to see
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1.0
- verb
- /si/
- Ideally, I would like to see a creative nonfiction writer curate the workshop.
- imagine seeing
- a way of seeing
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Watch on YouTubeWatch the stars and see yourself running with them.
- Watch the stars and see yourself running with them.
- So why do we get to see things through his eyes?
- iPhone, iPad. He wanted us to see ourselves in the products.
- They they, they get you to see the world in new ways.
- OK, so you want to sort of see one big wound.
- Nobody else can see your imagination but you.
- You read less, you just see images, you live through images.
Examples
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Let 'em see you as you really are.
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I never thought I'd see you again.
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But the way that I see it is my goal.
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I just wanted to see what it was like.
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So do you see what I see?
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So I wanted to see, how do I look at this?
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Imagine what you would see, how you would move, and what you would feel.
Academic text (2008) -
Pinterest lets me search for topics that interest me and see how others have addressed them.
Academic text (2015) -
Is it too far-fetched to see the fall of the Berlin Wall as an analogy?
Academic text (2015) -
When I meditate, I try to see my goals clearly in my mind.
Synonyms
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1.0
To imagine or plan something in your mind
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1.3
To form a picture in your mind of something not real
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1.0
See someone or something in a certain way
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2.9
To imagine how something looks
160
4.1
To picture something in your mind, often a possible future
98
5.2
To form an idea or plan in your mind
71
3.8
Form a clear picture of something in your mind
46
5.3
To imagine something as possible or real
12
6.8
To form a picture in your mind of something not present
11
6.9
To form an idea in your mind about something
Idioms
- Informal
390
1.0
A casual goodbye said when leaving someone and expecting to meet again
- Informal
14
7.4
A phrase people say to tell others nothing interesting or worrying is happening
To understand how someone thinks and feels about a situation
- Informal
2
4.1
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
- Informal
1
8.2
Words you say when you are surprised to see someone in an unexpected place
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7.0
To not be able to think clearly because you are very tired, angry, or confused
- Informal
1
9.7
Says as a joke to show someone else is more hurt after a fight
- Informal
1
8.6
To notice small important details while keeping the whole situation in mind
Invite someone to your home pretending to show art but actually to try to have sex
- Informal
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
Try many different ideas to find one that works
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
10
7.7
The central government of the Roman Catholic Church that the Pope leads in Vatican City, recognized by many countries
- Formal
9
7.8
The Pope's government that speaks for the Roman Catholic Church and acts like a small country
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Etymology
See comes from the old English seon meaning 'to look', and it grew to mean making a picture in your mind. So to 'see' something in your mind is to imagine it.