Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word see. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in see.
Definitions and meaning of see
see
Pronunciation
enPR: sē, IPA(key): /siː/
Rhymes: -iː
Homophones: C, cee, sea, Seay
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishseen, from Old Englishsēon(“to see, look, behold, perceive, observe, discern, understand, know”), from Proto-Germanic*sehwaną(“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-(“to see, notice”). Cognate with West Frisiansjen(“to see”), Dutchzien(“to see”), Low Germansehn, Germansehen(“to see”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmålse(“to see”), Norwegian Nynorsksjå(“to see”), and more distantly with Latinsīgnum(“sign, token”), Albanianshih(“look at, see”) imperative of shoh(“to see”).
Verb
see (third-person singular simple presentsees, present participleseeing, simple pastsawor(dialectal)seenor(dialectal)seentor(dialectal)seed, past participleseenor(dialectal)seentor(dialectal)seedor(dialectal)saw)
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
I want to see this house!
To witness or observe by personal experience.
Hyponyms:experience, suffer
Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
[…] And remember this, 'scapegallows,' said Ralph, menacing him with his hand, 'that if we meet again, and you so much as notice me by one begging gesture, you shall see the inside of a jail once more […]
To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
To form a mental picture of.
(figuratively) To understand.
To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
(transitive) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
(used in the imperative)Used to emphasise a proposition.
(social) To meet, to visit.
To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death.
To date frequently.
To visit for a medical appointment.
(transitive; ergative) To be the setting or time of.
(by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
(transitive) To wait upon; attend, escort.
(gambling, transitive) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
(used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
To include as one of something's experiences.
Inflection
Synonyms
(perceive with the eyes):behold, descry, espy, observe, view
(understand):follow, get, understand
(date frequently):go out; see also Thesaurus:date
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
see
Directing the audience to pay attention to the following
Synonyms:behold, look; see also Thesaurus:lo
Introducing an explanation
Synonyms:look, well, so
Translations
See also
look
sight
watch
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishse, see, from Old Frenchsie(“seat, throne; town, capital; episcopal see”), from Latinsedes(“seat”), referring to the bishop's throne or chair (compare seat of power) in the cathedral; related to the Latin verb sedere(“to sit”).
Noun
see (pluralsees)
a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
Related terms
Derived terms
Holy See
Translations
See also
cathedra
cathedral
chair
throne
Further reading
see on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
-ese, ESE, Ese, ees, ese
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
sé(obsolete)
Etymology
From Dutchzee, from Middle Dutchsêe, from Old Dutchsēo, from Proto-Germanic*saiwiz.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɪə/
Noun
see (pluralseë)
sea
Derived terms
seekoei
seesout
seevis
seevoël
seewater
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*se, ultimately from Proto-Uralic*śe. cognate to Finnishse, Voticse, Erzyaсе(se, “this, that”), Khantyси(si, “that over yonder; now, then”), and Nganasan [script needed] (sete, “he, she”).
Pronoun
see (genitiveselle, partitiveseda)
this
it
(colloquial, somewhat rude) he, she (usually only used when said person is not present)
Declension
See also
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈseː/, [ˈs̠e̞ː]
Rhymes: -eː
Syllabification: see
Etymology 1
Compare Swedishce, Englishcee.
Alternative forms
cee
Noun
see
cee (The name of the Latin-script letter C.)
Usage notes
Speakers often use the corresponding forms of c-kirjain ("letter C, letter c") instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural. The plural forms may get confused with sei(“saithe”).
Declension
Synonyms
c-kirjain
Etymology 2
< seitsemän
Numeral
see
(colloquial, counting) seven
See also
seitsemän(“seven”)
Friulian
Alternative forms
siee
Etymology
From the verb seâ. Compare Italiansega, Venetiansiega, Frenchscie.
Noun
seef (pluralseis)
saw
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutchsēo, from Proto-Germanic*saiwiz.
Noun
sêef or m
sea
Inflection
Descendants
Dutch: zeef
Afrikaans: see
→ Sranan Tongo: se
→ Saramaccan: zé
Limburgish: zieëf
West Flemish: zjim or f, zêe
Further reading
“see”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek[2], 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J., “see (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek[3], The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1885–1929, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old Englishsǣ, from Proto-Germanic*saiwiz.
Alternative forms
se, sæ, ce, sea, sei, ze
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛː/, /seː/
Rhymes: -ɛː
Noun
see (pluralsees)
sea, ocean
A body of water, a lake
Related terms
Rede See
Descendants
English: sea
Scots: se, see, sey, seye, sie
Yola: zea
References
“sē, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Etymology 2
From Old Frenchsei, from Latinsedes.
Alternative forms
se, ce, cee
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /seː/
Rhymes: -eː
Noun
see (pluralsees)
seat, chair
dwelling, residence
A royal or episcopal chair
A royal or episcopal polity or realm
A royal or episcopal residence
(Christianity) The Kingdom of Heaven.
Descendants
English: see
References
“sē, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisiansē, from Proto-West Germanic*saiwi. Cognates include Dutchzee.
Noun
seem (pluralseen)
(Föhr-Amrum) lake
Scots
Alternative forms
sie, sey, sei
Etymology
From Middle Englishseen, from Old Englishsēon, from Proto-West Germanic*sehwan. Cognate with Englishsee.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈsi]
(Coast Scots) IPA(key): [ˈsəi̯]
Verb
see (third-person singular presentsees, present participleseein, pastsaw, seed, past participleseen)
to see
References
Tetum
Verb
see
to turn, to present
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisiansē, from Proto-West Germanic*saiwi.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /seː/
Noun
seec (pluralseeën, diminutiveseeke)
sea
Derived terms
seehûn
seeko
seerôver
Further reading
“see”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal[4] (in Dutch), 2011