sees

verb

present tense third-person singular of see
1
as in notices
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods

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2
as in undergoes
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier

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3
as in realizes
to come to an awareness of I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about

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4
as in senses
to have a vague awareness of I see a certain sadness in his letters to his relatives back home

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5
as in visits
to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

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as in knows
to have a clear idea of I see your point

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as in accompanies
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship thanks for coming, and I'll see you to the door

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as in envisions
to form a mental picture of I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all

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Recent Examples of sees July typically sees more drowning deaths than any other month. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Newman sees the current renaissance of small-scale makers as a return to an earlier ideal. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026 Gayle Jessup White sees the debate from a different perspective. — Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026 With a $259 price target, analyst Vincent Caintic sees 26% upside for the stock from Thursday’s close. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 July 2026 Habitat for Humanity ReStore sees higher demand for patio furniture and planters in summer. — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 4 July 2026 This installment however, sees Enola insecure about proving worthy of the Holmes name, struggling to figure out her own identity while Sherlock was preoccupied. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Looking back on the film’s long journey — from its troubled release in 2001 to its unexpected resurgence in Mexico 25 years later — Kelly sees the current success as part of a much larger story about the film’s legacy. — José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026 Headquartered in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, the company sees advanced packaging as a strategic priority as demand grows for more powerful and efficient chips, the South China Morning Post reported. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sees
  1. notices
  2. undergoes
  3. realizes
  4. senses
  5. visits
  6. knows
  7. accompanies
  8. envisions
Verb
  • Making the room feel too formal Brooke Sabia of Phase 4 Design Group always notices when a living room skews more formal in order to differentiate it from the family room or other more casual areas of the home.
    — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
  • And the Tarrant County restaurant scene notices that.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
Definition of notices
Verb
  • Carrier air wings can be reassigned quickly if one carrier undergoes maintenance or if operational priorities change.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • Instead, after a patient provides a medical history and undergoes a physical exam, MRIs are deployed to confirm or rule out diseases or conditions as part of a proper differential diagnosis.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of undergoes
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  • Rhaenyra realizes that she’s been played and confronts the child.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of realizes
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  • As Marielle and Fatima argue about what to do, Fatima senses Smiley approaching.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Human existence senses that something impedes it from subsisting.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Definition of senses
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  • At the end of the first season, when Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys visits Storm’s End to petition House Baratheon to join their cause, he and Alicent’s second son, Aemond, trade barbs.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
    — Austin Horn July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of visits
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  • The cocktail is a fantastic way to get acquainted with Fernet Branca, and who knows?
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
  • Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
    — Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of knows
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  • This reflection accompanies the release of Couture, a new film directed by Alice Winocour, in which Jolie stars as Maxine Walker, an American filmmaker who is diagnosed with breast cancer while in Paris on business.
    — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • The buzz that accompanies the reunion of a great band doesn’t last forever – think of that other influential Massachusetts alt-rock institution that came back in the mid-2000s, Pixies, and how that initial excitement has dwindled with each successive post-reunion album.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 June 2026
Definition of accompanies
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  • The company’s existing workhorse rocket, Electron, is simply too small to deliver most of the kinds of communications satellites that Rocket Lab envisions developing.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • Baldet envisions Elevate as a category-defining modern wellness brand, built on utility and trust.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of envisions

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