A1 (Basic)

sunny

sunny [adjective] (BRIGHT)
US /ˈsʌn.i/ 
UK /ˈsʌn.i/ 
Example: 

It was a sunny day when we met for the first time.

Bright because of light from the sun

sunny - آفتابی
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

It was a sunny day when we met for the first time.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

sunny

 adjective (sunnier, sunniest)
bright and warm with light from the sun:
a sunny day
Tomorrow will be warm and sunny.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

sunny

sunny /ˈsʌni/ BrE AmE adjective
1. having a lot of light from the sun SYN bright:
a warm sunny day
a sunny morning
a nice sunny room
I hope it’s sunny tomorrow.
sunny periods/spells/intervals (=periods when it is sunny)
Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells.
2. informal happy and friendly:
a sunny smile
• • •
THESAURUS
sunny if the weather is sunny, the sun is shining: When we arrived in Hong Kong, it was warm and sunny. | a lovely sunny afternoon
fine especially British English not raining, and with no clouds or only a few clouds in the sky: a period of fine weather | Next week will be fine but a little cooler.
nice (also lovely especially British English) spoken pleasantly warm and sunny: It’s a lovely day – why don’t we go for a walk? | If it’s nice, we’ll go to the beach.
bright if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is plenty of light: a bright sunny morning | It was bright earlier on in the day.
beautiful/glorious used when the weather is very good and there is a lot of sunshine: a glorious autumn day | The weather has been beautiful all week.
clear with no clouds or mist: It was a clear June morning. | a clear blue sky
cloudless especially literary with no clouds: The sun shone from a cloudless sky. | It was a beautiful cloudless morning.
dry with no rain: a period of dry weather | Tomorrow will be mostly dry.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sunny

sunny [sunny sunnier sunniest]   [ˈsʌni]    [ˈsʌni]  adjective (sun·nier, sun·ni·est)
1. with a lot of bright light from the sun
a sunny day
sunny weather
The outlook for the weekend is hot and sunny.
a sunny garden

Italy was at its sunniest.

2. cheerful and happy
a sunny disposition  
Example Bank:
a brilliantly sunny day
a gloriously sunny morning
He had a sunny disposition and was always fun to be with.
She flashed him her sunniest smile.
The outlook for the weekend is warm and sunny.
These plants grow best in a sunny spot.

Throughout the week, the weather was fine and sunny.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

sunny / ˈsʌn.i / adjective (BRIGHT)

A2 bright because of light from the sun:

We're having the party in the garden, so I'm praying it'll be sunny.

 

sunny / ˈsʌn.i / adjective (HAPPY)

describes someone who is usually happy and relaxed and does not usually get worried or angry:

She has a very sunny disposition.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sunny

/sʌni/
(sunnier, sunniest)

1.
When it is sunny, the sun is shining brightly.
The weather was surprisingly warm and sunny...
There is a chance of sunny spells in the West.
= bright
ADJ

2.
Sunny places are brightly lit by the sun.
Most roses like a sunny position in a fairly fertile soil.
ADJ

3.
Someone who has a sunny disposition is usually cheerful and happy.
He was a nice lad–bright and with a sunny disposition...
The staff wear big sunny smiles.
= cheery
ADJ

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

sunny

sun·ny /ˈsʌni/ adj sun·ni·er; -est
1 : having plenty of bright sunlight
• a sunny room/day
sunny weather
• the sunniest parts of the country
• We found a sunny place/spot to have lunch.
• If it's sunny later, we can go to the park.
2 : cheerful and happy
• a sunny smile/disposition

snowy

snowy [adjective]
US /ˈsnoʊ.i/ 
UK /ˈsnəʊ.i/ 
Example: 

Children always like snowy weather.

Full of or like snow

snowy - برفی
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Children always like snowy weather.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

snowy

 adjective (snowier, snowiest)
with a lot of snow:
snowy weather

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

snowy

snowy /ˈsnəʊi $ ˈsnoʊi/ BrE AmE adjective
1. with a lot of snow:
the snowy fields
one snowy January day
2. literary pure white, like snow:
snowy hair

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snowy

snowy [snowy snowier snowiest]   [ˈsnəʊi]    [ˈsnoʊi]  adjective (snow·ier, snowi·est)
1. usually before noun covered with snow

snowy fields

2. (of a period of time) when a lot of snow falls
a snowy weekend

The weather in January is often cold and snowy.

3. (literary) very white, like new snow
snowy hair  
Example Bank:

snowy fields/peaks

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

snowy / ˈsnəʊ.i /   / ˈsnoʊ- / adjective

full of or like snow:

We've had a very snowy winter this year.

I remember him as an old man with a snowy- white (= pure white) beard.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

snowy

/snoʊi/
(snowier, snowiest)

A snowy place is covered in snow. A snowy day is a day when a lot of snow has fallen.
...the snowy peaks of the Bighorn Mountains.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

snowy

snowy /ˈsnowi/ adj snow·i·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 a : having a lot of snow
• a snowy day
• This is the snowiest winter in years.
b : covered in snow
snowy mountaintops/streets/fields
2 : white like snow
snowy hair
snowy white flower petals

ear

ear [noun] (BODY PART)
US /ɪr/ 
UK /ɪər/ 
Example: 

The dog's ears were cut off.

Either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people or animals hear sounds, or the piece of skin and tissue outside the head connected to this organ

ear - گوش
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

The dog's ears were cut off.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

ear

 noun
one of the two parts of your body that you use to hear with:
Elephants have big ears.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

ear

ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun
[Sense 1,2: Language: Old English; Origin: eare]
[Sense 3: Language: Old English; Origin: ear]

1. PART OF YOUR BODY [countable] one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with:
She tucked her hair behind her ears.
long-eared/short-eared etc
a long-eared rabbit
2. GRAIN [countable] the top part of a plant such as wheat that produces grain
ear of
an ear of corn
3. smile/grin etc from ear to ear to show that you are very happy or pleased by smiling a lot:
She came out of his office, beaming from ear to ear.
4. reach somebody's ears if something reaches someone's ears, they hear about it or find out about it:
The news eventually reached the ears of the king.
5. to somebody's ears used when saying how something sounds to someone:
It sounds odd to the ears of an ordinary English speaker.
6. [singular] the ability to learn music, copy sounds etc
ear for
She has no ear for languages at all.
a good ear for dialogue
7. a sympathetic ear used to say that someone listens sympathetically to what someone is saying:
He’s always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear.
8. close/shut your ears to something to refuse to listen to bad or unpleasant news:
You can’t just close your ears to their warnings. ⇨ turn a deaf ear at ↑deaf(4), ⇨ fall on deaf ears at ↑deaf(5)
9. be all ears informal to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you:
As soon as I mentioned money, Karen was all ears.
10. be out on your ear informal to be forced to leave a job, organization etc, especially because you have done something wrong:
You’d better start working harder, or you’ll be out on your ear.
11. be up to your ears in work/debt/problems etc to have a lot of work etc
12. have something coming out (of) your ears informal to have too much of something:
We’ve got pumpkins coming out our ears this time of year.
13. keep your/an ear to the ground to make sure that you always know what is happening in a situation
14. keep your ears open to always be listening in order to find out what is happening or to hear some useful information:
I hope you’ll all keep your eyes and ears open for anything unusual.
15. go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other informal if information goes in one ear and out the other, you forget it as soon as you have heard it:
I don’t know why I tell her anything. It just goes in one ear and out the other.
16. give somebody a thick ear British English informal to hit someone on the ear:
Behave yourself or I’ll give you a thick ear!
17. have sb’s ear to be trusted by someone so that they will listen to your advice, opinions etc:
He claimed to have the ear of several top ministers.
18. play something by ear to play music that you have heard without having to read written music ⇨ play it by ear at ↑play1(11)
19. sb’s ears are burning used to say that someone thinks that people are talking about them
20. sb’s ears are flapping British English spoken used to say that someone is trying to listen to your private conversation
⇨ ↑dog-eared, ⇨ bend sb’s ear at ↑bend1(7), ⇨ send somebody off with a flea in their ear at ↑flea(2), ⇨ make a pig’s ear of at ↑pig1(5), ⇨ prick (up) your ears at ↑prick1(5), ⇨ wet behind the ears at ↑wet1(7)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
big African elephants' ears are bigger than those of Indian elephants.
floppy (=soft and hanging down loosely, rather than being stiff) a rabbit with big floppy ears
pointy/pointed The dog has short pointy ears.
pierced (=with a hole in the skin where an earring can be put) Her new boyfriend's got long hair and pierced ears.
somebody's left/right ear She is deaf in her right ear.
inner/middle ear (=the parts inside your ear, which you use to hear sounds) I've got an infection in my middle ear.
■ verbs
say/whisper something into somebody's ear He whispered something into his wife's ear.
have your ears pierced (=have a hole put into the skin, so that you can wear an earring) I had my ears pierced when I was quite young.
somebody's ears stick out (=they are noticeable because they do not lie flat against someone's head) If my hair is too short, you can see that my ears stick out.
somebody's ears pop (=the pressure in them changes suddenly, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane) My ears finally popped when the plane landed.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ear

ear [ear ears]   [ɪə(r)]    [ɪr]  noun
1. countable either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with
an ear infection
the inner/outer ear
She whispered something in his ear.
He put his hands over his ears.
She's had her ears pierced.
The elephant flapped its ears.
He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people).

see also  cauliflower ear, glue ear, middle ear

2. -eared (in adjectives) having the type of ears mentioned

• a long-eared owl

3. singular an ability to recognize and copy sounds well
• She has always had an ear for languages.

