see

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

   Now I see!

2. 2
   verb

   find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

   I want to see if I can run that far.

3. 3
   verb

   receive as a specified guest

   the doctor will see you now

4. 4
   verb

   come together

   I'll probably see you at the meeting

5. 5
   verb

   accompany or escort

   I'll see you to the door

6. 6
   verb

   perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

   You have to be a good observer to see all the details

7. 7
   verb

   see and understand, have a good eye

   The artist must first learn to see

8. 8
   verb

   go to see for professional or business reasons

   You should see a lawyer

Etymology

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”). Cognates Cognate with Scots see, sei (“to see”), Yola sau, ze, zee, zey, zie (“to see”), North Frisian se, si, siin, siine, siinj, sä, säie (“to see”), Saterland Frisian sjo (“to see”), West Frisian sjen (“to see”), Bavarian segn (“to see”), Central Franconian sehn, senn (“to see”), Dutch zien (“to see”), Low German sehn (“to see; to look”), German se…