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I. see1 <saw, seen> [si:] VB trans

2. see (watch as a spectator):

to see sth film, play
[sich dat] etw [an]sehen [o. A, CH a. anschauen]

3. see (visit place):

to see sth famous building, place
etw ansehen [o. A, CH a. anschauen]

4. see (understand):

5. see (consider):

to see sth
etw sehen
as I see it ...
to see sth in a new [or a different][or another] light
to make sb see sth
jdm etw klarmachen

6. see (learn, find out):

to see sth
I see [that] ...
wie ich sehe, ...

7. see (meet socially):

to see sb
jdn sehen
to see sb (by chance)
to see a lot [or much] of sb
see you! [or Brit be seeing you!] inf
bis bald! inf
to go and see sb

8. see (have meeting with):

to see sb
jdn sehen
to see sb (talk to)
to see sb (receive)

9. see (have relationship with):

10. see (envisage, foresee):

11. see (witness, experience):

12. see (accompany):

to see sb
to see sb into bed
to see sb to the door [or out]/home
to see sb into a taxi

13. see (inspect):

sb wants to see sth licence, passport
jd möchte etw sehen
sb wants to see sth references, records
jd möchte etw [ein]sehen

14. see in imperative (refer to):

see ...
siehe ...

15. see (perceive):

to see sth in sb/sth
etw in jdm/etw sehen

16. see (ensure):

to see sb right Brit, Aus inf (help)

17. see (view):

to see sth house for sale
[sich dat] etw ansehen [o. A, CH a. anschauen]

18. see (in poker):

to see sb I'll see you

Phrases:

to see the last [or Brit, Aus the back] of sb
[endlich] jdn los sein inf
to see the last [or Brit, Aus the back] of sth
to see one's way [clear] to doing sth
es [sich dat] einrichten, etw zu tun

II. see1 <saw, seen> [si:] VB intr

1. see (use eyes):

see
sehen <siehst, sah, hat gesehen>

2. see (look):

see
sehen <siehst, sah, hat gesehen>

3. see (understand, realize):

... — oh, I see!
... — aha!
I see
you see, ...
see?!
as far as I can see ...
... so I see
... das sehe [o. merke] ich

4. see dated (as protest):

5. see:

see (find out)
nachsehen <sieht nach, sah nach, nachgesehen>
see (find out)
A, CH a. nachschauen
well, we'll see
schau ma mal! inf

Phrases:

to see fit to do sth
to see red
to make sb see red

see2 [si:] N

see (Catholic)

Holy ˈSee N

ˈlook-see N inf

must-ˈsee ADJ

must-see TV, film:

see about VB intr

1. see about inf (deal with):

to see about sth
sich acc um etw acc kümmern

2. see about (consider):

Phrases:

I. see in VB intr

see in

II. see in VB trans

to see sb in

see into VB intr

1. see into (look into):

to see into sth
in etw acc hineinsehen [o. A a. hineinschauen]

2. see into (find out about):

3. see into (investigate):

to see into sth
etw dat auf den Grund gehen

4. see into (interpret):

to see too much into sth

see off VB trans

1. see off (say goodbye):

to see off ⇆ sb

2. see off (drive away):

to see off ⇆ sb
jdn verjagen inf
to see off ⇆ sb

3. see off (get the better of):

to see off ⇆ sb/sth
mit jdm/etw fertigwerden inf

I. see out VB trans

1. see out (escort to door):

to see out ⇆ sb

Phrases:

to see out ⇆ sth (continue to end of)
to see out ⇆ sth (last until end of)

II. see out VB intr

see over VB intr Brit, Aus

to see over sth building
to see over sth exhibition
sich dat etw ansehen [o. A, CH a. anschauen]

see round VB intr Brit, Aus

see round
sich acc umsehen [o. A a. umschauen]

I. see through VB trans

1. see through (look through):

to see through sth
durch etw acc hindurchsehen [o. region durchgucken] [o. A a. durchschauen]

2. see through (not be deceived by):

to see through sb/sth
jdn/etw durchschauen

II. see through VB intr

1. see through (sustain):

to see sb through
to see sb through (comfort)

2. see through (continue to the end of):

to see sth through

see to VB intr

to see to sb/sth
sich acc um jdn/etw kümmern
to see to it that ...
to see sb to the door

I. see up VB intr

see up

II. see up VB trans

to see sb ⇆ up (escort)

ˈsee-through ADJ

1. see-through (transparent):

2. see-through (of very light material):

wait-and-ˈsee ADJ inv

wait-and-see
wait-and-see attitude COMM

wait-and-see attitude N MKT COMPET

Present
Isee
yousee
he/she/itsees
wesee
yousee
theysee
Past
Isaw
yousaw
he/she/itsaw
wesaw
yousaw
theysaw
Present Perfect
Ihaveseen
youhaveseen
he/she/ithasseen
wehaveseen
youhaveseen
theyhaveseen
Past Perfect
Ihadseen
youhadseen
he/she/ithadseen
wehadseen
youhadseen
theyhadseen