• You need a good ear to master the piano.

4. countable the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat, that contains the seeds
ears of corn
more at not believe your ears/eyes at  believe, bend sb's ear (about sth) at  bend  v., give sb a box on the ears at  box  n., box sb's ears at  box  v., cock an ear/eye at sth/sb at  cock  v., fall on deaf earsturn a deaf ear at  deaf  adj., easy on the ear/eye at  easy  adj., feel your ears burning at  feel  v., with a flea in your ear at  flea, lend an ear at  lend, music to your ears at  music, keep your ears/eyes open at  open  adj., make a pig's ear of sth at  pig  n., prick (up) your ears at  prick  v., ring in your ears/head at  ring  v., make a silk purse (out of a sow's ear) at  silk, give sb/get a thick ear at  thick  adj., walls have ears at  wall  n., (still) wet behind the ears at  wet  adj., have a word in sb's ear at  word  n.
Idioms: all ears  go in one ear and out the other  grin from ear to ear  have somebody's ear  have something coming out of your ears  have the ear of somebody  keep your ear to the ground  out on your ear  play by ear  play it by ear  shut your ears to something  somebody's ears are burning  somebody's ears are flapping  something comes to somebody's ears  up to your ears in something  with half an ear  
Word Origin:
senses 1 to 3 and
Old English ēare Germanic Dutch oor German Ohr Indo-European Latin auris Greek ous
sense 4 Old English ēar Germanic Dutch aar German Ähre
 
Example Bank:
‘We were talking about you last night.’ ‘I thought my ears were burning.’
A blast of punk rock music assaulted her ears.
A horse may show annoyance by putting its ears back.
A small noise caught his ear.
At first I stopped my ears to what I did not want to hear.
Blood from his torn ear was soaking his collar.
Chinese music uses a scale that is unfamiliar to Western ears.
Christopher felt his ears reddening.
Come on, tell me, I'm all ears.
Dogs can hear things that human ears can't hear.
Drop a quiet word in her ear about it before it's too late.
Each animal receives an individual ear tag.
Even if my fears were silly, he always had an open ear.
He arrived home hungry, and the noise from the kitchen was music to his ears.
He could hear much better after having his ears cleaned out.
He had three ear piercings.
He has a good ear for accents and can usually tell where a speaker comes from.
He has a keen ear for dialogue.
He has really big ears that stick out.
He listened to her with only half an ear as he watched TV.
He plugged his ears to drown out the music.
He plugged his ears with tissue paper to drown out the music.
He pressed his ear to the door, but heard nothing.
He waited in the darkness, his ears alert for the slightest sound.
He was always willing to lend an ear.
He was beaming from ear to ear.
He went home with the teacher's warning ringing in his ears.
Her ears listened expectantly.
His ears pricked up when he heard his name mentioned.
His sharp ears had picked up the uncertainty in her voice.
I have a few words for your ears alone.
I knew that my words were going in one ear and out the other.
I strained my ears to catch the conversation in the other room.
I'll keep my ears open for a second-hand bike for you.
I'm sorry for talking your ear off.
I've just had my ears pierced so I'm going to buy some earrings.
If news of the break-in reaches the boss's ears, we're in trouble.
If you suck a sweet as the plane takes off it stops your ears popping.
In the silence everyone seemed to be aware of listening ears.
It takes time to attune your ear to the local accent.
My heart was pounding in my ears.
She actually apologized. I couldn't believe my ears!
She always provided a sympathetic ear for students with problems.
She bent my ear about it for three days.
She couldn't see, but her ears told her that the guards had arrived.
She did not like the plan, as she made clear every time she found a receptive ear= sb willing to listen.
She did not like the scheme, as she made clear every time she found a receptive ear.
She has a tin ear for melody.
She nibbled on his ear.
She put her hands over her ears to block out what he was saying.
She put on her ear muffs and went out into the snow.
She stood outside the room, her ears straining to hear what they were saying.
She usually plays the guitar by ear, rather than reading the music.
Some of the words used in 18th-century writing sound strange to modern ears.
The dog pricked up its ears.
The explosion set my ears ringing and even made me jump a bit.
The horse lifted its head and flicked its ears.
The music was so loud I had to cover my ears.
The music was so loud that it hurt my ears.
The sound of the blast filled my ears.
The teacher turned a deaf ear to the boy's requests= ignored them.
The teacher turned a deaf ear to the boy's swearing.
The voices buzzing all around echoed in her ears.
Their complaints about the poor service fell on deaf ears.
This was the woman who had the ear of the President.
To the trained ear the calls of these birds sound quite different.
• When the notes are played so close together the ear hears no space between them.

• a rabbit with long floppy ears

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ear / ɪə r /   / ɪr / noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

A1 either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people or animals hear sounds, or the piece of skin and tissue outside the head connected to this organ:

The hearing in my left ear's not so good.

She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

→  See also aural

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ear / ɪə r /   / ɪr / noun [ C ] (PLANT PART)

the flower part of a plant like a grass, such as wheat, which later contains the grains that are used as food:

an ear of corn

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

ear

/ɪə(r)/
(ears)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds.
He whispered something in her ear...
I’m having my ears pierced.
N-COUNT

2.
If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well.
Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune...
An ear for foreign languages is advantageous.
N-SING: with supp, usu N for n

3.
Ear is often used to refer to people’s willingness to listen to what someone is saying.
What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear?...
They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.
N-COUNT: oft adj N

4.
The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains.
N-COUNT: usu pl

5.
If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR

6.
If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it.
I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears...
He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
PHRASE: V inflects

7.
If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying.
Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.
PHRASE: V inflects

8.
If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically.
They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can.
PHRASE: V inflects

9.
If you say that something goes in one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.
That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.
PHRASE: V inflects

10.
If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly. (INFORMAL)
We never objected. We’d have been out on our ears looking for another job if we had.
PHRASE: N inflects, v-link PHR

11.
If you play by ear or play a piece of music by ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music.
Neil played, by ear, the music he’d heard his older sister practicing.
PHRASE: V inflects

12.
If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
PHRASE: V inflects

13.
If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources.
He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, oft PHR in n

14.
music to your ears: see music
wet behind the ears: see wet

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1ear /ˈiɚ/ noun, pl ears
1 [count] : the part of the body that you hear with
• He was whispering something in her ear.
• a dog with floppy ears
pierced ears [=ears with earlobes that have been pierced for wearing earrings]
- see picture at face
2 [singular]
a : an ability to understand and appreciate something heard
• He has a good ear for music/languages.
b
- used to describe the way something sounds to you
• It sounds a little old-fashioned to my ear. [=it sounds old-fashioned to me]
3 [count] : attention that is shown or given by listening to what someone says
• Thanks for your ear. [=thanks for listening]
• When I told my story, my brother listened with only half an ear. [=did not listen closely]
✦To lend an ear or, in literary language, to lend someone your ears is to listen to what someone has to say.
• She's always willing to lend a sympathetic ear.
• “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (1599) -
all ears informal
- used to say that someone is listening very closely
• As I told the story, my daughter was all ears.
a word in someone's ear
- see 1word
bend someone's ear
- see 1bend
box someone's ears
- see 3box
can't believe your ears
- see believe
cock an/your ear
- see 2cock
ears are burning
✦If your ears are burning or you feel your ears burning, you have the feeling that other people are talking about you.
• (humorous) “We were talking about you last night.” “That explains why I felt my ears burning.”
ears pop
- see 1pop
fall on deaf ears : to fail to be heard : to be ignored
• Her pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears.
grin/smile from ear to ear : to smile widely : to have a big smile on your face
• He was grinning from ear to ear.
have someone's ear
✦If you have someone's ear you can talk and give advice to that person because you are trusted.
• an adviser who has the President's ear
in one ear and out the other : through someone's mind without being remembered or noticed
• Everything you say to him goes in one ear and out the other. [=he doesn't listen to or remember what you say]
out on your ear informal : forced out : thrown out
• If you're late to work again, you'll be out on your ear! [=you'll be fired]
play by ear
1
✦To play a song or a piece of music by ear is to play it after hearing it without looking at written music.
• He could play any tune by ear after hearing it only once.
2
✦To play it by ear is to do something without special preparation.
• I don't know how they'll react to our proposal, so we'll just have to play it by ear [=improvise, (informal) wing it] and hope for the best.
set (something) on its ear informal : to cause something to be in a state of great excitement or shock
• She set the racing world on its ear [=she surprised and shocked the racing world] by winning several major races.
• His early recordings set the jazz world on its ear. [=his recordings caused a sensation in the jazz world]
talk someone's ear off
- see 1talk
turn a deaf ear : to refuse to listen to what someone says
• The company president turned a deaf ear to my proposals.
up to your ears : deeply involved in something
• They are up to their ears in debt. [=they are deeply in debt]
• We're up to our ears in work. [=we are very busy]
wet behind the ears
- see 1wet

- compare 2ear

- eared /ˈiɚd/ adj
• a long-eared dog
- ear·less /ˈiɚləs/ adj

wash

wash [verb] (CLEAN)
US /wɑːʃ/ 
UK /wɒʃ/ 
Example: 

she washed her hands.

