[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/see.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / see [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/S/) # see «see» in Mova's school dictionary: **to notice something with your eyes: I see a bird** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech verb (see, sees, saw, seen, seeing); in casual speech «see» also as «seen» for «saw» (nonstandard: «I seen it») ### meaning for a pupil 1) To see is to notice something with your eyes: I see a bird. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m1) 2) To see is to understand: I see what you mean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m2) 3) To see someone is to meet or visit them: see the doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m3) 4) To see is to find out: Let's see what happens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m4) 5) «See you» means goodbye, I'll meet you again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m5) 6) To see someone (casual) is to go out with them as a boyfriend or girlfriend: «Is she seeing anyone?». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m6) 7) To see to something is to take care of it: «I'll see to the dishes». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m7) 8) «See ya», «see ya later», «laters» (slang) are short ways to say goodbye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m8) 9) «See?» or «See!» (casual, often rude) means «I told you so». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m9) 10) (formal) «See» in a book or exam means «look at that part»: «see page 4», «see below»; formal writing prefers «observe» and «it can be seen that». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#m10) ### sense in the lessons what is on the table now («What do you see on the table?» = list what is there after all the changes); in science observing («What did you see when you mixed them?»); in everyday life «See you later», «Let me see», «see a film»; in casual talk «see ya», «seen it», «see what I mean?», «you'll see», «wait and see»; in rough talk «See? Told ya» and «I'll see you outside» (a threat to fight, take it seriously and tell an adult); in the exam voice «as can be seen from the table», «observe that», «see Figure 2»; in safety «see and be seen» (wear bright clothes at night) ### examples - What do you see on the table? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x1) - Max sees 6 birds on a tree and 3 birds on the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x2) - Anna saw 12 cars in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x3) - Can you see the moon tonight? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x4) - I see! Now I understand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x5) - I'm going to see my grandma on Sunday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x6) - See ya tomorrow, mate! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x7) - See? Told ya it was 12, not 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x8) - I seen him take 3 biscuits (nonstandard: «I saw»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x9) - Mum says she'll see to the washing-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x10) - As can be seen from the table, the aggregate number of birds observed was 9. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x11) - Wear something bright so drivers can see you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x12) - "I have never seen you before." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/#x13) ### note Carries no operation clue; to answer «what do you see», list what is there now, after all the changes. Trap: «sees 6 here and 3 there» gives two parts, often to add. Past «saw», past participle «seen»; «I seen it» is common in casual talk but wrong in school writing. «See you outside» from an angry kid is a threat, not a goodbye. «Observe» in an exam means the same as «see» or «notice». Do not mix «see» with «sea» (the ocean): they sound the same. ### In the corpora - [Most grown-ups keep their money in a bank account, and most of it is never seen as notes and coins.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/0/) - [Much housework is invisible, like booking appointments and planning meals, so each grown-up may not see what the other does.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/14/) - [A scan picture is made by a machine that uses sound waves to see the baby inside the body without hurting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/10/) - [When grown-ups are ill, they usually see the GP, the family doctor at the local surgery.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/0/) - [Non-urgent appointments can be weeks away because doctors have more patients than time; urgent problems are seen sooner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/10/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «see» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/see/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.