See

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  See \See\, n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a
     seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See {Sit}, and cf.
     {Siege}.]
     1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is
        exercised. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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              Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. Specifically:
        (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the
            jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York.
        (b) The seat of an archbishop; a province or jurisdiction
            of an archbishop; as, an archiepiscopal see.
        (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman
            pontiff; as, the papal see.
        (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the
            see of Rome.
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     {Apostolic see}. See under {Apostolic}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  See \See\, v. i.
     1. To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper
        organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he
        sees distinctly.
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              Whereas I was blind, now I see.       --John ix. 25.
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     2. Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to
        perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often
        followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
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              For judgment I am come into this world, that they
              which see not might see; and that they which see
              might be made blind.                  --John ix. 39.
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              Many sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and
              see through all our fine pretensions. --Tillotson.
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     3. To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally
        with to; as, to see to the house.
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              See that ye fall not out by the way.  --Gen. xlv.
                                                    24.
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     Note: Let me see, Let us see, are used to express
           consideration, or to introduce the particular
           consideration of a subject, or some scheme or
           calculation.
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                 Cassio's a proper man, let me see now, 
                 To get his place.                  --Shak.
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     Note: See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or
           behold. "See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands."
           --Halifax.
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     {To see about a thing}, to pay attention to it; to consider
        it.
  
     {To see on}, to look at. [Obs.] "She was full more blissful
        on to see." --Chaucer.
  
     {To see to}.
        (a) To look at; to behold; to view. [Obs.] "An altar by
            Jordan, a great altar to see to" --Josh. xxii. 10.
        (b) To take care about; to look after; as, to see to a
            fire.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  See \See\ (s[=e]), v. t. [imp. {Saw} (s[add]); p. p. {Seen}
     (s[=e]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeing}.] [OE. seen, sen, seon,
     AS. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[imac]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. "e`pesqai,
     Skr. sac. Cf. {Sight}, {Sue} 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.
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              I will now turn aside, and see this great sight.
                                                    --Ex. iii. 3.
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     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.
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              Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
              brethren.                             --Gen. xxxvii.
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              Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii.
                                                    34.
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              Who's so gross
              That seeth not this palpable device?  --Shak.
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     3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to
        regard attentively; to look after. --Shak.
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              I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not
              care for contradicting him.           --Addison.
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     4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call
        upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
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              And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of
              his death.                            --1 Sam. xv.
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     5. To fall in with; to meet or associate with; to have
        intercourse or communication with; hence, to have
        knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.
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              Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast
              afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen
              evil.                                 --Ps. xc. 15.
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              Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my
              saying, he shall never see death.     --John viii.
                                                    51.
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              Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men.
                                                    --Locke.
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     6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to
        see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
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     7. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or
        to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.
        "I'll see you and raise you ten."
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     {God you see} (or {God him see} or {God me see}, etc.), 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, work 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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  see
       n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is
           located
       adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another
             location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see
             also}]
       v 1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight;
            "You have to be a good observer to see all the details";
            "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he
            cannot see"
       2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I
          just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how
          important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the
          idea" [syn: {understand}, {realize}, {realise}]
       3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans
          winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in
          this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the
          rebellion of the younger generation against established
          traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {find}]
       4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on
          horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a
          risk in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision},
           {project}, {fancy}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
       5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
          consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
          quite as negatively as you do" [syn: {consider}, {reckon},
           {view}, {regard}]
       6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
          learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that
          you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word},
           {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}]
       7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program
          will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition";
          "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view},
           {catch}, {take in}]
       8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
          making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether
          she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if
          he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on
          time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {ascertain},
           {watch}, {learn}]
       9: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
          nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter},
           {run across}, {come across}]
       10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
           something; "He verified that the valves were closed";
           "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality
           of the product" [syn: {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure},
            {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
       11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should
           see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
       12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary
           the other day"
       13: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the
           Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}]
       14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?";
           "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this
           business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}]
       15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now";
           "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
       16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you
           know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his
           former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date}]
       17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first
           learn to see"
       18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow";
           "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
       19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and
           recorded it"
       20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The
           customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your
           passport before you can enter the country" [syn: {examine}]
       21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
           saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {undergo}, {go
           through}]
       22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {escort}]
       23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
       24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see
           in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
           [syn: {interpret}, {construe}]
       [also: {seen}, {saw}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  195 Moby Thesaurus words for "see":
     NB, animadvert, ante, ante up, appear, appraise, appreciate,
     apprehend, archbishopric, archdiocese, ascertain, assister, assure,
     attend, back, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be at,
     be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with,
     be informed, be present at, be sensible of, behold, bet, bet on,
     bishopric, call, call on, call to mind, call up, call upon, catch,
     catch sight of, certify, cinch, clap eyes on, clear up, clinch,
     cognize, come alive, come to, comprehend, conceive, conceptualize,
     conference, conjure up, consider, contemplate, cover, decide,
     descry, detect, determine, diocese, discern, discover,
     dismiss all doubt, distinguish, do, drop in, ensure, envisage,
     envision, espy, establish, examine, experience, fade, fathom, feel,
     find out, fix, gamble, get at, glimpse, go to, grasp, have,
     have in sight, have information about, have knowledge of, hazard,
     hear, heed, identify, image, imagine, inspect, insure, just see,
     ken, know, lay, lay a wager, lay down, lay eyes on, look, look in,
     look on, look upon, make a bet, make certain, make no doubt,
     make no mistake, make out, make sure, make sure of, mark,
     meet a bet, mind, nail down, note, notice, objectify, observe,
     occupy, parish, parlay, pass, pay a visit, penetrate, perceive,
     pick out, pick up, picture, pierce, play against, plumb, plunge,
     ponder, possess, prehend, probe, province, punt, realize, reassure,
     recognize, regard, remark, remove all doubt, represent, respond,
     respond to stimuli, run in, savvy, scan, scrutinize, see daylight,
     see into, see that, see the light, see through, see to it, seize,
     sense, set at rest, settle, show up, sight, sit in, smell,
     sort out, spot, spy, stake, stand pat, stop by, stop off,
     stop over, study, summon up, synod, take in, take note,
     take notice, taste, tend, touch, turn up, twig, understand, view,
     vision, visit, visualize, wager, watch, weigh, witness, wot,
     wot of
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SEE
       Societe des Electriciens et Electroniciens (org., France)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SEE
       Software Engineering Environments
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SEE
       Systems Equipment Engineering
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  SEE
       
          1. {Simultaneous Engineering Environment}.
       
          2. {Software Engineering Environment}.
       
          (1999-04-26)