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observe
To say or mention casually; remark
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  1. To say or mention casually; remark
  2. To watch or be present without participating actively:
  3. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
examine
To question formally, as to elicit facts or information; interrogate:
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  1. To question formally, as to elicit facts or information; interrogate:
  2. To study or analyze:
  3. To look at or into critically or methodically in order to find out the facts, condition, etc. of; investigate; inspect; scrutinize; inquire into
look-at
To consider.
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  1. To consider.
  2. To observe or watch (something).
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see look,‎ at.
behold
Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
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  1. Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
  2. To hold in view; look at; see; regard
descry
To catch sight of; discern (distant or obscure objects)
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  1. To catch sight of; discern (distant or obscure objects)
  2. To discover by careful observation or scrutiny; detect:
  3. To discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
inspect
To examine or review (troops, etc.) officially
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  1. To examine or review (troops, etc.) officially
  2. To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
  3. To look at carefully; examine critically, esp. in order to detect flaws or errors
regard
To relate or refer to; concern:
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  1. To relate or refer to; concern:
  2. To think of in a certain light; consider
  3. To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]
espy
To catch sight of (something that is distant, partially hidden, or obscure); glimpse.
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  1. To catch sight of (something that is distant, partially hidden, or obscure); glimpse.
  2. (Intransitive) To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
  3. To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.
view
To look at or see; behold
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  1. To look at or see; behold
  2. To think of (something) in a particular way; regard:
  3. To survey or study mentally; consider:
gaze
To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
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  1. To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
mark
(Imperative, marching) Alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).
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  1. (Imperative, marching) Alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).
  2. (Soccer, Field Hockey, etc.) To stay close to in order to impede the movement of (an opponent)
  3. To give attention to; notice:
heed
To pay attention to; listen to and consider:
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  1. To pay attention to; listen to and consider:
  2. To pay close attention to; take careful notice of
mind
To take notice; give heed:
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  1. To take notice; give heed:
  2. (Regional) To bring (an object or idea) to mind; remember.
  3. (--- Upper Southern US) To have in mind as a goal or purpose; intend.
survey
To determine the location, form, or boundaries of (a tract of land) by measuring the lines and angles in accordance with the principles of geometry and trigonometry
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  1. To determine the location, form, or boundaries of (a tract of land) by measuring the lines and angles in accordance with the principles of geometry and trigonometry
  2. To examine for some specific purpose; inspect or consider carefully; review in detail
  3. To look over the parts, features, or contents of; view broadly:
feature
(Slang) To conceive of; imagine
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  1. (Slang) To conceive of; imagine
  2. (Informal) To picture mentally; imagine:
  3. (Dial.) To look like; favor
accept
(Medicine) To receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without immunological rejection.
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  1. (Medicine) To receive (a transplanted organ or tissue) without immunological rejection.
  2. To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.
  3. To agree to take the responsibilities of (a job, office, etc.)
experience
To participate in personally; undergo:
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  1. To participate in personally; undergo:
  2. To have experience of; personally encounter or feel; meet with; undergo
stare
(Now Rare) To stand out conspicuously
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  1. (Now Rare) To stand out conspicuously
  2. To affect in a given way by staring
  3. To look directly, fixedly, or vacantly, often with a wide-eyed gaze.
eye
To look at:
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  1. To look at:
  2. To supply with an eye.
  3. (Anatomy) The vertebrate organ of sight, composed of a pair of fluid-filled spherical structures that occupy the orbits of the skull. Incoming light is refracted by the cornea of the eye and transmitted through the pupil to the lens, which focuses the image onto the retina.
perceive
To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
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  1. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
  2. To become aware (of) through one of the senses, esp. through sight
  3. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):
detect
To catch or discover, as in a misdeed
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  1. To catch or discover, as in a misdeed
  2. To learn something hidden and often improper about:
  3. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
notice
To mention; refer to; comment on
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  1. To mention; refer to; comment on
  2. To take notice of; observe:
  3. To perceive with the mind; detect:
take-notice
(Intransitive, often with of) To notice; to take note.
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  1. (Intransitive, often with of) To notice; to take note.
discern
To perceive or recognize the difference
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  1. To perceive or recognize the difference
  2. To separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different
  3. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:
scrutinize
To examine something with great care.
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  1. To examine something with great care.
  2. To look at very carefully; examine closely; inspect minutely
  3. To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
scan
(TV) To traverse (a surface) rapidly and point by point with a beam of light or electrons in transmitting or reproducing the lights and shades of an image
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  1. (TV) To traverse (a surface) rapidly and point by point with a beam of light or electrons in transmitting or reproducing the lights and shades of an image
  2. To look at carefully or thoroughly, especially in search of something; examine:
  3. To direct a finely focused beam of light or electrons in a systematic pattern over (a surface) in order to reproduce or sense and subsequently transmit an image.
spy
To catch sight of; see:
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  1. To catch sight of; see:
