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see
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?, IPA(key): /si?/
- Rhymes: -i?
- Homophones: C, cee, sea, Seay
Etymology 1
From Middle English seen, from Old English s?on (“to see, look, behold, perceive, observe, discern, understand, know”), from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwan? (“to see”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek?- (“to see, notice”).
Verb
see (third-person singular simple present sees, present participle seeing, simple past saw or (dialectal) seen or (dialectal) seent or (dialectal) seed, past participle seen or (dialectal) seent or (dialectal) seed or (dialectal) saw)
- (transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- I want to see this house!
- I want to see this house!
- To witness or observe by personal experience.
- Hyponyms: experience, suffer
- To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- To form a mental picture of.
- (figuratively) To understand.
- To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
- (transitive) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
- (used in the imperative) Used to emphasise a proposition.
- (figuratively) To understand.
- (social) To meet, to visit.
- To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
- To date frequently.
- To visit for a medical appointment.
- To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
- (transitive; ergative) To be the setting or time of.
- (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
- (transitive) To wait upon; attend, escort.
- (gambling, transitive) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
- To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
- (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
- To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
- To include as one of something's experiences.
Inflection
Synonyms
- (perceive with the eyes): behold, descry, espy, observe, view
- (understand): follow, get, understand
- (date frequently): go out; see also Thesaurus:date
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
see
- Introducing an explanation
- Synonyms: look, well, so
Translations
See also
- look
- sight
- watch
Etymology 2
From Middle English se, see, from Old French sie (“seat, throne; town, capital; episcopal see”), from Latin sedes (“seat”), referring to the bishop's throne or chair (compare seat of power) in the cathedral; related to the Latin verb sedere (“to sit”).
Noun
see (plural sees)
- a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
- The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
- A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
Related terms
Derived terms
- Holy See
Translations
See also
- cathedra
- cathedral
- chair
- throne
Further reading
- see on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- -ese, ESE, Ese, ees, ese
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- sé (obsolete)
Etymology
From Dutch zee, from Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch s?o, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??/
Noun
see (plural seë)
- sea
Derived terms
- seekoei
- seesout
- seevis
- seevoël
- seewater
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *se, ultimately from Proto-Uralic *?e. cognate to Finnish se, Votic se, Erzya ?? (se, “this, that”), Khanty ?? (si, “that over yonder; now, then”), and Nganasan [script needed] (sete, “he, she”).
Pronoun
see (genitive selle, partitive seda)
- this
- it
- (colloquial, somewhat rude) he, she (usually only used when said person is not present)
Declension
See also
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?se?/, [?s?e??]
- Rhymes: -e?
- Syllabification: see
Etymology 1
Compare Swedish ce, English cee, both ultimately from Latin c? with the c sound changed from a /k/ to a /s/ as is a common change in languages using the Latin alphabet.
Alternative forms
- cee
Noun
see
- cee (The name of the Latin-script letter C.)
Usage notes
- Speakers often use the corresponding forms of c-kirjain ("letter C, letter c") instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural. The plural forms may get confused with sei (“saithe”).
Declension
Synonyms
- c-kirjain
Etymology 2
< seitsemän
Numeral
see
- (colloquial, counting) seven
See also
- seitsemän (“seven”)
Friulian
Alternative forms
- siee
Etymology
From the verb seâ. Compare Italian sega, Venetian siega, French scie.
Noun
see f (plural seis)
- saw
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch s?o, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Noun
sêe f or m
- sea
Inflection
Descendants
- Dutch: zee f
- Afrikaans: see
- ? Sranan Tongo: se
- ? Saramaccan: zé
- Limburgish: zieë f
- West Flemish: zji m or f, zêe
Further reading
- “see”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “see (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English s?
Alternative forms
- se, sæ, ce, sea, sei, ze
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??/, /se?/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
see (plural sees)
- sea, ocean
- A body of water, a lake
Related terms
- Rede See
Descendants
- English: sea
- Scots: se, see, sey, seye, sie
- Yola: zea
References
- “s?, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Etymology 2
From Old French sei, from Latin sedes.
