see

see is on the Basic English 850 List.

secretary - see - seed

see is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

secure - see - seem

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /si/

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• Homophones: sea, c

Verb

Plain form see

Third-person singular sees

Past tense saw

Past participle seen

Present participle seeing

1. You see something when you look at it with your eyes.

   She turned her head up and saw clouds in the sky.

   I can't see the words in this book because the writing is too small and I don't have my glasses.

2. (transitive) If you are seeing someone, you are dating them.
   • Synonym: dating

   Me and Katie have been seeing each other for a few months.

Noun

Singular see

Plural sees

1. A diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, an archbishop or a cardinal
2. The office of a bishop or archbishop or cardinal.

   Venice is the see of a cardinal.

   The Pope is the bishop of the see of Rome.