GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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.]
- A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.]Chaucer.1913 Webster
Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see.
Spenser.1913 Webster - 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 archbishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archbishop; 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.1913 Webster
Apostolic see. See under Apostolic.
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- A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.]
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See , v. t. [imp. Saw ; p. p. Seen ; p. pr. & vb. n. Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, AS. seón; akin to OFries. sīa, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sjā, Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. saíhwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. ἕπεσθαι, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sue to follow.]
- 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.1913 Webster
I will now turn aside, and see this great sight.
Ex. iii. 3.1913 Webster - 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.1913 Webster
Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren.
Gen. xxxvii. 14.1913 WebsterJesus saw that he answered discreetly.
Mark xii. 34.1913 WebsterWho's so gross
That seeth not this palpable device?Shak.1913 Webster - To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after.Shak.1913 Webster
I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for contradicting him.
Addison.1913 Webster - To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.1913 Webster
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death.
1 Sam. xv. 35.1913 Webster - 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.1913 Webster
Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
Ps. xc. 15.1913 WebsterVerily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
John viii. 51.1913 WebsterImprovement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men.
Locke.1913 Webster - To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.1913 Webster
- 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.”Webster 1913 Suppl.+PJC
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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- 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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See, v. i.
- 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.1913 Webster
Whereas I was blind, now I see.
John ix. 25.1913 Webster - Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.1913 Webster
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. 39.1913 WebsterMany sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and see through all our fine pretensions.
Tillotson.1913 Webster - To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house.1913 Webster
See that ye fall not out by the way.
Gen. xlv. 24.1913 Webster☞ 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.
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To get his place.Shak.1913 Webster☞ See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or behold. “See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands.”
Halifax.1913 WebsterTo 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.
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- 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.