see

see is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /si/
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Homophones

• sea
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Verb

Plain form see

Third person singular sees

Simple past saw

Past participle seen

Present participle seeing

1. You see something when you look at it with your eyes.

   She turned her head up and saw clouds in the sky.

   I can't see the words in this book because the writing is too small and I don't have my glasses.

A person sees with their eyes.

Noun

Singular see

Plural sees

1. A diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, an archbishop or a cardinal
2. The office of a bishop or archbishop or cardinal.

   Venice is the see of a cardinal.

   The Pope is the bishop of the see of Rome.