see
Noun
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The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located (synset 108604380)
hypernym: seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)instance hyponym: holy see, state of the vatican city, the holy see - the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
Verb
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Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (synset 202133754)
hypernym: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senseshyponym:
- glimpse - catch a glimpse of or see briefly
- see - see and understand, have a good eye
- catch a glimpse, catch sight, get a look - see something for a brief time
- behold, lay eyes on - see with attention
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Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally (synset 200592510)
hyponym:
- perceive - become conscious of
- appreciate, take account - be fully aware of; realize fully
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Perceive or be contemporaneous with (synset 202133338)
hyponym: catch - become aware of
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Imagine
Conceive of
See in one's mind (synset 201638974)hypernym: conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case -
Deem to be (synset 200692380)
hyponym:
- expect - consider reasonable or due
- receive - regard favorably or with disapproval
- reconsider - consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
- reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
- include - consider as part of something
- consider - regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
- call - consider or regard as being
- like - feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
- relativise, relativize - consider or treat as relative
- identify - consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
- favor, favour - consider as the favorite
- abstract - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
- reify - consider an abstract concept to be real
- idealise, idealize - consider or render as ideal
- deem, hold, take for, view as - keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- esteem, prise, prize, respect, value - regard highly; think much of
- disesteem, disrespect - have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
- make - consider as being
- capitalise, capitalize - consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
- appreciate, prize, treasure, value - hold dear
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Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (synset 200600349)
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See or watch (synset 202155378)
hypernym: watch - look attentivelyhyponym:verb group: see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- Come together (synset 202026953)
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Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort (synset 200922307)
hyponym: test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
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Be careful or certain to do something
Make certain of something (synset 200664507)hypernym: verify - confirm the truth ofhyponym:- proof, proofread - read for errors
- control - verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
- double-check - check once more to be absolutely sure
- cross-check - check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example
- cinch - make sure of
- card - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
- spot-check - pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
- cover - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
verb group:- check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off - put a check mark on or near or next to
- check - verify by consulting a source or authority
- ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- control, verify - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
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Go to see for professional or business reasons (synset 202493953)
verb group: see - receive as a specified guest
- Go to see for a social visit (synset 202494137)
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Go to see a place, as for entertainment (synset 202498679)
hypernym: tour - make a tour of a certain placehyponym: take in - visit for entertainmentsynonym: visitverb group: see - go to see for a social visit
- Take charge of or deal with (synset 202555278)
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Receive as a specified guest (synset 201473299)
verb group: see - go to see for professional or business reasons
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Date regularly
Have a steady relationship with (synset 202491850)verb group: date - go on a date with -
See and understand, have a good eye (synset 202134174)
hypernym: see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- Deliberate or decide (synset 200705474)
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Observe as if with an eye (synset 202160655)
hypernym: detect, discover, find, notice, observe - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact ofverb group: see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect (synset 202135744)
entail: look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towardshyponym:
- search - subject to a search
- x-ray - examine by taking x-rays
- candle - examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
- autopsy - perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
- auscultate - examine by auscultation
- survey - look over carefully or inspect
- glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim - examine hastily
- scan - examine minutely or intensely
- peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail
- scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock - to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- look, search - search or seek
- inspect - look over carefully
- check - make an examination or investigation
synonym: examine -
Undergo or live through a difficult experience (synset 202114674)
hypernym: undergo - pass throughhyponym:
- experience, know, live - have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- endure, suffer - undergo or be subjected to
- meet, suffer - undergo or suffer
- feel - undergo passive experience of
- enjoy - have for one's benefit
- find, see, witness - perceive or be contemporaneous with
- come - experience orgasm
synonym: experience, go through -
Accompany or escort (synset 202029932)
hypernym: accompany - go or travel along withsynonym: escort
- Match or meet (synset 201159034)
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Make sense of
Assign a meaning to (synset 200624823)hypernym: understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning ofhyponym:- be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand - interpret in the wrong way
- read between the lines - read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
- mythicise, mythicize - interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology
- literalise, literalize - make literal
- spiritualise, spiritualize - give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- reinterpret - assign a new or different meaning to
- allegorise, allegorize - interpret as an allegory
- read, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- read - interpret something that is written or printed
- read, scan - obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
- draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
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