To clean something using water

wash - شستن
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

she washed her hands.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

 verb (washes, washing, washed )

1 to clean somebody, something or yourself with water:
Have you washed the car?
Wash your hands before you eat.
I washed and dressed quickly.

2 (used about water) to flow somewhere:
The waves washed over my feet.

wash somebody or something away (used about water) to move or carry somebody or something to another place:
The house was washed away by the river.

wash up

1 (British) to clean the plates, knives, forks, and pans after a meal:
I washed up after dinner.

2 (American) to wash your face and hands

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

wash

I. wash1 S1 W3 /wɒʃ $ wɒːʃ, wɑːʃ/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑wash, ↑washer, ↑washing; adjective: ↑washable, ↑unwashed; verb: ↑wash]
[Language: Old English; Origin: wascan]
1. WASH SOMETHING [transitive] to clean something using water and a type of soap:
This shirt needs washing.
It’s your turn to wash the dishes.
2. WASH YOURSELF [intransitive and transitive] to clean your body with soap and water:
Amy washed and went to bed.
She had a hot bath and washed her hair.
I’m just going to wash my hands.
wash yourself
When a cat has finished eating, it often washes itself.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say that someone has a wash (BrE) or washes up (AmE) rather than washes.
3. FLOW [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] if a river, sea etc washes somewhere, or if something carried by the river or sea is washed somewhere, it flows or moves there:
The waves washed against the shore.
The sea washed over her.
The young man was washed overboard (=pushed from a boat into the sea by the force of the water) in the storm.
The body was washed ashore (=brought to the shore by waves).
4. something doesn’t/won’t wash (with somebody) spoken used to say that you do not believe or accept someone’s explanation, reason, attitude etc:
I’m sorry but all his charm just doesn’t wash with me.
5. wash your hands of something to refuse to be responsible for something any more:
I’ve washed my hands of the whole affair.
6. wash your mouth out! spoken old-fashioned used to tell someone who has just sworn or said something rude that they should not have spoken that way
7. wash well to be easy to clean using soap and water:
Silk doesn’t wash well.
wash/air your dirty linen/laundry (in public) at ↑dirty1(7)
• • •
THESAURUS
wash to clean something with soap and water: Our car needs washing. | Make sure that you wash your hands.
do the washing British English, do the laundry American English to wash clothes that need to be washed: Did you do the laundry this morning? | I do the washing on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
do the washing up British English (also wash up British English), do the dishes American English to wash all the cups, plates, knives etc that you have used during a meal: If you do the cooking tonight, I’ll do the washing up. | Who’s going to do the dishes?
cleanse formal to make something completely clean, especially using a special substance: Carefully cleanse the cut to get rid of any grit or dirt.
rinse to wash something with water in order to remove soap or dirt: I’ll just rinse the lettuce under the tap.
scrub to make something very clean, using a stiff brush and water, or soap and water: Lou was on her knees, scrubbing the kitchen floor.
mop to wash a floor with a wet ↑mop (=special stick with thick threads on the end): A cleaner mopped the floor between the beds.
wash something ↔ away phrasal verb
1. if water washes something away, it carries it away with great force:
Floods in Bangladesh have washed hundreds of homes away.
2. to get rid of unhappy feelings, thoughts, or memories:
My anxiety was washed away.
wash something ↔ down phrasal verb
1. to clean something large using a lot of water:
Can you wash down the driveway?
2. to drink something with or after food or with medicine to help you swallow it
wash something ↔ down with
steak and chips washed down with red wine
wash off phrasal verb
1. wash something ↔ off to clean dirt, dust etc from the surface of something with water
2. if a substance washes off, you can remove it from the surface of something by washing:
Will this paint wash off?
wash out phrasal verb
1. wash something ↔ out to wash the inside of something quickly:
I’ll just wash out this vase for flowers.
2. if a substance washes out, you can remove it from a material by washing it:
a dye that won’t wash out
3. be washed out if an event is washed out, it cannot continue because of rain:
The summer fair was washed out by the English weather.
⇨ ↑washed-out, ↑washout
wash over somebody phrasal verb
1. if a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly:
A feeling of relief washed over her.
2. if you let something wash over you, you do not pay close attention to it:
She was content to let the conversation wash over her.
wash up phrasal verb
1. British English to wash plates, dishes, knives etc ⇨ ↑washing-up
2. American English to wash your hands:
Go wash up before dinner.
3. wash something ↔ up if waves wash something up, they carry it to the shore
wash something ↔ up on
His body was washed up on the beach the next morning. ⇨ ↑washed-up

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wash

wash [wash washes washed washing] verb, noun   [wɒʃ]    [wɑːʃ]    [wɔːʃ] 

 

verb
1. transitive to make sth/sb clean using water and usually soap
~ sth/sb These jeans need washing.
to wash the car
to wash your hands
Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.
~ sth from sth She washed the blood from his face.

~ sth/sb + adj. The beach had been washed clean by the tide.

2. intransitive, transitive (especially BrE) to make yourself clean using water and usually soap
• I washed and changed before going out.

~ yourself She was no longer able to wash herself.

3. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (of clothes, cloth, etc.) to be able to be washed without losing colour or being damaged

• This sweater washes well.

4. intransitive, transitive (of water) to flow or carry sth/sb in a particular direction
+ adv./prep. Water washed over the deck.
~ sth/sb + adv./prep. Pieces of the wreckage were washed ashore.
He was washed overboard by a huge wave.

Word Origin:
Old English wæscan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen, German waschen, also to water.  
Synonyms:
clean
wash rinse cleanse dry-clean
These words all mean to remove dirt from sth, especially by using water and/or soap.
cleanto remove dirt or dust from sth, especially by using water or chemicals: The villa is cleaned twice a week. Have you cleaned your teeth? This coat is filthy. I'll have it cleaned (= dry-cleaned).
washto remove dirt from sth using water and usually soap: He quickly washed his hands and face. These jeans need washing.
rinseto remove dirt, etc. from sth using clean water only, not soap; to remove the soap from sth with clean water after washing it: Make sure you rinse all the soap out.
cleanseto clean your skin or a wound.
dry-cleanto clean clothes using chemicals instead of water.
to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse sth in/with sth
to clean/wash/rinse sth from sth
to clean/wash/cleanse a wound
to clean/wash the car/floor
to wash/rinse your hair
to have sth cleaned/washed/dry-cleaned 
Example Bank:
Hands need to be washed regularly with hot water.
She gently washed and dressed the wound.
the smell of freshly washed hair
He always washes the car on Sundays.
He quickly washed his hands and face.
He washed his face.
If you wash the dishes, I'll dry.
She washed out the empty bottles.
Idioms: it will come out in the wash  something won't wash  wash your dirty linen in public  wash your hands of somebody

Derived: wash off  wash out  wash over somebody  wash somebody away  wash something down  wash something off  wash something out  wash something up  wash up 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

wash / wɒʃ /   / wɑːʃ / verb (CLEAN)

A1 [ T ] to clean something using water:

wash your hair/hands

wash the car/clothes/floor

These sheets need washing.

I'll wash the bottle out (= clean its inside) and use it again.

A1 [ I ] ( US also wash up ) to clean yourself, or a part of yourself, with water and usually soap:

I'd like to wash before dinner.

wash well

If a particular material or piece of clothing washes well, it is not damaged or spoiled by repeated washing.
 

wash / wɒʃ /   / wɑːʃ / verb (FLOW)

[ I usually + adv/prep ] literary If water washes somewhere, it flows there, usually repeatedly:

She stood on the shore and let the water wash over her tired feet.

wash sb/sth up/ashore/overboard (of the sea) to carry something or someone to or away from a place:

Overnight the sea had washed up a lot of rubbish.

More than 400 dead dolphins had been washed ashore.