Alternative forms
- se, ce, cee
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Noun
see (plural sees)
- seat, chair
- dwelling, residence
- A royal or episcopal chair
- A royal or episcopal polity or realm
- A royal or episcopal residence
- (Christianity) The Kingdom of Heaven.
Descendants
- English: see
References
- “s?, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian s?, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi. Cognates include Dutch zee.
Noun
see m (plural seen)
- (Föhr-Amrum) lake
Scots
Alternative forms
- sie, sey, sei
Etymology
From Middle English seen, from Old English s?on, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan. Cognate with English see.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?si]
- (Coast Scots) IPA(key): [?s?i?]
Verb
see (third-person singular present sees, present participle seein, past saw, seed, past participle seen)
- to see
References
Tetum
Verb
see
- to turn, to present
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian s?, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se?/
Noun
see c (plural seeën, diminutive seeke)
- sea
Derived terms
- seehûn
- seeko
- seerôver
Further reading
- “see”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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leer
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l??/
- (US) IPA(key): /l??/
- Rhymes: -??(r)
Etymology 1
Exact development uncertain, but apparently from a verb *leer (“to make a face”), from leer (“face”).
Verb
leer (third-person singular simple present leers, present participle leering, simple past and past participle leered)
- (intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
- (transitive) To entice with a leer or leers.
Conjugation
Translations
Noun
leer (plural leers)
- A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
- An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English ler, leor (“face, cheek”), from Old English hl?or (“face, cheek, profile”), from Proto-Germanic *hleuz? (“ear, cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *?lews- (“temple of the forehead, cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European *?lewe-, *?lew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Scots lire, lere (“face, appearance, complexion”), Dutch lier (“cheek”), Swedish lyra (“pout”), Norwegian lia (“hillside”), Icelandic hlýr (“the face, cheek, countenance”). Related to Old English hlyst (“sense of hearing, listening”) and hlysnan (“to listen”). More at list, listen.
Alternative forms
- lyre, lire, lere
Noun
leer (plural leers)
- (obsolete) The cheek.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holinshed to this entry?)
- (obsolete) The face.
- (obsolete) One's appearance; countenance.
- c. 1390, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
- A loueli ladi of lere · in lynnen yclothed / Come down fram a castel.
- c. 1390, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
- (obsolete) Complexion; hue; colour.
- (obsolete) Flesh; skin.
- (Britain dialectal) The flank or loin.
Etymology 3
From Middle English lere, from Old English ?el?r, *l?re (“empty, void, empty-handed”), from Proto-Germanic *l?ziz, *l?zijaz (“empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to collect, pick”). Cognate with Dutch laar (“a clearing in the woods”), German leer (“empty”). Related to Old English lesan (“to gather, collect”). More at lease.
Alternative forms
- lear
Adjective
leer (comparative more leer, superlative most leer)
- (obsolete) Empty; unoccupied; clear.
- a leer stomach
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Gifford to this entry?)
- (obsolete) Destitute; lacking; wanting.
- (obsolete) Faint from lack of food; hungry.
- (Britain dialectal, obsolete) Thin; faint.
- (obsolete) Having no load or burden; free; without a rider.
- 1629, Ben Jonson, The New Inn
- a leer horse
- 1629, Ben Jonson, The New Inn
- (obsolete) Lacking sense or seriousness; trifling; frivolous.
- leer words
Derived terms
- leerness
Etymology 4
From Middle English leren, from Old English l?ran (“to teach, instruct, guide, enjoin, advise, persuade, urge, preach, hand down”), from Proto-Germanic *laizijan? (“to teach”), from Proto-Indo-European *leis- (“track, footprint, furrow, trace”). Cognate with Dutch leren (“to teach”), German lehren (“to teach”), Swedish lära (“to teach”). Related to Old English l?r (“lore, learning, science, art of teaching, preaching, doctrine, study, precept, exhortation, advice, instigation, history, story, cunning”). See lore.
