Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
Type of:
seat
verb
Sense 2
"The artist must first learn to see"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 3
"I''ll see you to the door"
Type of:
accompany
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"the doctor will see you now"
"The minister doesn''t see anybody before noon"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 5
"I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 6
"The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 7
deliberate or decide
"See whether you can come tomorrow"
"let''s see--which movie should we see tonight?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb
Sense 8
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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 9
"He verified that the valves were closed"
"See that the curtains are closed"
"control the quality of the product"
Type of:
verify
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
verb
Sense 10
"You should see a lawyer"
"We had to see a psychiatrist"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 11
"I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
Verb group:
visit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 12
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 13
"The customs agent examined the baggage"
"I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
Entails:
look
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 14
"We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"
Type of:
tour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 15
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"
Type of:
watch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 16
"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"
Kinds of:
catch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 17
"We had many trials to go through"
"he saw action in Viet Nam"
Derived:
experience
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 18
"What message do you see in this letter?"
"How do you interpret his behavior?"
Type of:
understand
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 19
"Could you see about lunch?"
"I must attend to this matter"
"She took care of this business"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 20
"Now I see!"
"I just can''t see your point"
"Does she realize how important this decision is?"
"I don''t understand the idea"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 21
"Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"
"He is dating his former wife again!"
Verb group:
date
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 22
"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"
Kinds of:
test
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb
Sense 24
"I can''t see him on horseback!"
"I can see what will happen"
"I can see a risk in this strategy"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 25
"I''ll probably see you at the meeting"
"How nice to see you again!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 26
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"
"I see that you have been promoted"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
26
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
220
Times Searched
4
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