (perceive with the eyes) · aa uble (perceive with the eyes) · pl zrozumieć (understand) · ar عَايَنَ (perceive with the eyes) · zh 懂 (understand) · ha gani (perceive with the eyes) · fro veoir (perceive with the eyes) · kix ēp (understand) · mk гледа (perceive with the eyes) · haw ʻike (perceive with the eyes) · sma vuartasjidh (perceive with the eyes) · sq shoh (perceive with the eyes) · gld ичэ- (perceive with the eyes) · nds seihen (perceive with the eyes) · se oaidnit (perceive with the eyes) · kn ನೋಡು (perceive with the eyes) · lol ena (perceive with the eyes) · djk si (perceive with the eyes) · grc εἶδον (understand) · tr görmek (perceive with the eyes) · zu -bona (perceive with the eyes) · te చూచు (perceive with the eyes) · ru ви́деть (perceive with the eyes) · gl ver (perceive with the eyes) · pcc ranl (perceive with the eyes) · roa-tar vedè (perceive with the eyes) · af sien (perceive with the eyes) · tl makita (perceive with the eyes) · mww pom (perceive with the eyes) · evn ичэми (perceive with the eyes) · jv weruh (understand) · gl entender (understand) · ru уви́деть (perceive with the eyes) · ps ليدل (perceive with the eyes) · lld veder (perceive with the eyes) · id menonton (perceive with the eyes) · srm si (perceive with the eyes) · hu felkeres (to meet, to visit) · pro veder (perceive with the eyes) · roa-gal vér' (perceive with the eyes) · ja 拝見する (perceive with the eyes) · ta காண் (to be the setting or time of) · crs vwar (perceive with the eyes) · amf aapá (perceive with the eyes) · be уба́чыць (perceive with the eyes) · nrf vaie (perceive with the eyes) · sk chápať (understand) · ru посеща́ть (to meet, to visit) · wa vir (perceive with the eyes) · gv faik (perceive with the eyes) · it vedere (perceive with the eyes) · yue 睇 (perceive with the eyes) · da se (perceive with the eyes) · srn syi (perceive with the eyes)
From Middle English se, see, from Old French see, sié (“seat, throne; town, capital; episcopal see”), from Latin sēdēs (“seat”), referring to the bishop's throne or chair (compare seat of power) in the cathedral; related to the Latin verb sedēre (“to sit”). Doublet of sedes.
Meanings
A diocese or archdiocese: a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
The office of a bishop or archbishop.
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign, autonomous, or autocephalous power is exercised.
Ioue laught on Venus from his ſouerayne ſee 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 2, page 478:
bg епа́рхия (diocese) · pt sé (diocese) · ro episcopie (diocese) · fi hiippakunta (diocese) · pl diecezja (diocese) · pt episcopado (office of a bishop) · la sēdēs (diocese) · fi valtaistuin (place where sovereign power is exercised) · pl biskupstwo (diocese) · fr siège (diocese) · pt diocese (diocese) · sv stiftstad (diocese) · it arcidiocesi (diocese) · it diocesi (diocese) · gl bispado (diocese) · fr siège (office of a bishop) · gl sé (diocese) · ru епа́рхия (diocese) · ru диоце́з (diocese) · el επισκοπή (diocese) · ca seu (diocese) · fr évêché (diocese) · es sede (diocese) · gl sede (place where sovereign power is exercised) · it sede (place where sovereign power is exercised) · bg епископа́т (office of a bishop) · gl bispado (office of a bishop) · pl biskupstwo (office of a bishop) · it sede (diocese) · de Bischofssitz (diocese) · gl diocese (diocese) · sv stift (diocese) · pt sede (place where sovereign power is exercised) · ro dieceză (diocese) · pt bispado (office of a bishop) · mk столица (diocese) · th สังฆมณฑล (diocese) · fi piispanistuin (office of a bishop) · nl bisdom (diocese) · el επισκοπή (office of a bishop) · ko 교구 (diocese) · da stift (diocese)
see, ar, eye, ee, ess, cries 1881 April, J. B. Rundell, “The Irregularities of English Spelling: what they Cost and what they are Worth”, in The Spelling Reformer, and Journal of the English Spelling Reform Association, volume I, number 10, London, page 147:
eff you see kay why oh you. 1996, Sycamore Review, volume 8, page 116:
They were still shocked if you said “eff you see kay” out loud, though it didn’t stop any of them from doing it. 1984, Eva Holmquist, No Certain Time, Libra Publishers, →ISBN, page 17:
Her mother said, “Maybe you can have ‘Muck Donnas’, or we could have fish and chips.” Krissy shook her head, “Nah. We no have fwishenchit. We have Kay Eff See nuggers?” 2020, Paul Richardson, Taylah’s Got Talent, →ISBN:
I hear you. But hear me out, all right? Because I mean what I’m about to say. Eff-you-see-kay-why-oh-you. Fuck you. 2009, Eric Barnes, Shimmer, Denver, Colo.: Unbridled Books, →ISBN, page 91:
Same old answer: the eff-you-see-kay-you-pee. 2023, Callum McSorley, chapter 15, in Squeaky Clean, Pushkin Press, →ISBN: