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see verb (USE EYES)
A1 [ I or T ]
Turn the light on so I can see.
I can see you!
[ + (that) ] The teacher could see (that) the children had been fighting.
[ + -ing verb ] From the window we could see the children playing in the yard.
[ + past participle ] His parents saw him awarded the winner's medal.
UK See over (= look at the next page) for further information.
A2 [ T ]
Did you see that documentary on Channel 4 last night?
you ain't seen nothing yet humorous
- accommodation
- all eyes are on sb/sth idiom
- astigmatic
- behold
- beholder
- binocular
- bore into sb
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- corner
- get an eyeful idiom
- glass
- glimpse
- line of sight idiom
- look out for sb/sth
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- peep
- saw
- spot
- visually
- watch out for sb/sth
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see verb (UNDERSTAND)
B1 [ T ]
[ + (that) ] I see (that) the club is organizing a theatre trip next month.
[ + question word ] He can't see what difference it makes to come (= he doesn't think it is important if he comes) on Thursday instead of Friday.
They didn't see the need/any need (= understand that it was important) to notify their members of the changes in writing.
The government didn't want to be seen to be making concessions to terrorists.
see verb (MEET)
A1 [ I or T ]
No one has seen much of Daryl since he got married.
They see a lot of each other (= are often together).
- assignation
- bump into sb
- cross
- cross sb's path/cross paths with sb idiom
- deal
- encounter
- hello
- hook up
- how are things (with you)? idiom
- how do you do? idiom
- it's a date idiom
- make yourself known idiom
- meet-and-greet
- meeting
- meeting point
- night
- remember sb to sb
- run across sth
- the red carpet
- tryst
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see verb (CONSIDER)
B2 [ T ]
to consider or think about, especially to think about someone or something in a particular way, or to imagine someone doing a particular activity:
She didn't see herself as brave.
[ + obj + -ing verb ] I can't see her accepting (= I don't think she will accept) the job in the present circumstances.
- a brown study idiom
- agonize
- agonize over/about sth
- bethink
- chew
- consideration
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- spare
- stinking thinking
- take a long, hard look at sth idiom
- take sth into account idiom
- taken
- think sth out
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see verb (GO WITH)
[ T usually + adv/prep ]
to take someone somewhere by going there with them:
see verb (TRY TO DISCOVER)
Will you see if you can get anyone to help?
I'll see what I can do.
- a blitz on sth idiom
- all-out
- assault
- attempt
- attempted
- bid
- commitment
- crack
- go for it idiom
- go out of your way idiom
- go the extra mile idiom
- go to great lengths idiom
- God helps those who help themselves idiom
- seek
- shoot
- strain after/for effect idiom
- strain every nerve idiom
- stretch a/the point idiom
- strive
- succeed
see verb (MAKE CERTAIN)
C2 [ + (that) ]
The receptionist said he'd see (that) she got the message.
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