Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

See \See\, v. t. [imp. {Saw}; p. p. {Seen}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Seeing}.] [OE. seen, sen, seon, As. se['o]n; akin to OFries.
   s[=i]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG. sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a],
   Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth. sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi
   to follow (and so originally meaning, to follow with the
   eyes). Gr. ??????, Skr. sac. Cf. {Sight}, {Sun} to follow.]
   1. To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence
      and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to
      behold; to descry; to view.

            I will new turn aside, and see this great sight.
                                                  --Ex. iii. 3.

   2. To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or
      conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to
      discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to
      ascertain.

            Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
            brethren.                             --Gen. xxxvii.
                                                  14.

            Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii.
                                                  34.

            Who 's so gross That seeth not this palpable device?
                                                  --Shak.

   3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to
      regard attentivelly; to look after. --Shak.

            I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not
            care for centradicting him.           --Addison.

   4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call
      upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.

            And Samuel came no more to see Saul untill the day
            of his death.                         --1 Sam. xv.
                                                  35.

   5. To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication
      with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to
      see military service.

            Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast
            afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen
            evil.                                 --Ps. xc. 15.

            Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my
            saying, he shall never see death.     --John viii.
                                                  51.

            Improvement in visdom and prudence by seeing men.
                                                  --Locke.

   6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to
      see one home; to see one aboard the cars.

   {God you} ({him, or me}, etc.) {see}, God keep you (him, me,
      etc.) in his sight; God protect you. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   {To see} (anything) {out}, to see (it) to the end; to be
      present at, or attend, to the end.

   {To see stars}, to see flashes of light, like stars; --
      sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.]
      

   {To see (one) through}, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the
      end of a course or an undertaking.

See \See\, n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a
   seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See {Sit}, and cf.
   {Siege}.]
   1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is
      exercised. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

            Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see.
                                                  --Spenser.

   2. Specifically:
      (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the
          jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York.
      (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction
          of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see.
      (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman
          pontiff; as, the papal see.
      (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the
          see of Rome.

   {Apostolic see}. See under {Apostolic}.

See \See\, v. i.
   1. To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper
      organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he
      sees distinctly.

            Whereas I was blind, now I see.       --John ix. 25.

   2. Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to
      perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often
      followed by a preposition, as through, or into.

            For judgment I am come into this world, that they
            which see not might see; and that they which see
            might be made blind.                  --John ix. 39.

            Many sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and
            see through all our fine pretensions. --Tillotson.

   3. To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally
      with to; as, to see to the house.

            See that ye fall not out by the way.  --Gen. xiv.
                                                  24.

   Note: Let me see, Let us see, are used to express
         consideration, or to introduce the particular
         consideration of a subject, or some scheme or
         calculation.

               Cassio's a proper man, let me see now, - To get
               his place.                         --Shak.

   Note: See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or
         behold. ``See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he
         stands.'' --Halifax.

   {To see about a thing}, to pay attention to it; to consider
      it.

   {To see on}, to look at. [Obs.] ``She was full more blissful
      on to see.'' --Chaucer.

   {To see to}.
      (a) To look at; to behold; to view. [Obs.] ``An altar by
          Jordan, a great altar to see to'' --Josh. xxii. 10.
      (b) To take care about; to look after; as, to see to a
          fire.

See \See\, v. t.
   In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to
   equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.

Source : WordNet®

see
     n : the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is
         located
     [also: {seen}, {saw}]

see
     adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another
           location in the text) [syn: {cf.}, {cf}, {confer}, {see
           also}]
     [also: {seen}, {saw}]

see
     v 1: 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"
     2: 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" [syn: {understand}, {realize}, {realise}]
     3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans
        winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in
        this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the
        rebellion of the younger generation against established
        traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: {witness}, {find}]
     4: 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" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision},
         {project}, {fancy}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
     5: 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" [syn: {consider}, {reckon},
         {view}, {regard}]
     6: 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" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word},
         {get wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover}]
     7: 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" [syn: {watch}, {view},
         {catch}, {take in}]
     8: 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" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {ascertain},
         {watch}, {learn}]
     9: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
        nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {ran into}, {encounter},
         {run across}, {come across}]
     10: 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" [syn: {check}, {insure}, {see to it}, {ensure},
          {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
     11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should
         see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
     12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary
         the other day"
     13: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the
         Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}]
     14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?";
         "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this
         business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}]
     15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now";
         "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
     16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you
         know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his
         former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date}]
     17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first
         learn to see"
     18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow";
         "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
     19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and
         recorded it"
     20: 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" [syn: {examine}]
     21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
         saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {undergo}, {go
         through}]
     22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {escort}]
     23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
     24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see
         in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
         [syn: {interpret}, {construe}]
     [also: {seen}, {saw}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

SEE
     
        1. {Simultaneous Engineering Environment}.
     
        2. {Software Engineering Environment}.
     
        (1999-04-26)