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• Se
  Se

  selenium.
• SE
  SE

  southeast.
• se-
  se-

  a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “apart”.
• se
  se

  abbreviation

  Sweden

Se

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. selenium.

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SE ² American  

Or S.E.

1. southeast.

2. southeastern.

3. Standard English.

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se- ³ American  

1. a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “apart”.

   seduce; select.

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Se ¹ British  

symbol

1. selenium

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SE ² British  

symbol

1. southeast(ern)

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se ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Sweden

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Etymology

Origin of se-

< Latin sē ( d ) (preposition), sē- (prefix) without, apart

Example Sentences

‘We might still have a chance. Mr Kulagin’s injury is not se- vere, it is the third shot coming up already, and Mr Shaw-Asquith may declare satisfaction afterwards.’

From The Verge • Jun. 17, 2018

Says Reeves: "So far, this is the most accurate computer- generated se- quence that demonstrates the interaction between waves and the beach."

From Time Magazine Archive

It’s as if deep inside I’ve known these things already, these se- crets to a happy life, but here they are, written out so that I won’t ever forget or doubt.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

“Matilde, we never laughed together as teenagers or told each other se- crets or talked about crushes on guys.”

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

March 27-—Now that Im starting to have those dreams and remembiring Prof Nemur says I got to go to theripy se- sions with Dr Strauss.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes