Definition

• n. - A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
• n. - 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.
• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after.
• v. t. - To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.