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👀 To look at 💡 To understand 🤝 To meet 🌧️ To experience ✅ To check 🤔 To imagine 🎟️ To visit or attend 🩺 To consult 🚶 To escort ⛪ A bishop's seat
to see

to see

∞ 1.0
To check whether something is true or has happened
  • verb
  • /si/
: asegurarse de
  • Please see that all the requirements are met before we proceed.
  • check to see

And I start to do different tests to see, is this falsifiable?

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Examples

  • Reach out to these personnel and see what kind of training is available.

    Academic text (2015)

  • So let's blend those out and see if the claims are true.

  • We're just going to see if that helps, OK?

  • Next says check to see if that value is too long.

  • All right, OK, let's see if we can put it out.

  • So let's just see how this would work.

  • Okay, let me check to see if there's one available.

    Unfavorable Odds (2022)

  • I haven't turned this on yet, let's see if anything happens.

  • After completing this activity, they reflect on where they see repetitions and contrasts in school.

    Academic text (2015)

  • When those champions begin to use telemedicine, then we see a shift in the proliferation of telemedicine.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

to make sure
vsto see
∞ 1.1

Check or do something so you are sure about it

focuses on checking rather than promising or formal backing
to guarantee
vsto see
925 2.8

To promise that something will happen or work

focuses on checking or arranging tasks to cause results rather than promising
to ensure
vsto see
787 2.8

Make sure that something happens or is true

uses checking or small tasks to secure results rather than giving promises
to assure
vsto see
108 3.5

To make sure that something will happen

relies on checking or acting to secure results rather than only saying it
to see to it
vsto see
95 3.5

Make sure something gets done

is about checking or confirming that actions occur rather than owning responsibility
to insure
vsto see
  • Formal
63 3.0

To make sure something happens

works by arranging or checking tasks to cause results rather than offering backing

Antonyms

to neglect
189 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Idioms

see you later
  • Informal
390 1.0

A casual goodbye said when leaving someone and expecting to meet again

see ya
  • Texting
222 8.4

A friendly way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

nice to see someone again
67 1.1

A polite phrase to say you are happy to meet someone again

to see the light
  • Informal
54 5.0

To understand something important and change for the better

to see eye to eye
  • Informal
36 3.7

To have the same opinion as someone

nothing to see here
  • Informal
14 7.4

A phrase people say to tell others nothing interesting or worrying is happening

to see things clearly
10 3.9

To understand a situation well without being confused

to see stars
  • Informal
9 6.8

Have bright spots in your eyes after a hit or when you feel faint

for all the world to see
6 3.7

Clearly visible to everyone

to see red
  • Informal
6 6.8

To become very angry suddenly

see the other guy
  • Informal
5 9.4

A joking way to say the other person was hurt more after a fight

to see things from someone's perspective
4 3.7

To understand how someone thinks and feels about a situation

pleased to see me
  • NSFW
3 9.9

To show a clear physical sign of sexual interest when seeing someone

to see the glass half-full
  • Informal
2 4.1

To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad

to see what sticks
  • Informal
2 7.7

To try different ideas to find which ones work

there for everyone to see
2 3.5

Easy for everyone to see

to see daylight
  • Informal
2 5.8

To begin to feel hope after a long hard time

what you see is what you get
1 4.8

Exactly as they appear, with nothing hidden

never thought I'd see you here
  • Informal
1 8.2

Words you say when you are surprised to see someone in an unexpected place

to see a man about
  • Informal
1 9.9

To leave and say you have private matters without giving details

to not see straight
1 7.0

To not be able to think clearly because you are very tired, angry, or confused

you should see the other guy
  • Informal
1 9.7

Says as a joke to show someone else is more hurt after a fight

to see for dust
  • Informal
1 9.9

To never see someone again after they leave quickly

to see the trees through the forest
  • Informal
1 8.6

To notice small important details while keeping the whole situation in mind

see his last gum tree
  • Australian
9.9

To be finished and unable to continue working or succeeding

to see into a millstone
  • UK
9.9

To try to understand something very confusing that seems impossible

to see one's etchings
  • NSFW
9.9

Invite someone to your home pretending to show art but actually to try to have sex

to see one's way clear
  • Informal
8.0

Decide you can do something after problems are solved

to see past the end of one's nose
  • Informal
9.1

To think about things beyond your own immediate needs

to throw things at the wall and see what sticks
  • Informal
8.2

Try many different ideas to find one that works

Phrasal Verbs

to see to
168 2.9

To take care of something and make sure someone does it

to see a doctor
95 1.8

To visit a doctor to get advice or help

to see to it
95 3.5

Make sure something gets done

to see through
93 3.7

To continue with something until it is finished

to see through
86 4.0

To recognize when someone is pretending or lying

to see about
  • Informal
84 3.0

To arrange and take care of something

to see for yourself
69 3.4

To check something in person to form your own opinion

to see through
23 4.2

To help someone with money during a difficult time

to see things differently
18 3.7

Understand things in another way than other people

to see straight
  • Informal
14 6.7

Think clearly when you are tired or upset

to see double
7 7.2

To have two pictures of one thing when your eyes or head are not working well

to see the back of
  • UK
2 7.0

Feel happy when someone leaves or a bad thing ends

to see for oneself
4.0

To check something yourself to be sure it is true

to see an orthoped
  • US
7.1

To visit a doctor who treats bones and joints

Compounds

must-see
22 3.4

A place, show or event that people should not miss

Holy See
  • Formal
10 7.7

The central government of the Roman Catholic Church that the Pope leads in Vatican City, recognized by many countries

the Holy See
  • Formal
9 7.8

The Pope's government that speaks for the Roman Catholic Church and acts like a small country

no-see-um
  • US
1 9.9

A very small flying insect that makes itchy bites on people and animals

How Certain

to guarantee
925 2.8
to ensure
787 2.8
to see
∞ 1.0
to check
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

see infinitive
seeing present participle
sees third person singular
saw past
seen past participle

Etymology

See comes from the old English seon meaning 'to look', so using it to 'see if' something is true simply means to check by looking. That's why 'see' is used when you ask someone to check or find out something.