| See (see) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| See |
| [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.
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.
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| See (see) |
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| v. t. | (s***emacr]) |
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| See |
| [imp. Saw (s***add]); p. p.
Seen (s***emacr]n); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Seeing.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, AS.
seó]n; akin to OFries. s[uC |
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.
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.
To follow with the eyes, or as with the
eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after.
To have an interview with; especially, to
make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a
friend.
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.
To accompany in person; to escort; to wait
upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the
cars.
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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.
Figuratively: To have intellectual
apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; --
often followed by a preposition, as through, or
into.
To be attentive; to take care; to give
heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the
house.
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In poker and similar
games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by
staking the same sum.
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