English words starting with see

Meanings of See:

verb

Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.

Usage examples:

In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun

The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.

Usage examples:

He was elected to fill the vacant see

Meanings of See about:

phrasal verb

Attend to or deal with something.

Usage examples:

He had gone to see about a job he had heard of

Meanings of See-as:

idiom

For a long distance until something is so far away and small it cannot be seen any more

Usage examples:

The road stretched into the distance as far as the eye could see.

Meanings of See-eye-to-eye:

idiom

Be in agreement

phrase

Be in full agreement.

Usage examples:

The boss and i do not always see eye to eye

Meanings of See-how-the-land-lies:

idiom

To wait until you have all the available information about a situation before you take any action

Meanings of See-off:

phrasal verb

Accompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure.

Usage examples:

They came to the station to see him off

Meanings of See-out:

phrasal verb

Last until or reach the end of a period of time.

Usage examples:

We feared the roof would not see out another harsh winter

Meanings of See-someone-through:

phrasal verb

To continue until something is finished

Usage examples:

She saw the project through to the end., she saw through his excuse – he was trying to put the blam…

Meanings of See-that:

idiom

Used when you are angry about something that you feel is unfair and that you intend to stop happening

Usage examples:

He wants to park his car on my lawn? well, we'll soon see about that!

Meanings of See-the-light:

idiom

To understand something you did not understand before

Usage examples:

It wasn’t until i was in my thirties that i saw the light and started to work hard.

Meanings of See-things:

idiom

To have a simple view of what is right and wrong, or good and bad

Meanings of See-through:

idiom

Perceive the true nature of

phrasal verb

Not be deceived by someone or something; detect the true nature of someone or something.

Usage examples:

He can see through her lies and deceptions

Meanings of See-to:

phrasal verb

Attend to or deal with something.

Usage examples:

He used to see to all the music and the arrangements

verb

To be aware of what is around you by using your eyes; look at something

Usage examples:

[ t ] from the kitchen window, i can see the kids playing in the backyard., [ + question word ] can…

Meanings of See-to-it:

phrasal verb

To do something that has to be done

Usage examples:

They hired an event planner to see to all of the details of the party., please see to it that no on…

Meanings of See-you:

noun

→  wysiwyg

Meanings of See-you-later:

idiom

Infml goodbye

Usage examples:

"ok, see you later." "yeah, i'll see you tomorrow."

Meanings of Seeableness:

noun

The fact or quality of being seeable; visibility.

Meanings of Seeably:

adverb

In a way that may be seen; visibly.

Meanings of Seed:

noun

The unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant.

Usage examples:

Cut open the peppers and remove the seeds

verb

Sow (land) with seeds.

Usage examples:

The shoreline is seeded with a special grass

Meanings of Seedage:

noun

Reproduction of a plant by seed.

Meanings of Seedbed:

noun

A bed of fine soil in which seedlings are germinated.

Usage examples:

This suggests that if newly germinated seedlings in seedbeds were exposed to low water potentials w…

Meanings of Seedbeds:

noun

A bed of fine soil in which seedlings are germinated.

Usage examples:

This suggests that if newly germinated seedlings in seedbeds were exposed to low water potentials w…

Meanings of Seedeater:

noun

A finch or related songbird that feeds mainly on seeds.

Meanings of Seeded:

adjective

(of a plant or fruit) having a seed or seeds of a specified kind or number.

Usage examples:

A single-seeded fruit

verb

Sow (land) with seeds.

Usage examples:

The shoreline is seeded with a special grass

Meanings of Seeder:

noun

A machine for sowing seed mechanically.

Usage examples:

When seeding into a tilled seedbed, band seeders with press wheels are an excellent choice.