A Spanish crew member had been washed overboard (= carried off a ship into the sea by the force of the water) in the storm.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

wash

/wɒʃ/
(washes, washing, washed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
If you wash something, you clean it using water and usually a substance such as soap or detergent.
He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour...
It took a long time to wash the mud out of his hair...
Rub down the door and wash off the dust before applying the varnish.
VERB: V n, V n prep, V n with adv

Wash is also a noun.
That coat could do with a wash...
The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes.
N-COUNT

2.
If you wash or if you wash part of your body, especially your hands and face, you clean part of your body using soap and water.
They looked as if they hadn’t washed in days...
She washed her face with cold water...
You are going to have your dinner, get washed, and go to bed.
VERB: V, V n, get V-ed

Wash is also a noun.
She had a wash and changed her clothes.
N-COUNT: usu a N in sing

3.
If a sea or river washes somewhere, it flows there gently. You can also say that something carried by a sea or river washes or is washed somewhere.
The sea washed against the shore...
The force of the water washed him back into the cave.
VERB: V prep/adv, V n with adv, also V n prep

4.
The wash of a boat is the wave that it causes on either side as it moves through the water.
...the wash from large ships.
N-SING: the N

5.
If a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly and cannot control it. (WRITTEN)
A wave of self-consciousness can wash over her when someone new enters the room...
VERB: V over/through n

6.
If you say that an excuse or idea will not wash, you mean that people will not accept or believe it. (INFORMAL)
He said her policies didn’t work and the excuses didn’t wash...
If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error.
VERB: usu with brd-neg, V, V with n

7.
see also washing

8.
If you say that something such as an item of clothing is in the wash, you mean that it is being washed, is waiting to be washed, or has just been washed and should therefore not be worn or used. (INFORMAL)
Your jeans are in the wash.
PHRASE: V inflects

9.
to wash your dirty linen in public: see dirty
to wash your hands of something: see hand

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1wash /ˈwɑːʃ/ verb wash·es; washed; wash·ing
1 : to clean (something) with water and usually soap

[+ obj]

wash clothes
wash the windows
wash your hair
• We have to wash the dishes.
• Did you wash your hands?
Wash [=rinse] the vegetables in the sink.

[no obj]

• Tell the kids to please wash [=to wash their hands, faces, etc.] before eating.
• That shirt washes well. [=that shirt can be washed easily and without being damaged]
2 a [+ obj] : to carry (something) by the movement of water
• The flooding washed sand and silt all over the area.
• A sailor was washed overboard [=knocked off the ship and into the water] during the storm.
• A lot of debris was washed ashore [=brought onto the shore by waves] during the storm.
• The house is in danger of being washed out to sea. [=being carried out to sea by the movement of the water]
b [no obj] : to be carried by the movement of water
• The pollution washes into rivers from nearby factories.
3 [no obj] : to move by flowing
• Water washed over the deck of the ship.
• Waves washed up onto the beach.
4 [no obj] informal : to be believable or acceptable - usually used in negative statements
• That story won't wash. [=that story is not believable]
• These claims won't wash. [=these are not believable claims]
• Blaming her poor grades on the teacher just doesn't wash. [=is not acceptable]
wash away [phrasal verb] wash (something) away or wash away (something)
1 : to carry (something) away by the movement of water
• The waves at high tide washed our beach towels away.
• The footprints in the sand were washed away.
• The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.
• Heavy rain washed away the grass seed.
2 : to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely
• Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.
wash down [phrasal verb] wash (something) down or wash down (something)
1 : to clean (something) with water
• We'll have to wash down the walls before we paint them.
2 : to drink something after eating (food)
• The kids washed down their cookies with milk.
wash off [phrasal verb]
1 wash (something) off or wash off (something) : to clean (something) by using water
Wash the mud off the bikes before you put them away.
2 : to be able to be removed or cleaned by washing
• This makeup washes off easily.
• Does that ink wash off?
wash out [phrasal verb]
1 : to be able to be removed or cleaned by washing
• The wine stain won't wash out.
2 wash (something) out or wash out (something)
a : to clean the inside of (something, such as a cup or pot) with water
• Just wash out the coffee cups before you go.
b : to damage or carry away (something) by the force of moving water
• The flooding river washed out the bridge.
• The flood washed out the road.
c : to cause (something, such as a sports event) to be stopped or canceled because of rain
• Rain washed out Friday's game.
• This weekend's game was washed out.
3 US informal : to fail to successfully complete a course of training because you do not have the necessary qualities, skills, or abilities
• This program is so tough, at least 30 percent of the students will wash out before the end of the first year.
- see also washout
wash over [phrasal verb] wash over (someone or something)
1 : to affect or be felt by (someone) thoroughly and deeply
• A deep sadness suddenly washed over me.
• I felt relief washing over me.
• Just close your eyes and let the music wash over you.
2 : to appear on (a person's face) suddenly
• A look of surprise washed over his face.
wash up [phrasal verb]
1 : to be carried by the movement of water to the shore
• Trash washed up on the beach after the storm.
2 US : to wash your hands, face, etc.
• It will just take me a minute to wash up and then we can go.
3 chiefly Brit : to wash the dishes after a meal
• I cooked dinner and he washed up afterwards.
wash your hands of : to say or decide that you will no longer deal with or be responsible for (someone or something) because you are angry, disgusted, etc. : to refuse to be involved with (something or someone) anymore
• I've tried to help them and they won't listen to me, so I'm washing my hands of the whole mess.

Brazil

Brazil [noun]
US /brəˈzɪl/ 
UK /brəˈzɪl/ 
Example: 

Pelé is from Brazil.

A country in South America, the largest country in South America

brazil - برزیل
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Brazil is the largest country in South America.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Brazil

I. Brazil /brəˈzɪl/ BrE AmE
a country in South America, the largest country in South America. Population: 191,800,000 (2007). Capital: Brasilia. The Brazilian ↑rainforest is a large and very important area of trees and plants.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Brazil

Brazil [Brazil]   [brəˈzɪl]    [brəˈzɪl]  noun singular

a country in South America

blender

blender [noun]
US /ˈblen.dɚ/ 
UK /ˈblen.dər/ 

An electric machine used in the kitchen for breaking down foods or making smooth liquid substances from soft foods and liquids

blender - مخلوط کن
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Combine the milk and eggs in a blender.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

blender

blender /ˈblendə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

an electric machine that you use to mix liquids and soft foods together SYN liquidizer British English

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blender

blend·er [blender blenders]   [ˈblendə(r)]    [ˈblendər]  (BrE also li·quid·izer) noun

an electric machine for mixing soft food or liquid

Combine the milk and eggs in a blender.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

blender / ˈblen.də r /   / -dɚ / noun [ C ]

an electric machine used in the kitchen for breaking down foods or making smooth liquid substances from soft foods and liquids

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

blender

/blendə(r)/
(blenders)

A blender is an electrical kitchen appliance used for mixing liquids and soft foods together or turning fruit or vegetables into liquid.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

blender

blend·er /ˈblɛndɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count] : an electric kitchen machine that is used to cut food and ice into very small pieces and to make soft foods (such as fruits) into a liquid - called also (Brit) liquidizer;

change

change [verb] (BECOME DIFFERENT)
US /tʃeɪndʒ/ 
UK /tʃeɪndʒ/ 
Example: 

She's just changed jobs .

to remove one set of clothes and put a different set on yourself or a young child, especially a baby, or to remove dirty sheets from a bed and put clean ones on it

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

He changes his clothes every day.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

verb (changes, changing, changed )

1 to become different:
She has changed a lot since the last time I saw her – she looks much older.
Water changes into ice when it gets very cold.

2 to make something different:
At this restaurant they change the menu every week.

3 to put or take something in place of another thing:
My new watch didn't work, so I took it back to the shop and changed it.
I went to the bank to change my euros into dollars.
Can you change a £5 note please? I need some pound coins.

4 (also get changed) to put on different clothes:
I need to change before I go out.
You need to get changed for football.

5 to get off a train or bus and get on another one:
I have to change trains at Kings Cross.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

