see

verb

1)

he saw her running across the road

Syn:

discern, spot, notice, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of, make out, pick out, spy, distinguish, detect, perceive, note; informal lay/set eyes on; literary behold, descry, espy

2)

I saw a documentary about it last week

Syn:

watch, look at, view; catch

3)

would you like to see the house?

Syn:

inspect, view, look round, tour, survey, examine, scrutinize; informal give something a/the once-over

4)

I finally saw what she meant

Syn:

understand, grasp, comprehend, follow, take in, realize, appreciate, recognize, work out, get the drift of, perceive, fathom; informal get, latch on to, cotton on to, catch on to, savvy, figure out, get a fix on

5)

I must go and see what Victor is up to

Syn:

find out, discover, learn, ascertain, determine, establish

6)

see that no harm comes to him

Syn:

ensure, make sure/certain, see to it, take care, mind

7)

I see trouble ahead

Syn:

foresee, predict, forecast, prophesy, anticipate, envisage, picture, visualize

8)

about a year later, I saw him in town

Syn:

encounter, meet, run into/across, come across, stumble on/across, happen on, chance on; informal bump into

9)

they see each other from time to time

Syn:

meet, meet up with, get together with, socialize with

10)

you'd better see a doctor

Syn:

consult, confer with, talk to, speak to, have recourse to, call on, call in, turn to, ask

11)

he's seeing someone else now

Syn:

go out with, date, take out, be involved with; informal go steady with; dated court

12)

he saw her to her car

Syn:

escort, accompany, show, walk, conduct, lead, take, usher, attend

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- see through

- see to