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verb (used with object), saw, seen, see·ing.
verb (used without object), saw, seen, see·ing.
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Origin of see
1First recorded before 900; Middle English sen, seen, se, Old English sēon, sēan, sían; cognate with Dutch zien, German sehen, Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan
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1. See watch.
OTHER WORDS FROM see
see·a·ble, adjectivesee·a·ble·ness, nounun·see·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby see
Other definitions for see (2 of 2)
see2
[ see ]
/ si /
noun Ecclesiastical.
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
Origin of see
2First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English se(e), sce, sse, from Old French sie,se, sce, from Latin sēdes “seat”
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British Dictionary definitions for see (1 of 2)
see1
/ (siː) /
verb sees, seeing, saw or seen
Derived forms of see
seeable, adjectiveWord Origin for see
Old English sēon; related to Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan, Old Saxon sehan
British Dictionary definitions for see (2 of 2)
see2
/ (siː) /
noun
the diocese of a bishop, or the place within it where his cathedral or procathedral is situatedSee also Holy See
Word Origin for see
C13: from Old French sed, from Latin sēdēs a seat; related to sedēre to sit
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