change

I. change1 S1 W1 /tʃeɪndʒ/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: adjective: changeable, interchangeable, changed ≠ UNCHANGED, changing ≠ unchanging, changeless; noun: change, interchange, interchangeability; verb: change, interchange; adverb: interchangeably]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: changier, from Latin cambiare 'to exchange']
1. BECOME DIFFERENT/MAKE SOMETHING DIFFERENT [intransitive and transitive] to become different, or to make something become different:
Susan has changed a lot since I last saw her.
Changing your eating habits is the best way to lose weight.
The leaves on trees change colour in the autumn.
change (from something) to something
He changed from being a nice lad to being rude and unhelpful.
change into
The hissing sound gradually changed into a low hum.
change somebody/something into something
A witch had changed him into a mouse.
change something to something
Mueller changed his name to Miller when he became a U.S. citizen.
2. START DOING/USING SOMETHING DIFFERENT [intransitive and transitive] to stop doing or using one thing, and start doing or using something else instead SYN switch:
She changed jobs in May.
change (from something) to something
The company has recently changed to a more powerful computer system.
The ship changed course and headed south.
The company has had to change direction because of developments in technology.
Piper awkwardly tried to change the subject (=talk about something else).
3. REPLACE SOMETHING [transitive] to put or use something new or different in place of something else, especially because it is old, damaged, or broken:
Three boys were changing a tyre by the side of the road.
When I lost my keys, we had to change all the locks.
change something (from something) to something
The time of the meeting has been changed from 11 a.m. to 10:30.
How often do you change cars (=buy a new car and sell the old one)?
4. change your mind to change your decision, plan, or opinion about something:
Her father tried to get her to change her mind.
change your mind about
If you change your mind about the job, just give me a call.
5. change sides to leave one party, group etc and join an opposing party, group etc:
It’s quite rare for politicians to change sides.
6. CLOTHES
a) [intransitive and transitive] to take off your clothes and put on different ones:
Francis came in while Jay was changing.
Change your dress – that one looks dirty.
change into/out of
Sara changed into her swimsuit and ran out for a quick swim.
You’d better go and get changed.
b) [transitive] to put a clean ↑nappy on a baby, or to put clean clothes on a baby or small child:
I bathed him and changed his diaper.
Can you change the baby?
7. BED [transitive] to take the dirty ↑sheets off a bed and put on clean ones
8. EXCHANGE GOODS [transitive] British English
a) to take back to a shop something that you have bought and get something different instead, especially because there is something wrong with it SYN exchange American English
change something for something
I bought these gloves for my daughter, but they’re too large. Can I change them for a smaller size?
b) to give a customer something different instead of what they have bought, especially because there is something wrong with it SYN exchange American English:
I’m sure the shop will change them for you.
9. EXCHANGE MONEY [transitive]
a) to get smaller units of money that add up to the same value as a larger unit:
Can you change a £20 note?
b) to get money from one country for the same value of money from another country
change something into/for something
I want to change my dollars into pesos, please.
10. TRAINS/BUSES/AIRCRAFT [intransitive and transitive] to get off one train, bus, or aircraft and into another in order to continue your journey
change at
Passengers for Liverpool should change at Crewe.
change trains/buses/planes etc
I had to change planes in Denver.
all change! (=used to tell passengers to get off a train because it does not go any further)
11. change hands if property changes hands, it starts to belong to someone else:
The house has changed hands three times in the last two years.
12. change places (with somebody)
a) to give someone your place and take their place:
Would you mind changing places with me so I can sit next to my friend?
b) to take someone else’s social position or situation in life instead of yours:
She may be rich, but I wouldn’t want to change places with her.
13. GEAR [intransitive and transitive] to put the engine of a vehicle into a higher or lower ↑gear in order to go faster or slower
change (into/out of) gear
Change into second gear as you approach the corner.
change up/down British English:
Change down before you get to the hill.
14. change your tune informal to start expressing a different attitude and reacting in a different way, after something has happened:
The question is, will the president change his tune on taxes?
15. WIND [intransitive] if the wind changes, it starts to blow in a different direction
16. change your spots to change your character completely:
US business has changed its spots in recent years.
chop and change at ↑chop1(3)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adverbs
dramatically/drastically/radically (=a lot) People’s work environment has changed dramatically in the past twenty years.
completely His life had completely changed since he met Anya.
considerably He has changed considerably in four years.
significantly The legal system has changed significantly since the rule was established.
fundamentally The political situation has fundamentally changed.
rapidly/quickly The market for phones is changing rapidly.
slowly/gradually Things are gradually changing.
change overnight (=very quickly) Old habits cannot be changed overnight.
■ nouns
changing circumstances/conditions The human brain adapts quickly to changing conditions.
changing attitudes Changing attitudes cause traditional ways of life to disappear.
the changing role of somebody the changing role of women in society
changing patterns of work/behaviour etc Changing patterns of work mean that more people are able to work from home.
a changing environment In order to survive, you must adapt to a changing environment.
a changing world Children are growing up in a changing world.
changing times (=a period of time when a lot is changing) We live in changing times.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ to change something
change to make someone or something different: Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do to change the situation. | Being at college has changed her – she’s much more confident now.
alter especially written tochange something so that it is better or more suitable: You can alter the colour and size of the image using a remote control. | Can we alter the date of the meeting?
adapt to change something slightly in order to improve it or make it more suitable: How much would it cost to adapt the existing equipment? | You can adapt the recipe to suit your own requirements.
adjust to make small changes in the position or level of something in order to improve it or make it more suitable: How do you adjust the volume on the television? | He adjusted his tie in the mirror.
modify especially written to make small changes to something such as a piece of equipment, a set of ideas, or a way of behaving in order to improve it or use it in a different way: He’s modified his opinions since then. | a modified version of the original program.
reform to change a law, system, organization etc so that it is fairer or more effective: plans to reform the tax system | Health care needs to be completely reformed.
revise to change a plan, idea, law etc because of new information and ideas: In July, China revised the rules for foreign investment. | The findings could force the scientists to revise their ideas about climate change.
reorganize to change the way that a system or organization works: We’ve had to reorganize our database | During the 1980s, the government reorganized the civil service.
restructure to make big changes to the way something is organized, especially a large political or economic system or a big company, in order to make it more effective: The company has been restructured from top to bottom.
■ to change something completely
transform to change something completely, especially so that it is much better: Well, you’ve certainly transformed this place – it looks great! | Putin transformed the Russian economy.
revolutionize to completely and permanently change the way people do something or think about something, especially because of a new idea or invention: Computers have revolutionized the way we work. | This important discovery revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
■ to change something in order to deceive people
distort to explain facts, statements etc in a way that makes them seem different from what they really are: The judge said that she had deliberately tried to distort the facts. | Don’t try to distort the truth.
twist to dishonestly change the meaning of a piece of information or of something that someone has said, in order to get an advantage for yourself or to support your own opinion: He accused reporters of twisting his words. | In her article she twisted the meaning of what I said.
misrepresent to give people a wrong idea about someone or their opinions, by what you write or say: I hope I have not misrepresented her opinion. | He’s taking legal action to stop the film, claiming it grossly misrepresents him.
change something ↔ around phrasal verb
to move things into different positions:
When we’d changed the furniture around, the room looked bigger.
change over phrasal verb
to stop doing or using one thing and start doing or using another ⇨ changeover:
Complete all the exercises on one leg, then change over.
change over to
We hope to change over to the new software by next month.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

change

 

 

change [change changes changed changing] verb, noun   [tʃeɪndʒ]    [tʃeɪndʒ] 

 

verb  

 

 

BECOME/MAKE DIFFERENT
1. intransitive to become different
Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school.
• changing attitudes towards education

• Her life changed completely when she won the lottery.

2. transitive ~ sb/sth to make sb/sth different
• Fame hasn't really changed him.

• Computers have changed the way people work.

3. intransitive, transitive to pass or make sb/sth pass from one state or form into another
Wait for the traffic lights to change.
~ (from A) to/into B The lights changed from red to green.
• Caterpillars change into butterflies.

~ sb/sth (from A) to/into B With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince.

4. transitive ~ sth to stop having one state, position or direction and start having another
Leaves change colour in autumn.
• The wind has changed direction.

• Our ship changed course.  

 

 

REPLACE

5. transitive to replace one thing, person, service, etc. with sth new or different
~ sb/sth I want to change my doctor.
That back tyre needs changing.
~ sb/sth (for sb/sth) We change our car every two years.
We changed the car for a bigger one.
~ sth (to sth) Marie changed her name when she got married.

• She changed her name to his.  

 

 

EXCHANGE

6. transitive (used with a plural object) to exchange positions, places, etc. with sb else, so that you have what they have, and they have what you have
~ sth At half-time the teams change ends.
• Can we change seats?

~ sth with sb Can I change seats with you?  

 

 

CLOTHES

7. intransitive, transitive to put on different or clean clothes
I went into the bedroom to change.
~ into sth She changed into her swimsuit.
~ out of sth You need to change out of those wet things.
~ sth (especially NAmE) I didn't have time to change clothes before the party.

(especially BrE) I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on).  

 

 

BABY

8. transitive ~ sb/sth to put clean clothes or a clean nappy / diaper on a baby
She can't even change a nappy.
• The baby needs changing.

• There are baby changing facilities in all our stores.  

 

 

BED

9. transitive ~ sth to put clean sheets, etc. on a bed
• to change the sheets

• Could you help me change the bed?  

 

 

MONEY

10. transitive to exchange money into the money of another country
~ sth Where can I change my traveller's cheques?

~ sth into sth to change dollars into yen

11. transitive to exchange money for the same amount in different coins or notes
~ sth Can you change a £20 note?

~ sth for/into sth to change a dollar bill for four quarters  

 

 

GOODS

12. transitive ~ sth (for sth) (BrE) to exchange sth that you have bought for sth else, especially because there is sth wrong with it; to give a customer a new item because there is sth wrong with the one they have bought
• This shirt I bought's too small— I'll have to change it for a bigger one.

• Of course we'll change it for a larger size, Madam.  

