Meaning

20 senses
  1. (transitive)To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

  2. To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

    (transitive)To witness or observe by personal experience.

    Now I've seen it all!

    I'm seeing much better since I got my eyeglasses recalibrated.

    observe as if with an eye

  3. (transitive)To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.

    I saw the latest Tarantino flick last week.

  4. To form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way.

    I see it as essential that there should be somewhere to park.

  5. To form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way.

    (figuratively)To understand.

    Do you see what I mean?

    verstehen, iigsee, verstah

    понима́тьponimátʹ, поня́тьponjátʹ

    розумі́тиrozumíty, зрозумі́тиzrozumíty

    see and understand, have a good eye

  6. (figuratively)To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.

    They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see.

    come together

  7. (transitive)To foresee, predict, or prophesy.

    The oracle saw the destruction of the city.

  8. Used to emphasise a proposition.

    You see, Johnny, your Dad isn't your real father.

    You're not welcome here any more, see?

  9. To meet, to visit.

    To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.

    You'd better see about that with the boss.

  10. To date frequently.

    I've been seeing her for two months.

    date regularly; have a steady relationship with

  11. To visit for an appointment, especially a medical appointment.

    You should see a doctor about that rash on your arm.

    I've been seeing a therapist for three years now.

    go to see for a social visit

  12. To be attended to during an appointment, especially a medical appointment.

    The doctor will see you now.

Examples

38679 sentences
  1. I'm glad to see you back.

    Я радий бачити, що ти повернувся.

    ruЯ рад видеть, что ты вернулся.

    deEs freut mich, dich wiederzusehen.

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  2. Have you ever seen him swimming?

    Ти колись бачила, як він плаває?

    ruТы когда-нибудь видела, как он плавает?

    deHast du ihn schon schwimmen sehen?

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  3. I'm very glad to see you.

    Дуже радий тебе бачити.

    ruЯ очень рад тебя видеть.

    deIch bin sehr froh, dich zu sehen.

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  4. I want to see you again.

    Я хочу побачити тебе знову.

    ruХочу вновь увидеть тебя.

    deIch will dich wiedersehen.

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  5. I hope to see you soon.

    Я сподіваюся скоро вас побачити.

    ruЯ надеюсь скоро тебя увидеть.

    deIch hoffe, wir sehen uns bald!

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
perceive with the eyes:
understand:
Русский
By meaning 3
perceive with the eyes:
to meet, to visit:
understand:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
perceive with the eyes:
understand:

Origin

From Middle English seen, from Old English sēon (“to see, look, behold, perceive, observe,

From Middle English seen, from Old English sēon (“to see, look, behold, perceive, observe, discern, understand, know”), from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).

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Forms

sees, seeing, saw, seen
Base formsee · to see
3rd person singularsees
Present participleseeing
Past simplesaw
Past participleseen

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysee
he, she, itsees

Past simpleLesson

all personssaw

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave seen
he, she, ithas seen

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill see

Phrasal verbs

9 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

26 synonyms
perceive with the eyes:observeB1viewB1beholddescryespy
date frequently:go out
Close in meaning

Word family

83 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • seen seen
  • haven't seen seen
  • want to see
  • ever seen seen
  • never seen seen
  • seeing seeing
  • ever seen
  • never seen
  • seen seen a
  • see each other
  • seen seen this
  • be seeing seeing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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