Verb
leer (third-person singular simple present leers, present participle leering, simple past and past participle leered)
- (transitive, obsolete) To teach.
- (transitive, obsolete) To learn.
Etymology 5
See lehr.
Noun
leer (plural leers)
- Alternative form of lehr
Anagrams
- Erle, LREE, Reel, reel
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??r/
Etymology 1
From Dutch leren, from Middle Dutch lêren, from Old Dutch l?ren, from Proto-Germanic *laizijan?.
Verb
leer (present leer, present participle lerende, past participle geleer)
- To learn.
Etymology 2
From Dutch leer, from Middle Dutch lêre, from Old Dutch l?ra, from Proto-Germanic *laiz?.
Noun
leer (uncountable)
- A teaching.
Etymology 3
From Dutch leer, from older leder, from Middle Dutch l?der, from Old Dutch *lether, from Proto-Germanic *leþr?.
Noun
leer (uncountable)
- leather
Etymology 4
From Dutch leer (dialectal synonym of ladder), from Middle Dutch leer.
Noun
leer (plural lere)
- A ladder.
Descendants
- ? Sotho: lere
- ? Xhosa: ileli
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???r
Noun
leer c
- indefinite plural of le
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le?r/
- Hyphenation: leer
- Rhymes: -e?r
Etymology 1
Contraction of leder, from Middle Dutch leder, from Old Dutch *lether, fromProto-Germanic *leþr?.
Noun
leer n (uncountable)
- Leather.
- Synonym: leder
Derived terms
- kunstleer
- leerdoek
- leertje
- leertouwen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: leer
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch lêre, from Old Dutch l?ra, from Proto-Germanic *laiz?.
Noun
leer f (plural leren, diminutive leertje n)
- A doctrine.
- Theory, teachings.
- A field of learning; set of lessons and theory on a subject within a discipline.
Derived terms
- beleren
- betekenisleer
- dwaalleer
- erfelijkheidsleerleer
- evolutieleer
- geloofsleer
- getallenleer
- leermeester
- leerstelling
- leervast
- notenleer
- rechtsleer
- verzamelingenleer
- vormleer
- warmteleer
- zedenleer
Descendants
- Afrikaans: leer
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch leer, contraction of ledere.
Noun
leer f (plural leren)
- (dialectal, dated) Alternative form of ladder.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: leer
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
leer
- first-person singular present indicative of leren
- imperative of leren
Anagrams
- lere
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German leger, lager. Etymological twin of laager.
Noun
leer (genitive leeri, partitive leeri)
- A camp
- A side (in a conflict)
- Ta on vastaste leeris
- He's on the enemies' side.
- Ta on vastaste leeris
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German lere (“study, learning”).
Noun
leer (genitive leeri, partitive leeri)
- A (protestant) confirmation into the faithful community.
Declension
German
Etymology
From Middle High German l?r, l?re, l?re, from Old High German l?ri, from Proto-Germanic *l?ziz. Cognate with Dutch laar, English leer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le???/
- Homophone: lehr
- Rhymes: -e???
Adjective
leer (comparative leerer, superlative am leersten)
- empty
Declension
Antonyms
- voll
- gefüllt
Derived terms
- leeren
- leerlaufen
- nichtleer
- halb leer
Verb
leer
- singular imperative of leeren
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of leeren
Further reading
- “leer” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
leer
- present tense of lee
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German leer.
Adjective
leer
- empty
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin a?r, with the initial 'l' added from a preceding definite article.
Noun
leer m
- (Sutsilvan) air
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) aria
- (Puter, Vallader) ajer
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin legere, present active infinitive of leg? (whence English lesson and legend), from Proto-Italic *leg?, from Proto-Indo-European *le?-. Compare English legible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le?e?/, [le?e?]
Verb
leer (first-person singular present leo, first-person singular preterite leí, past participle leído)
- to read
- Synonym: ridear
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Quechua: liyiy
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