see
Perceive something visually
To look at something and know it is there.
to see [something/someone]
- I can see the mountains from my window.
- She saw him walking down the street.
- Through the fog, we could barely see the road ahead.
- Did you see that shooting star?
- He saw a strange animal in the garden.
- I see a cat in the tree.
- Do you see the red car?
- She sees her friend at the park.
- We see the sun in the sky.
Meet someone for a purpose
To meet someone and talk or do things together.
to see [someone]
- I’m seeing my friends for dinner tonight.
- She saw her lawyer to discuss the case.
- He sees his grandparents every weekend.
- I’ll see you after work.
- We saw each other at the conference.
- I will see my teacher tomorrow.
- She sees her parents every Sunday.
- We see our friends at school.
- I saw my doctor yesterday.
Understand or realize something
To understand an idea or situation.
to see [that/why/how something]
- I see what you mean about the problem.
- Now I see why she was upset.
- Do you see how this machine works?
- He finally saw that he had made a mistake.
- I see why you are happy.
- Do you see how to do it?
- She sees that it is not easy.
- Now I see what you mean.
Experience an event or change
To be in a place when something happens and know it happened.
to see [something happen]
- This country has seen many changes in recent years.
- She has seen tough times but never gave up.
- We saw a big improvement in sales last month.
- The city has seen many new buildings.
- I saw many changes at my school.
- Our team saw a big win last week.
Go with someone to a place
To go with someone until they reach a place safely.
to see [someone] [home/to a place]
- He saw her home after the party.
- Let me see you to the door.
- The teacher saw the children across the road.
- I saw my friend home after school.
- Please see me to the bus stop.
- He saw her to her car.
- Base: see
- 3rd Person Singular: sees
- Present Participle: seeing
- Past: saw
- Past Participle: seen
- Irregular past: saw Verb
- Irregular past participle: seen Verb
let's see
1Pause to think before deciding or speaking further
You say this when you stop for a moment to think before you speak or decide something.
- Let's see... I think we should try again tomorrow.
- Let's see, what was her name again?
see eye to eye (with someone)
1Agree completely with someone
To agree completely with another person about something.
- We don’t always see eye to eye on politics.
- They finally saw eye to eye on the budget issue.
see what I mean?
1Check if listener understands point
You say this to check if someone understands what you are saying.
- It's really hard to park here, see what I mean?
- See what I mean about this being confusing?
we'll see
1wait to find out
Used to say that you are not sure what will happen and will decide or know later.
- 'Will it rain tomorrow?' 'We'll see.'
- We'll see if they agree to our plan.
we'll see
2Decision uncertain until later time comes
'We will see' means you are not sure what will happen and will decide later.
- Can we go swimming tomorrow? We'll see.
- We'll see if we have enough time after lunch.
see you later
1Goodbye until later time
A friendly way to say goodbye when you will meet again soon.
- I have to go now. See you later!
- See you later! I'm off to class.
- See you later, Tom! Have a good day.
- I’ll see you later at the party.
see you later
2say goodbye until later
Used when saying goodbye, meaning you will see the person again soon.
- Bye! See you later.
- See you later at the party.