see

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /si/

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• Homophones: sea, c

Verb

Plain form see

Third-person singular sees

Past tense saw

Past participle seen

Present participle seeing

A person sees with their eyes.

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.

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.