 

 

BUS/TRAIN/PLANE

13. intransitive, transitive to go from one bus, train, etc. to another in order to continue a journey
Where do I have to change?
Change at Reading (for London).
~ sth I stopped in Moscow only to change planes.
see also  unchanging 
more at chop and change at  chop  v., a leopard cannot change its spots at  leopard, change/swap places at  place  n.
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French change (noun), changer (verb), from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’, probably of Celtic origin.  
Thesaurus:
change verb
1. I
Rick hasn't changed much in 20 years.
altervaryalternatefluctuate|especially journalism shiftswing
change/shift/swing from sth to sth
vary/alternate/fluctuate/swing between A and B
change/alter/vary/fluctuate/shift/swing dramatically/sharply
Change or alter? Alter is often used when sth has changed only slightly; change is more frequent and has a much wider range, often suggesting a complete change to sth important, or sth which is in the process of changing:
Her life changed completely when she won the lottery.
 ¤ Her life altered completely.:
changing attitudes to education
 ¤ altering attitudes to education
2. T
IT has changed the way people work.
alteradaptshiftvaryadjustrevisetailormodifyamend
change/alter/adapt/adjust/revise/modify your ideas
change/alter/shift/adjust/revise/modify your/sb's attitude/opinion
change/alter/shift/vary the emphasis
change/alter/adapt/revise/modify/amend a text
Change or alter? Alter is often used when sth does not change
It doesn't alter the way I feel.
Change has a much wider range of uses, including particular collocations such as change your mind, change your name and change the subject.
3. I, T
Caterpillars change into butterflies.
turntransformconverttranslate|formal metamorphose|biology evolvemutate
change/turn/transform sth/convert/metamorphose/evolve/mutate from sth into sth
change/turn/transform sth/convert/evolve/mutate rapidly (into sth)
change/turn/transform sth/convert/evolve quickly/slowly/gradually (into sth)
Change or turn? Change is only used in cases where sth occurs naturally, automatically or by magic. Turn can also be used when people use their effort or skill to change one thing or situation into sth different, or when circumstances change a situation:
There are plans to turn the old station into a hotel.
 ¤ There are plans to change the old station into a hotel.:
A minor disagreement turned into a major crisis.
 ¤ A minor disagreement changed into a major crisis.
4. T
Can I change seats with you?
exchangeswap/swopswitchreplacesubstitutereversebarter|especially AmE journalism trade
change/exchange/swap/switch/substitute/barter/trade A for B
change/exchange/swap/trade places
change/replace a battery/bulb/fuse/tyre/wheel
5. T (especially spoken)
Where can I change my traveller's cheques?
exchangecashcash sth in
change/cash traveller's cheques
change/exchange your currency/pounds/dollars into pounds/dollars/the local currency  
Example Bank:
Attitudes to marriage are changing fast.
Caracas changed from a small town into a busy city.
Her voice changed subtly.
His anger changed to sadness.
Jane has changed a lot since she went to college.
Our way of life has changed dramatically over the last ten years.
Technology has forever changed the way businesses operate.
The language is changing all the time.
The place had changed out of all recognition.
The town has actually changed very little in the last hundred years.
Don't keep changing the subject.
Fame hasn't really changed him.
I didn't change my name when I got married.
I didn't have time to change clothes before the party.
Information technology has changed the way people work.
It can be hard to get people to change their habits.
Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school.
The fruit changes colour as it ripens.
The storekeeper changed my dollar bill for four quarters.
This incident changed the whole course of events.
We examined changing attitudes towards education.
We needed to change our dollars into the local currency.
What made you change your mind?
Where can I change my traveller's cheques?
With a wave of her wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince.
Idioms: change for the worse  change hands  change horses in midstream  change of heart  change of mind  change your mind  change your tune  change your ways  get no change out of somebody

Derived: change back  change down  change over  change something back  change something round  change up 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

change / tʃeɪndʒ / verb (BECOME DIFFERENT)

A1 [ T ] to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type:

She's just changed jobs .

Let's change the subject (= talk about something different) .

A2 [ I or T ] to make or become different:

I almost didn't recognize her - she'd changed so much.

That was 20 years ago and things have changed since then.

Nothing changes, does it - I've been away two years and the office still looks exactly the same.

People have changed their diets a lot over the past few years.

I'm going to change my hairstyle.

B1 [ I or T ] to take something you have bought back to a shop and exchange it for something else:

I had to change those trousers I bought for (= take them back to the shop in order to get) a bigger pair.

change your mind B1 to form a new opinion or make a new decision about something that is different from your old one:

If you change your mind about coming tonight, just give me a call.

When I first met him I didn't like him but I've changed my mind.

change for the better to improve:

Her attitude has definitely changed for the better since she started this new job.

change places to be in someone else's situation:

I wouldn't change places with him for the world!

change your ways to improve the bad parts of your behaviour:

If he wants to carry on living here, he's going to have to change his ways and learn to be a bit more tidy.

 

change / tʃeɪndʒ / verb [ I or T ] (TRANSPORT)

A2 to get off a train, bus, etc. and catch another in order to continue a journey:

I had to change (trains) twice to get there.

Change at Peterborough for York.

 

change / tʃeɪndʒ / verb [ T ] (MONEY)

A2 to get or give money in exchange for money, either because you want it in smaller units, or because you want the same value in foreign money:

Could you change a £10 note ( for two fives), please?

Could you change a £5 note for me?

I need to change my dollars for/into English money.

 

change / tʃeɪndʒ / verb [ I or T ] (CLOTHES/BEDS)

A2 to remove one set of clothes and put a different set on yourself or a young child, especially a baby, or to remove dirty sheets from a bed and put clean ones on it:

You don't need to change - you look great as you are.

I'll just change into (= get dressed in) something a bit smarter.

Give me five minutes to change out of (= remove) my work clothes and I'll come out with you.

How often do you think he changes his shirt?

Could you change the baby (= the baby's nappy) ?

I've changed the sheets /the bed (= the sheets on the bed) in the guest room.

 

change / tʃeɪndʒ / verb [ I ] (WIND/SEA)

When the wind or the tide (= the rise and fall of the sea) changes, it starts to move in a different direction:

The tide is starting to change.

 

change / tʃeɪndʒ / verb [ I or T ] ( US usually shift ) (SPEED)

to put a vehicle into a different gear, usually in order to change the speed at which it is moving:

to change gear

I changed into fourth (gear).

UK Change down to go round the corner.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

change

[tʃe͟ɪnʤ]
 
 changes, changing, changed

 1) N-VAR: usu with supp If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
 → See also sea change
  The ambassador appealed for a change in US policy...
  What is needed is a change of attitude on the part of architects...
  There are going to have to be some drastic changes...
  In Zaire political change is on its way...
  1998 was an important year for everyone: a time of change.
 2) N-SING (approval) If you say that something is a change or makes a change, you mean that it is enjoyable because it is different from what you are used to.
  It is a complex system, but it certainly makes a change...
  You're feeling the call of the new and could do with a change.
 3) VERB If you change from one thing toanother, you stop using or doing the first one and start using or doing the second.
  [V to n] His physician modified the dosage but did not change to a different medication...
  [V n -ing/n to n] He changed from voting against to abstaining.
 4) V-ERG When something changes or when you change it, it becomes different.
  We are trying to detect and understand how the climates change...
  [V from n to n] In the union office, the mood gradually changed from resignation to rage...
  [V into n] She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman...
  [V n] They should change the law to make it illegal to own replica weapons...
  [V n] Trees are changing colour earlier than last year...
  [V-ed] He is a changed man since you left...
  [V-ing] A changing world has put pressures on the corporation. [Also V n into n]
  Syn:
  alter
 5) VERB To change something means to replace it with something new or different.
  [V n] I paid ₤80 to have my car radio fixed and I bet all they did was change a fuse...
  [V n] If you want to change your doctor there are two ways of doing it.
 N-COUNT: oft a N of n
 Change is also a noun. A change of leadership alone will not be enough.
 6) VERB When you change your clothes or change, you take some or all of your clothes off and put on different ones.
  [V n] Ben had merely changed his shirt...
  They had allowed her to shower and change...
  [V into/out of n] I changed into a tracksuit...
  [get V-ed] I've got to get changed first. I've got to put my uniform on.
 7) N-COUNT: N of n A change of clothes is an extra set of clothes that you take with you when you go to stay somewhere or to take part in an activity.
  He stuffed a bag with a few changes of clothing.
 8) VERB When you change a bed or change the sheets, you take off the dirty sheets and put on clean ones.
  [V n] After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly...
  [V n] I changed the sheets on your bed today.
 9) VERB When you change a baby or change its nappy or diaper, you take off the dirty one and put on a clean one.
  [V n] She criticizes me for the way I feed or change him...
  [V-ed] He needs his nappy changed.
 10) VERB When you change buses, trains, or planes or change, you get off one bus, train, or plane and get on to another in order to continue your journey.
  [V n] At Glasgow I changed trains for Greenock...
  We were turned off the train at Hanover, where we had to change.
 11) VERB When you change gear or change into another gear, you move the gear lever on a car, bicycle, or other vehicle in order to use a different gear. [BRIT]
  [V n] There were other sounds: a dog barking, a lorry changing gear...
  [V prep] He looked up into the mirror as he changed through his gears.(in AM, use shift)
 12) N-UNCOUNT Your change is the money that you receive when you pay for something with more money than it costs because you do not have exactly the right amount of money.
  `There's your change.' - `Thanks very much.'...
  They told the shopkeeper to keep the change.
 13) N-UNCOUNT Change is coins, rather than paper money.
 → See also small change
  Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change...
  The man in the store won't give him change for the phone unless he buys something.
 14) N-UNCOUNT: usu N for n If you have change for larger notes, bills, or coins, you have the same value in smaller notes, bills, or coins, which you can give to someone in exchange.
  The courier had change for a ₤10 note.
  ●
  PHRASE If you make change, you give someone smaller notes, bills, or coins, in exchange for the same value of larger ones. [AM]
 15) VERB When you change money, you exchange it for the same amount of money in a different currency, or in smaller notes, bills, or coins.
  [V n] You can expect to pay the bank a fee of around 1% to 2% every time you change money...
  [V n into n] If you travel frequently, find an agency that will change one foreign currency directly into another.
 16) PHRASE: PHR with cl If you say that you are doing something or something is happening for a change, you mean that you do not usually do it or it does not usually happen, and you are happy to be doing it or that it is happening.
  Now let me ask you a question, for a change...
  Liz settled back in her seat, comfortably relaxed, enjoying being driven for a change.
  Syn:
  for once
 17) to change for the bettersee better
 to change handssee hand
 a change of heartsee heart
 to change your mindsee mind
 to change placessee place
 to ring the changessee ring
 to change the subjectsee subject
 to change tacksee tack
 to change your tunesee tune
 to change for the worsesee worse
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - change down
  - change over
  - change up

