See \See\, v. t. [imp. Saw; p. p. Seen; p. pr. & vb. n.
Seeing.]
[OE. seen, sen, seon, As. se['o]n; akin to OFries.
s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a],
Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi
to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the
eyes). Gr. ??????, Skr. sac. Cf. Sight, Sun to follow.]
1. 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.
I will new turn aside, and see this great sight.
--Ex. iii. 3.
2. 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.
Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
brethren. --Gen. xxxvii.
14.
Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii.
34.
Who 's so gross That seeth not this palpable device?
--Shak.
3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to
regard attentivelly; to look after. --Shak.
I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not
care for centradicting him. --Addison.
4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call
upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
And Samuel came no more to see Saul untill the day
of his death. --1 Sam. xv.
35.
5. To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication
with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to
see military service.
Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast
afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen
evil. --Ps. xc. 15.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my
saying, he shall never see death. --John viii.
51.
Improvement in visdom and prudence by seeing men.
--Locke.
6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to
see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
God you (him, or me, etc.) see, God keep you (him, me,
etc.) in his sight; God protect you. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
To see (anything) out, to see (it) to the end; to be
present at, or attend, to the end.
To see stars, to see flashes of light, like stars; --
sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.]
To see (one) through, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the
end of a course or an undertaking.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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