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According to WordNet, the verb "see" has 24 sense(s).

201470670 receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon".

200920336 find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time".

202129709 see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see".

200591115 perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea".

202493030 go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning".

201635432 imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy".

201156568 match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players".

202026086 accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door".

202549581 take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business".

200690614 deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do".

202110220 go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam".

202131279 observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country".

202156225 observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it".

200598954 get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted".

202129289 perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see".

200623151 make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?".

202128873 perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results".

202023107 come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!".

202488488 go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day".

202486232 date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!".

200662589 be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product".

202150948 see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie".

202488304 go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist".

200703708 deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?".


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