  2. To watch or observe closely and secretly, usually with unfriendly purpose
  3. To investigate or observe something, especially in secret:
contemplate
To think about intently; study carefully
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  1. To think about intently; study carefully
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as a possibility or plan; intend
remark
To mark again (a piece of work).
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  1. To mark again (a piece of work).
  2. To notice; observe; perceive
  3. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
get-a-load-of
(Idiomatic) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
perceive
To achieve understanding of; apprehend:
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  1. To achieve understanding of; apprehend:
  2. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
  3. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):
comprehend
To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
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  1. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
  2. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp.
  3. To grasp mentally; understand
discern
To perceive or recognize the difference
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  1. To perceive or recognize the difference
  2. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:
  3. To separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different
pay-attention
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
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  1. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.
notice
To regard; observe; pay attention to
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  1. To regard; observe; pay attention to
  2. To take notice of; observe:
  3. To mention; refer to; comment on
observe
To watch or be present without participating actively:
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  1. To watch or be present without participating actively:
  2. To say or mention casually; remark
  3. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
regard
To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]
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  1. To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]
  2. To relate or refer to; concern:
  3. To think of in a certain light; consider
heed
To pay attention to; listen to and consider:
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  1. To pay attention to; listen to and consider:
  2. To pay close attention to; take careful notice of
escort
To accompany or guide, especially as an escort:
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  1. To accompany or guide, especially as an escort:
  2. To go with as an escort; accompany to protect or show honor or courtesy to
attend
To be present at:
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  1. To be present at:
  2. To apply or direct oneself; take action:
  3. To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result:
speak-to
(Idiomatic) To (figuratively) resonate with, to feel emotionally relevant to.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To (figuratively) resonate with, to feel emotionally relevant to.
  2. (Idiomatic) To address a particular topic.
  3. (Idiomatic) To give evidence regarding something; to attest for.
behold
Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
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  1. Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
  2. To see, look upon, or gaze at:
perceive
To regard or consider; deem:
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  1. To regard or consider; deem:
  2. To become aware (of) through one of the senses, esp. through sight
  3. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
ken
To recognize.
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  1. To recognize.
  2. (Archaic) To see; look at; descry
  3. To know (a person or thing).
descry
To catch sight of (something difficult to discern).
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  1. To catch sight of (something difficult to discern).
  2. To discover by careful observation or scrutiny; detect:
  3. To discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
detect
To catch or discover, as in a misdeed
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  1. To catch or discover, as in a misdeed
  2. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
  3. To discern (something hidden or subtle):
discern
To perceive or recognize the difference
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  1. To perceive or recognize the difference
  2. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:
  3. To separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different
distinguish
To separate or mark off by differences; perceive or show the difference in; differentiate
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  1. To separate or mark off by differences; perceive or show the difference in; differentiate
  2. To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate:
  3. In a judicial decision, or an argument such as a brief in support of a particular legal outcome, to note or argue that a prior decision of the same or another court is inapplicable as precedent, because of significant differences in the facts or in the legal posture of the two cases. In a judicial decision, or an argument such as a brief in support of a particular legal outcome, to note or argue that a prior decision of the same or another court is inapplicable as precedent, because of significant differences in the facts or in the legal posture of the two cases.
mark
To observe; note; take notice of; heed
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  1. To observe; note; take notice of; heed
  2. (Soccer, Field Hockey, etc.) To stay close to in order to impede the movement of (an opponent)
  3. To give attention to; notice:
mind
To take notice; give heed:
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  1. To take notice; give heed:
  2. (Regional) To bring (an object or idea) to mind; remember.
  3. (--- Upper Southern US) To have in mind as a goal or purpose; intend.
note
To make a note of; write down:
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  1. To make a note of; write down:
  2. To show; indicate:
  3. To mention particularly
notice
To mention; refer to; comment on
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  1. To mention; refer to; comment on
  2. To take notice of; observe:
  3. To perceive with the mind; detect:
observe
To watch or be present without participating actively:
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  1. To watch or be present without participating actively:
  2. To say or mention casually; remark
  3. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
remark
To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
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  1. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause
  2. (Obs.) To mark; distinguish; indicate
  3. To notice; observe; perceive
conceive
To apprehend mentally; understand.
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  1. To apprehend mentally; understand.
  2. To be of the opinion that; think:
  3. To hold as one's conviction or opinion; think; imagine
envisage
To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility:
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  1. To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility:
  2. To consider or regard in a certain way.
  3. To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine or envision.
envision
To picture in the mind; imagine.
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  1. To picture in the mind; imagine.
  2. To imagine (something not yet in existence); picture in the mind
fancy
To believe something without being sure; suppose
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  1. To believe something without being sure; suppose
  2. To imagine or suppose:
  3. To take a romantic interest in (someone):
fantasize
To indulge in fantasies
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  1. To indulge in fantasies
  2. To create or imagine in a fantasy; have daydreams about
  3. (Intransitive, usually with about) To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
image
To transmit (an exact replica of the contents of a storage device) to another storage device:
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  1. To transmit (an exact replica of the contents of a storage device) to another storage device:
  2. To picture mentally; imagine or visualize:
  3. To describe, especially so vividly as to evoke a mental picture:
imagine
To use the imagination
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  1. To use the imagination
  2. To have a notion of or about without adequate foundation; fancy or believe:
  3. To suppose; guess; think
picture
To form a mental image of; visualize:
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  1. To form a mental image of; visualize:
  2. To describe or explain
  3. To form a mental picture or impression of; imagine
think
To devise or evolve; invent:
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  1. To devise or evolve; invent:
  2. To use the mind in a certain way:
  3. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
vision
To picture in the mind; envision.
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  1. To picture in the mind; envision.
  2. To see in or as in a vision; imagine
visualize
To render visible, as in an image or representation:
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  1. To render visible, as in an image or representation:
  2. To form a mental image of; envisage:
  3. To engage in psychological visualization with regard to something such as pain or a body process.
apprehend
To understand something.
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  1. To understand something.
  2. To grasp mentally; understand:
  3. To take hold of mentally; perceive; understand
catch
To go to see (a performance, for example):
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  1. To go to see (a performance, for example):
  2. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
  3. To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
compass
To accomplish or bring about:
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  1. To accomplish or bring about:
  2. To grasp mentally; understand; comprehend
  3. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
comprehend
To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
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  1. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
  2. To grasp mentally; understand
  3. To include; take in; comprise
conceive
To apprehend mentally; understand.
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  1. To apprehend mentally; understand.
  2. To be of the opinion that; think:
  3. To hold as one's conviction or opinion; think; imagine
fathom
To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
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  1. To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
  2. To determine the depth of; sound.
  3. To get to the bottom of; understand thoroughly
follow
To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
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  1. To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
  2. To go after in order to catch; chase; pursue
  3. To take as a model; act in accordance with; imitate
get
(Slang) To cause an emotional response in; irritate, please, thrill, etc.
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  1. (Slang) To cause an emotional response in; irritate, please, thrill, etc.
  2. To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong.
  3. To begin or start. Used with the present participle:
grasp
​To understand.
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  1. ​To understand.
  2. To reach for and try to seize
  3. To take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend
read
To know (a language) well enough to interpret its written form
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  1. To know (a language) well enough to interpret its written form
  2. To have or use as a preferred reading in a particular passage:
  3. To get the meaning of (something written, printed, embossed, etc.) by using the eyes, or for Braille, the finger tips, to interpret its characters or signs
sense
To grasp; understand:
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  1. To grasp; understand:
  2. To become aware of; perceive:
  3. To comprehend; understand
take
To carry in one's possession:
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  1. To carry in one's possession:
  2. To get possession of (fish or game, for example) by capturing or killing.
  3. To subtract:
take-in
To subscribe to home delivery of.
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  1. To subscribe to home delivery of.
  2. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
  3. To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.
understand
To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
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  1. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  2. To get or perceive the meaning of; know or grasp what is meant by; comprehend
  3. To take as meant or meaning; interpret
savvy
To understand; comprehend.
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  1. To understand; comprehend.
  2. (Slang) To understand; get the idea
dig
To obtain or find by an action similar to digging:
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  1. To obtain or find by an action similar to digging:
  2. To uncover and get from the ground or another surface in this way
  3. To take notice of:
twig
To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
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  1. To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
  2. To understand or figure out:
  3. To be or become aware of the situation; understand:
ken
To recognize.
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  1. To recognize.
  2. (Archaic) To see; look at; descry
  3. To know (a person or thing).
account
To be the cause, agent, or source of
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  1. To be the cause, agent, or source of
  2. To give satisfactory reasons or an explanation (for)
  3. To consider as being; deem.
consider
To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
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  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To show consideration for:
deem
To think, believe, or judge
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  1. To think, believe, or judge
  2. To consider or assume that a thing has the attributes or qualities of something else; for example, for certain legal purposes, a corporation is deemed to be a person. To consider or assume that a thing has the attributes or qualities of something else; for example, for certain legal purposes, a corporation is deemed to be a person.
  3. To regard as; consider:
esteem
To regard with respect; prize.
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  1. To regard with respect; prize.
  2. To regard as; consider:
  3. To hold to be; consider; regard
reckon
To consider as; regard as being
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  1. To consider as; regard as being
  2. To consider as being; regard as:
  3. To judge; consider; estimate
regard
To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]
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  1. To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]
  2. (Archaic) To take into account; consider.
  3. To think of in a certain light; consider
view
To think of (something) in a particular way; regard:
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  1. To think of (something) in a particular way; regard:
  2. To survey mentally; consider
  3. To survey or study mentally; consider:
anticipate
To speak of or consider a matter prematurely
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  1. To speak of or consider a matter prematurely
  2. To foresee (a command, wish, etc.) and perform in advance
  3. To think, speak, or write about a matter in advance.
divine
To guess or know by inspiration or intuition:
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  1. To guess or know by inspiration or intuition:
  2. To foretell, especially by divination.
  3. To practice divination.
envision
To picture in the mind; imagine.
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  1. To picture in the mind; imagine.
  2. To imagine (something not yet in existence); picture in the mind
foreknow
To know beforehand
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  1. To know beforehand
  2. To have foreknowledge of, especially by supernatural means or through revelation.
foresee
To see beforehand; know beforehand; foreknow
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  1. To see beforehand; know beforehand; foreknow
feel
To believe; think:
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  1. To believe; think:
  2. To have compassion or sympathy:
  3. To think or believe, often for unanalyzed or emotional reasons
go through
To enact or recite the entire length of (something).
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  1. To enact or recite the entire length of (something).
  2. To undergo, suffer, experience.
  3. To reach an intended destination after passing through some process.
have
To get, take, receive, or obtain
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  1. To get, take, receive, or obtain
  2. To feel and show
  3. To possess an understanding of; know
know
To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct:
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  1. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct:
  2. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in:
  3. To regard as true beyond doubt:
meet
To come together:
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  1. To come together:
  2. To be introduced to; get acquainted with
  3. To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
suffer
To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm:
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  1. To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm:
  2. To undergo or experience (any process, esp. change)
  3. To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant):
taste
(Archaic) To appreciate; like
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  1. (Archaic) To appreciate; like
  2. (Archaic) To appreciate or enjoy.
  3. To have a sensation, limited experience, or anticipating sense (of something)
undergo
(Obs.) To undertake
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  1. (Obs.) To undertake
  2. To experience or be subjected to:
  3. To experience; endure; go through
prove
To test by experiment, a standard, etc.; subject to a testing process; try out
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  1. To test by experiment, a standard, etc.; subject to a testing process; try out
  2. (Archaic) To find out or learn (something) through experience.
  3. (Archaic) To experience; learn or know by experience
date
To belong to, or have origin in, a definite period in the past
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  1. To belong to, or have origin in, a definite period in the past
  2. To go on a date or dates with.
  3. To assign a date to
go out
(Intransitive, card games) To discard or meld all the cards in one's hand.
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  1. (Intransitive, card games) To discard or meld all the cards in one's hand.
  2. (Intransitive, of a couple) To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates.
  3. (Intransitive) To become out of fashion.
call
To force the sale of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a call option.
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  1. To force the sale of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a call option.
  2. To visit for a short while
  3. To declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee:
come by
(Intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.
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  1. (Intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.
come over
To affect
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  1. To affect
  2. (Intransitive) To change ones position or location, especially to someone's place of residence.
look up
Used other than as an idiom: see look,"Ž up.
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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see look,"Ž up.
  2. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects, to improve.
  3. (Idiomatic) To obtain information about something from a text source.
pop in
To visit in an impromptu manner.
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  1. To visit in an impromptu manner.
stop
To be able to go no further; come to an end
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  1. To be able to go no further; come to an end
  2. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
  3. To check (a blow, stroke, or thrust); parry; counter
visit
To visit someone or something
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  1. To visit someone or something
  2. To go to see in order to aid or console:
  3. (Informal) To converse or chat:
look on
(Idiomatic) To watch; to observe.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To watch; to observe.

Synonym Study

  • View implies a seeing or looking at what lies before one with a defined purpose or perspective the jury viewed the evidence
  • Espy and descry both imply a catching sight of with some effort, espy suggesting the detection of that which is small, partly hidden, etc. he espied the snake crawling through the grass and descry the making out of something from a distance or through darkness, mist, etc. he descried the distant steeple
  • Behold implies a directing of the eyes on something and holding it in view, usually stressing the strong impression made he never beheld a sight more beautiful
  • See , the most simple and direct of these terms, is the basic term for the use of the organs of sight
Find another word for see. In this page you can discover 160 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for see, like: observe, examine, pay attention to, look-at, behold, descry, inspect, regard, espy, view and look out on.

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  • I see what you mean.

  • Maybe he should see a doctor.

  • I'll see you later.

  • "I didn't see any point in telling you," she said.

  • I can see plenty of nice gardens and fields down below us, at the edge of this city.

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