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English

Pronunciation

  • AHD : sē
  • IPA : /siː/
  • SAMPA : /si:/

Homophones

Verb

see, present participle seeing , past tense saw, past participle seen

  1. perceive with the eyes
  2. understand

Synonyms

Translations

perceive with the eyes

  • Italian: vedere
  • Japanese: 見る (みる, miru)
  • Korean: 보다 (boda)
  • Latin: videre
  • Low saxon: kieken , ankieken , seen
  • Persian: ديدَن (didæn), بين (bin) (present tense)
  • Polish: widzieć , dostrzegać
  • Portuguese: ver
  • Romanica: vider
  • Russian: видеть
  • Spanish: ver
  • Swedish: se
  • Turkish: görmek

understand

Noun

see, plural sees

  1. diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop

Etymology

From Latin sedes , seat, referring to the bishop's throne or chair (cf. seat of power) in the cathedral; related to verb sedere , sit.

Translations

  • French: Siège

Related Terms

See Also




Frisian

Pronunciation

Noun

see

  1. sea

German

Pronunciation

Noun

See m (plural Seen)

  1. lake

Noun

See f (uncountable)

  1. (the) sea



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