See , v. t. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet
of (a player), by staking the same sum.
See , v. i. 1. 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.
Whereas I was blind, now I see.
John ix.
25. 2. Figuratively: To
have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
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. Many sagacious persons will find us out, .
. . and see through all our fine pretensions.
Tillotson. 3. To be attentive; to take care;
to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see
to the house.
See that ye
fall not out by the way.
Gen. xlv.
24. &fist; 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.
Cassio's a proper man, let me see
now, -
To get his place.
Shak. &fist; See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or behold. "See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands." Halifax.
To 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.
See (sē), v. t. [imp. Saw (s&add;); p.
p. Seen (sēn); 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. "e`pesqai,
Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sue to follow.] 1.
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.
I will now turn
aside, and see this great sight.
Ex. iii. 3. 2. 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.
Go, I pray thee, see whether it be
well with thy brethren.
Gen. xxxvii. 14. Jesus saw that he answered
discreetly.
Mark xii. 34.
Who's so gross
That seeth not this palpable device?
Shak.
3. To follow with the eyes, or as
with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after.
Shak.
I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not care for
contradicting him.
Addison.
4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to
go to see a friend.
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day
of his death.
1 Sam. xv.
35. 5. 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.
Make us glad
according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the
years wherein we have seen evil.
Ps. xc. 15.
Verily, verily, I say
unto you, if
a man keep my saying, he
shall never see death.
John viii. 51. Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men.
Locke. 6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as,
to see one home; to
see one aboard the cars.
God you (him, or me,
etc.) see, 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, 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.
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.]
1. A seat; a site; a place
where sovereign power is exercised. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Jove laughed on Venus from
his sovereign see.
Spenser.
2. 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.
Apostolic see.
See under Apostolic.
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