Seen

5 definitions found

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.
                                                    35.
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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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Seen \Seen\ (s[=e]n),
     p. p. of {See}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Seen \Seen\, a.
     Versed; skilled; accomplished. [Obs.]
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           Well seen in every science that mote be. --Spenser.
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           Noble Boyle, not less in nature seen,
           Than his great brother read in states and men.
                                                    --Dryden.
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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  seen
       See {see}