(sē) v. saw, seen, see·ing v.t.
1. To perceive with the eyes; gain knowledge or awareness of by means of one's vision.
2. To perceive with the mind; understand; comprehend.
3. To find out or ascertain; inquire about: See who is at the door.
4. To have experience or knowledge of; undergo: We have seen more peaceful times.
5. To encounter; chance to meet: I saw your husband today.
6. To have a meeting or interview with; visit or receive as a guest, visitor, etc.: The doctor will see you now.
7. To attend as a spectator; view.
8. To accompany; escort.
9. To take care; be sure: with a clause as object: See that you do it!
10. In poker, to accept (a bet) or equal the bet of (a player) by betting an equal sum.
—v.i.
11. To have or exercise the power of sight.
12. To find out; inquire: I will go and see.
13. To understand; comprehend.
14. To think; consider.
15. To take care; be attentive: See to your work.
16. To gain certain knowledge, as by awaiting an outcome: We will see if you are right or wrong.
—to see about
1. To inquire into the facts, causes, etc., of.
2. To take care of; attend to.
—to see through
1. To penetrate, as a disguise or deception.
2. To aid or protect, as throughout a period of difficulty or danger. See synonyms under LOOK. ♦ Homophone: sea. [OE sēon]

(sē) noun
1. The local seat from which a bishop, an archbishop, or the pope exercises jurisdiction; espiscopal or papal jurisdiction, authority, or rank; a bishop's or pope's office.
2. Obs. A seat, especially of dignity or power.
—Holy See The pope's jurisdiction, court, or office; erected as an independent state, Feb. 1l, 1929: also See of Rome. ♦ Homophone: sea. [<OF se, sie, sed <L sedes a seat]