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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  see
      n 1: the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is
           located
      v 1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight;
           "You have to be a good observer to see all the details";
           "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he
           cannot see"
      2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I
         just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important
         this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn:
         {understand}, {realize}, {realise}, {see}]
      3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans
         winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this
         school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger
         generation against established traditions"; "I want to see
         results" [syn: {witness}, {find}, {see}]
      4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on
         horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk
         in this strategy" [syn: {visualize}, {visualise}, {envision},
         {project}, {fancy}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}]
      5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
         consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite
         as negatively as you do" [syn: {see}, {consider}, {reckon},
         {view}, {regard}]
      6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
         learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you
         have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get
         wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover},
         {see}]
      7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will
         be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a
         show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: {watch}, {view},
         {see}, {catch}, {take in}]
      8: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
         nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {run into},
         {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}]
      9: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
         making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she
         speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
         speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
         [syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain},
         {watch}, {learn}]
      10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
          something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
          that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
          product" [syn: {see}, {check}, {insure}, {see to it},
          {ensure}, {control}, {ascertain}, {assure}]
      11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should
          see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
      12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary
          the other day"
      13: go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the
          Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {visit}, {see}]
      14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?";
          "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this
          business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}, {see}]
      15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now";
          "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
      16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you
          know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his
          former wife again!" [syn: {go steady}, {go out}, {date},
          {see}]
      17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first
          learn to see"
      18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow";
          "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"
      19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and
          recorded it"
      20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The
          customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your
          passport before you can enter the country" [syn: {examine},
          {see}]
      21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
          saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {see}, {go
          through}]
      22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: {see},
          {escort}]
      23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
      24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see
          in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn:
          {interpret}, {construe}, {see}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.