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I see

Idioms  
  1. Also, I see what you mean. I understand, as in I see, you'd rather go running in the morning while it's cool, or It's too early to run an ad? I see what you mean. This idiom uses see in the sense of “perceive” or “comprehend,” a usage dating from 1300. Also see as far as I can see.


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Americans are still reading — I see it every day in my community, which needs books by presses like Counterpoint and Catapult.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I’m standing in that field, and on a laptop screen I see the two vehicles beside me, both marked with a green X that indicates a target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"That's the sort of microcosm of what I see in America at its best moments."

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

O'Connell says the glasses allowed him to deliver speeches "in the manner that I see fit"

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

My loyalty was always so reliable, but I see now how twisted it was.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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