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1change /ˈʧeɪnʤ/ verb chang·es; changed; chang·ing
1 a [no obj] : to become different
• Her mood changes every hour.
• He's changed in appearance. = His appearance has changed.
• The leaves change (in color) from green to red in the fall.
• The cars were stopped, waiting for the light/lights to change (from red to green).
• My, how you've changed!
• He changed from an optimist to/into a pessimist.
• The town has changed little in recent years.
• the changing times
• the ever-changing [=constantly changing] fashions of teenagers
b [+ obj] : to make (someone or something) different
• These events have changed me in my attitude to/toward life.
• He's changed his appearance with a new haircut. = His new haircut has changed his appearance.
• You can't change human nature.
• Life changed him from an optimist into a pessimist.
• The leaves change color from green to red in the fall.
- sometimes + up in informal U.S. English
• She changed up her daily routine.
• We need to change things up a little.
c [no obj] : to become something else - usually + to or into
• Winter changed to/into spring.
• The magician made the rope change into a ribbon and then change back into a rope.
2 a : to replace one thing or person with another

[+ obj]

• She changed her name when she got married.
• We'll have a better view if we change our seats for better ones. [=if we move to better seats]
• Could you change my appointment (from Monday) to Friday?
change a record/CD
• France has changed its monetary unit from the franc to the euro.
• She's thinking about changing jobs/dentists. [=about leaving her current job/dentist and going to a new one]
change the channel on the TV
change a (flat) tire [=replace a flat tire with one that is not flat]
• Let's change the subject. [=let's talk about a different subject]
• I've changed my opinion/views on that subject. [=my opinion on that subject is different now from what it was before]
• The police did not believe her because she had changed her story. [=she said something different from what she had said before]

[no obj]

• While watching TV, he would constantly change from one channel to another.
• France has changed from the franc to the euro.
• The U.S. has been slow to change to the metric system.
b : to move from one position, place, etc., to another

[+ obj]

• Mary changed [=exchanged, switched] places/seats with John. = John and Mary changed places/seats (with each other).
• He may be rich and famous but I wouldn't change places with him for anything in the world.
• He was opposed to the project at first, but then he changed sides and voted in favor of it.

[no obj]

• Neither of them liked his seat so they changed with each other.
3 [+ obj]
a : to exchange one kind of money for another kind
change money from dollars into pounds = change dollars into/for pounds
b : to exchange a larger bill for an equal amount in smaller bills or coins
• I need to change [=break] a $10 bill: can you give me a five and five ones?
4 a : to put on different clothes

[no obj]

• Let me change out of this suit into something more comfortable.
• Do they still change (to more formal clothes) for dinner?
• I'll need a few minutes to change before we go out.

[+ obj]

• I'll need a few minutes to change my clothes before we go out.
b [+ obj] : to put clean clothes on (a baby)
change a baby = change a baby's diaper [=remove a baby's dirty diaper and replace it with a clean one]
c [+ obj] : to put a fresh covering on (a bed)
change a bed = change the sheets on a bed [=remove dirty sheets from a bed and replace them with clean ones]
5 : to move from one plane, train, etc., to another in order to continue a journey

[+ obj]

• We'll have to change planes in Chicago. [=we'll have to get on another plane in Chicago]

[no obj]

• On the bus trip he had to change twice.
change around or Brit change round [phrasal verb] change (something) around/round or change around/round (something) : to change the order or positions of the parts of (something)
• When I got back everything in my office had been changed around.
• The schedule has been changed around a little.
change down [phrasal verb] Brit : to change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle : downshift
Change down to go uphill.
change gear/gears
- see 1gear
change hands : to go from one owner to another
• The property has changed hands many times in recent decades. [=the property has been sold many times]
• The restaurant recently changed hands. [=the restaurant was recently bought by a new owner]
change horses in midstream
- see 1horse
change over [phrasal verb] change over or change (something) over or change over (something) : to go from one system, method, etc., to another or to change (one system, method, etc.) to another
• It will take a week to change over from the old computer network to the new one.
• It will take a week to change the old computer network over to the new one.
- see also changeover
change someone's/your mind
- see 1mind
change up [phrasal verb] Brit : to change to a higher gear in a motor vehicle : upshift
Change up on the highway.
- see also 1change 1b (above)
change your tune
- see 1tune
change your ways
- see 1way
- chang·er noun, pl -ers [count]
• a CD changer
• a money changer

wait

wait [verb]
US /weɪt/ 
UK /weɪt/ 
Example: 

The dentist kept me waiting for ages.

to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Don't go, wait for me, too!

Oxford Essential Dictionary

 verb (waits, waiting, waited)
to stay in one place until something happens or until somebody or something comes:
If I'm late, please wait for me.
Have you been waiting long?
The doctor kept me waiting (= made me wait) for half an hour.

can't wait used when somebody is very excited about something that is going to happen:
I can't wait to see you again!

wait and see to be patient and find out later:
'What are we having for dinner?' 'Wait and see!'

wait up to not go to bed until somebody comes home:
I'll be home late tonight so don't wait up for me.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

