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Webster 1913 Edition
See
See
,Noun.
1.
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign
see
. Spenser.
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 RomeApostolic see
. See under
Apostolic
.See
(sē)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Saw
(sa̤)
; p. p.
Seen
(sēn)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Seeing
.] 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.
I will now turn aside, and
see
this great sight. Ex. iii. 3.
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.
Go, I pray thee,
see
whether it be well with thy brethren. Gen. xxxvii. 14.
Jesus
saw
that he answered discreetly. Mark xii. 34.
Who’s so gross
That
That
seeth
not this palpable device? Shakespeare
3.
To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after.
Shak.
I had a mind to
see
him out, and therefore did not care for contradicting him. Addison.
4.
To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit;
as, to go to
. see
a friendAnd Samuel came no more to
see
Saul until the day of his death. 1 Sam. xv. 35.
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 serviceMake us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have
seen
evil. Ps. xc. 15.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never
see
death. John viii. 51.
Improvement in wisdom and prudence by
seeing
men. Locke.
6.
To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon;
as, to
. see
one home; to see
one aboard the carsGod 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.
See
,Verb.
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
distinctlyWhereas I was blind, now I
see
. John ix. 25.
2.
Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; – often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
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.
Many sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and
see
through all our fine pretensions. Tillotson.
3.
To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; – generally with to;
as, to
. see
to the houseSee
that ye fall not out by the way. Gen. xlv. 24.
☞ 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.
Cassio's a proper man,
To get his place.
let me see
now, -To get his place.
Shakespeare
☞ See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or behold. “See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands.”
Halifax.
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 fireWebster 1828 Edition
See
SEE
,Noun.
1. The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop.