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How to use see in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, interjection, noun

See means to perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight. Example: “Now I've seen it all!”

Examples of see by meaning

verbTo perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

  • 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 18
  • To see us, you'd think we've been married for years, but actually just met a few months ago.2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

verbTo witness or observe by personal experience.

  • Now I've seen it all!
  • I'm seeing much better since I got my eyeglasses recalibrated.
  • I have been blind since birth and I love to read Braille. When the books arrive in from the library, I can’t wait to see what stories they have sent me.

verbTo watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.

  • I saw the latest Tarantino flick last week.

verbTo form a mental picture of, to perceive in a certain way.

  • I see it as essential that there should be somewhere to park.
  • It is not just that we see birds as little versions of ourselves.2013 August 23, Mark Cocker, “Wings of Desire”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 11, page 28
  • The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf.2014 October 14, David Malcolm, “The Great War Re-Remembered: Allohistory and Allohistorical Fiction”, in Martin Löschnigg, Marzena...

verbTo understand.

  • Do you see what I mean?
  • A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul.2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21

verbTo come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.

  • They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see.

verbTo foresee, predict, or prophesy.

  • The oracle saw the destruction of the city.

verbUsed to emphasise a proposition.

  • You see, Johnny, your Dad isn't your real father.
  • You're not welcome here any more, see?

More sentences with see

  • I'd like to see someone pie the chairman of the board.From the entry pie
  • I’ll see you at about 4 o'clock; I'll see you about a year from now.From the entry about
  • So let’s see. There are two evens here and three odds.From the entry odd
  • Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.From the entry point
  • The teams competed to see who could collect (the) most money.From the entry most
  • If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.From the entry network
  • You're early today! I don't usually see you before nine o'clock.From the entry early
  • The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars.From the entry pollute
  • See my new car here? I can't wait to take this baby for a drive.From the entry baby
  • The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.From the entry thin
  • Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?From the entry you
  • I’ve yet to see him. — I have not yet seen him.From the entry yet
  • Stones were thrown at us, but we couldn't see who did.From the entry at
  • I wonder if I shouldn't see a doctor - I've been feeling funny the last few days.From the entry not
  • He jumped when he looked up to see a man standing before him.From the entry jump
  • They were chagrined to see that the price of diesel had climbed past six dollars a gallon.From the entry diesel
  • But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!From the entry so
  • I'd like to see a touch more enthusiasm in the project.From the entry touch
  • If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.From the entry bite
  • See that man over there? He's sound. You should get to know him.From the entry sound
  • From the top of the lighthouse you can just see the mainland.From the entry from
  • Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.From the entry street
  • The world is full of opportunities and it's up to me to see them and pursue them.From the entry opportunity
  • The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.From the entry mass
  • We had a race to see who could finish the book the quickest.From the entry race

Meaning of see

  1. verb To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
  2. verb To witness or observe by personal experience.
  3. verb To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.

Full definition of see

Questions about see in a sentence

How do you use see in a sentence?
See is used as a verb, interjection and noun. For example: “Now I've seen it all!”
What is a short sentence with see?
“Now I've seen it all!”
What does see mean?
See means to perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: see (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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