Seeing clearly: Frame Semantic, Psycholinguistic, and Cross ...

CHAPTER 5. WHAT THE DICTIONARIES SAY 171
(c) to perceive objects as if by sight
the butter y lightness that was teaching his ngers to see|Marcia Davenport
12. (a) to grasp something mentally: have insight: UNDERSTAND
this fundamental bias of all thinking. . . is what enables us to see, gives thought
its real use|H. J. Muller
(b) to take note
these aren't ordinary trout, you see|Corey Ford
(c) CONSIDER, THINK
when can I nish this|let me see
13. (a) to make investigation or inquiry
you'll see about the rates, won't you|Agnes S. Turnbull
(b) to arrive at a conclusion through observation and experience
Ican't give you an answer yet, but we shall see
[Discussion of relation of see to its near-synonyms behold, descry, espy, view, survey,
observe, notice, remark, note, perceive, and discern omitted.]
Collocations
14. see about
(a) to attend to
I'll see about parking if you buy the tickets
(b) to think over before deciding
we can't give you an answer now, but we'll see about it
15. see after to attend to or care for
see after the baggage; see afterthebaby
16. see daylight
(a) to get over the initial di culties of a problem or undertaking
after ve years of trying, he began to see daylight