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see

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1. see - Noun

2. see - Verb

3. see - Interjection

4. See - Proper noun

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Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.

To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.

To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.

To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after.

To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.

To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.

To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.

To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly.

Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.

To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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In the end times a man will be saved by love, humbleness and kindness. Kindness will open the gates of Heaven; humbleness will lead him into Heaven; a man, whose heart is filled with love, will see God. Gabriel Urgebadze

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Augustine of Hippo

When you see that the devil has your child by the throat, instead of getting angry at your son for straying from the right path, turn to God. Learn to turn to God in prayer for your children. Instead of scolding or condemning them, ask God to intervene in your struggles with your children. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

It is better to be blind than to see things from only one point of view. Hindi Proverb

What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. Jewish Proverb

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good. Jewish Proverb

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