wait

I. wait1 S1 W1 /weɪt/ BrE AmE verb
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old North French; Origin: waitier 'to watch']
1. NOT GO/START SOMETHING [intransitive] to stay somewhere or not do something until something else happens, someone arrives etc:
Hurry up! Everyone’s waiting.
Would you mind waiting outside?
wait for
a queue of people waiting for a bus
Wait for me!
wait for somebody/something to do something
She paused, waiting for Myles to say something.
I sat waiting patiently for the wedding to end.
wait until/till
I’ll wait till you come back.
wait (for) three hours/two weeks etc
Can you wait for five minutes?
We’ve been waiting ages.
wait to do something
Are you waiting to use the phone?
keep somebody waiting (=make someone wait, especially by arriving late)
I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.
► Do not say that you ‘are waiting’ someone or something. Say that you are waiting for someone or something.
2. SOMETHING HAS NOT HAPPENED [intransitive] if you are waiting for something that you expect or hope will happen or arrive, it has not happened or arrived yet:
‘Have you heard about the job?’ ‘No, I’m still waiting.’
wait for
I’m still waiting for my results.
wait for somebody/something to do something
I’m waiting for him to realize how stupid he’s been.
3. wait a minute/second/moment etc spoken
a) used to ask someone not to leave or start doing something immediately:
Wait a second, I’ll get my coat and come with you.
Wait a moment, just let me think.
b) used to interrupt someone, especially because you do not agree with what they are saying:
Wait a minute! That’s not what we agreed!
c) used when you suddenly think of, remember, or notice something:
Wait a minute, I’ve got a better idea.
4. somebody can’t wait/can hardly wait spoken
a) used to emphasize that someone is very excited about something and is eager for it to happen:
We’re going to Australia on Saturday – I can’t wait!
can’t wait to do something
I can’t wait to tell Gloria the good news.
Laura could hardly wait to see the twins again.
somebody can’t wait/can hardly wait for
I can’t wait for the summer.
b) used humorously to say that something seems likely to be very boring:
A lecture on transformational grammar? I can hardly wait!
5. something can/can’t wait spoken if something can wait, it is not very urgent. If something can’t wait, it is very urgent:
Go home. The report can wait till tomorrow.
6. wait and see spoken used to say that someone should be patient because they will find out about something later:
‘What’s for dinner?’ ‘Wait and see.’
We will just have to wait and see how things develop.
7. wait until/till ... spoken used when you are excited about telling or showing someone something:
Wait till you see Gaby’s new house!
8. be waiting (for somebody) if something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, collect etc:
There’ll be a rental car waiting for you at the airport.
Come round at eight and I’ll have dinner waiting.
9. wait your turn to stay calm until it is your turn to do something, instead of trying to move ahead of other people:
I’ve got two hands and there are three of you. So you’ll have to wait your turn!
10. something is (well) worth waiting for spoken used to say that something is very good, even though it takes a long time to come:
Their new album was worth waiting for.
11. (just) you wait spoken
a) British English used to warn or threaten someone:
I’ll get you back for what you’ve done, just you wait.
b) used to tell someone you are sure something will happen:
It’ll be a huge success. Just you wait.
12. what are you waiting for? spoken used to tell someone to do something immediately:
Well, what are you waiting for? Go and apologize.
13. what are we waiting for? spoken used to say in a cheerful way that you think everyone should start doing something immediately:
What are we waiting for? Let’s go eat.
14. wait for it British English spoken
a) used just before you tell someone something that is funny or surprising:
His name was – wait for it – Mr Bacon.
b) used to tell someone not to do something until the correct time because they seem very impatient to do it now
15. be waiting in the wings to be ready to do something if it is necessary or if a suitable time comes:
Other firms are waiting in the wings, ready to step in and make an offer should the current deal fall through.
16. wait tables American English to work in a restaurant serving food and drink to people at their tables:
I spent the summer waiting tables.
17. (play) a/the waiting game if you play a waiting game, you try to gain an advantage for yourself in a particular situation by deliberately doing nothing until you have seen what other people do
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adverbs
wait two hours/ten minutes etc William waited an hour for his sister to arrive.
wait long (=wait a long time – used especially in questions or negative sentences) She did not have to wait long for a train.
wait ages informal especially British English (=wait a long time) I had to wait ages for a bus.
patiently They patiently waited for the rain to stop.
impatiently He waited impatiently for a reply.
anxiously All his friends were waiting anxiously for their exam results.
wait expectantly (=hoping that something good or exciting will happen soon) He took out his camera and waited expectantly.
■ phrases
keep somebody waiting He kept us waiting for half an hour.
wait with bated breath (=while feeling very anxious or excited) She waited with bated breath to see what he would say.
wait in vain (=wait for something that never happens) They waited in vain for their son to come home.
• • •
THESAURUS
wait to stay somewhere or not do something until something else happens, someone arrives etc: I’ll wait here while you call him. | He said he was waiting for a friend.
hang around (also hang about British English) informal to wait in a place not doing anything, especially so that you are wasting time: They kept us hanging around for hours at the hospital.
hold on/hang on to wait because you are hoping that something will happen: The captain decided it was best to hold on and wait for the other ship to arrive. | We hung on until the very last moment.
can you hold on/hang on? spoken used when telling someone to wait: Can you hang on a minute? I just want to finish this email.
stand by/be on standby to wait and be ready to do something if needed – used especially about soldiers, police, medical teams etc: The army are standing by. | Emergency services were on standby after someone called to say there was a bomb in the city centre.
await formal to wait for something – used about something that you know will happen or arrive: I will await your reply (=in a formal letter). | In February, nearly 200,000 prisoners were awaiting trial. | The soldiers awaited the order to advance.
wait around (also wait about British English) phrasal verb
to stay in the same place and do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen, someone to arrive etc:
Movie-making involves acting for ten minutes and then waiting around for two hours.
We’d better be going. We can’t wait about like this any longer.
wait behind phrasal verb British English
to stay somewhere after other people have left:
She waited behind to help Debbie with the clearing up.
wait in phrasal verb British English
to stay at home and wait there for someone to arrive:
I have to wait in for the repair man.
wait on somebody/something phrasal verb
1. to serve food and drink to someone at their table, especially in a restaurant
2. to wait for a particular event, piece of information etc, especially before doing something or making a decision:
We’re waiting on the blood test results.
3. wait on somebody hand and foot to do everything for someone while they do nothing – used to show disapproval:
His wife waits on him hand and foot.
wait something ↔ out phrasal verb
if you wait out an event, period, or time, especially an unpleasant one, you wait for it to finish:
Let’s find a place where we can wait out the storm.
wait up phrasal verb
1. to wait for someone to return before you go to bed
wait up for
Don’t wait up for me; I may be late.
2. Wait up! American English used to tell someone to stop, so that you can talk to them or go with them:
‘Wait up!’ he called.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wait

 

 

wait [wait waits waited waiting] verb, noun   [weɪt]    [weɪt] 

 

verb
1. intransitive, transitive to stay where you are or delay doing sth until sb/sth comes or sth happens
She rang the bell and waited.
The President agreed to speak to the waiting journalists.
+ adv./prep. Have you been waiting long?
I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.
I'll wait outside until the meeting's over.
~ for sb/sth Wait for me!
~ for sb/sth to do sth We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out.
~ to do sth Hurry up! We're waiting to go.

~ your turn You'll just have to wait your turn (= wait until your turn comes).

2. intransitive, transitive to hope or watch for sth to happen, especially for a long time
~ (for sth) Leeds United had waited for success for eighteen years.
This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for.
~ for sb/sth to do sth He's waiting for me to make a mistake.

~ your chance I waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking.

3. be waiting intransitive (of things) to be ready for sb to have or use
~ (for sb) There's a letter waiting for you at home.

~ to do sth The hotel had a taxi waiting to collect us.

4. intransitive to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent
I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow.
I'm afraid this can't wait. It's very important.
more at wait for the dust to settle at  dust  n., (waiting) in the wings at  wing  n.
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Northern French waitier, of Germanic origin; related to the verb wake. Early senses included ‘lie in wait (for)’, ‘observe carefully’, and ‘be watchful’.  
Example Bank:
He waited patiently while she got ready.
Hey! Wait a minute! I'll come with you!
I can hardly wait for my holiday!
I can't wait to see their new baby.
I could hardly wait for the weekend.
I had to wait in line at the bank.
I waited with bated breath for what would happen next.
I'm waiting for a bus.
She had to wait a long time for the right man to come along.
Their parents waited anxiously for news.
They waited in vain for a response.
We can't wait forever.
We simply cannot afford to wait any longer.
We'll have to wait until it stops raining.
We'll wait and see what the weather's like before we make a decision.
You might have to wait a while before you get an answer.
You'll have to wait until you're older.
You'll have to wait your turn. These people all come before you.
You'll just have to wait and see what you present is.
He's waiting for me to make a mistake.
Hurry up! We're waiting to go.
I'll wait outside until the meeting's over.
I'm afraid this can't wait. It's very important.
I've been waiting (for) twenty minutes.
I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow.
The team had waited for success for eighteen years.
This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for.
We're waiting for the rain to stop before we go out.
You'll just have to wait your turn.
Idioms: I/they can't wait hardly wait  a disaster waiting to happen  keep somebody waiting  wait a minute  wait and see  wait at table  wait for it  wait on somebody hand and foot  wait tables  wait till  what are we waiting for?  what are you waiting for?  you wait

Derived: wait about  wait behind  wait in  wait on somebody  wait something out  wait up 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

wait / weɪt / verb [ I ]

A1 to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something:

I waited for her in the corridor, while she went in to see the doctor.

The dentist kept me waiting for ages.

[ + to infinitive ] There were a lot of people waiting to use the phone.

to be done or to happen at a later time:

The meeting will have to wait until tomorrow, because I'm too busy now.

The paperwork can't wait until tomorrow (= is urgent and must be done now) .

no waiting UK ( US no standing ) used on signs to mean vehicles are not allowed to park, even for short periods of time:

The sign by the side of the road said 'no waiting'.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

wait

[we͟ɪt]
 
 waits, waiting, waited

 1) VERB: no passive When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.
  [V for n] I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus...
  [V for n to-inf] Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen...
  [V to-inf] I waited to see how she responded...
  Angus got out of the car to wait...
  [V n] We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success...
  [V-ing] He told waiting journalists that he did not expect a referendum to be held for several months. [Also V n for n]
  Derived words:
  waiting N-UNCOUNT The waiting became almost unbearable.
 2) N-COUNT: usu sing A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something.
  ...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result.
 3) VERB: usu cont If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do.
  [V for n] There'll be a car waiting for you...
  [have n V-ing for n] When we came home we had a meal waiting for us...
  [V to-inf] Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard...
  [V to-inf] Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded...
  [have n V-ing to-inf] He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train...
  [have n V-ing] The President had his plane waiting, 20 minutes' drive away. [Also V]
 4) VERB: no cont If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later.
  I want to talk to you, but it can wait...
  Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.
 5) VERB: only imper You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them.
  [V until cl/n] If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book...
  As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait.
 6) VERB: only imper Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute, wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something. [SPOKEN]
  [V n] `Wait a minute!' he broke in. `This is not giving her a fair hearing!'
  Syn:
  hold on, hang on
 7) VERB If an employee waits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want.
  [V on n] There were plenty of servants to wait on her...
  [V at n] Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester.
 8) PHRASE: oft PHR to-inf (emphasis) If you say that you can't wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it. [SPOKEN]
  We can't wait to get started...
  It's gonna be great. I can hardly wait...
  I could hardly wait to get out of there.
 9) CONVENTION You say `wait for it' to stop someone from doing something too soon because you have not yet given them the command to do it. [BRIT]
  Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.
 10) PHRASE: PHR with group You can use `wait for it' to indicate that you are about to say something that is amusing or surprising. [BRIT, INFORMAL]
  A cool $500,000 is to be spent on obtaining genuine 17th-century air from the inside of, wait for it, an occupied lead coffin.
 11) PHRASE: oft PHR n, PHR wh If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
  We'll have to wait and see what happens.
  ...a wait-and-see attitude.
 12) PHRASE If you say to someone `What are you waiting for?' you are telling them to hurry up and do something. [SPOKEN]
  Well, what are you waiting for? Do I have to ask you for a kiss?
 13) an accident waiting to happensee accident
 ready and waitingsee ready
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - wait around
  - wait in
  - wait on
  - wait up

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1wait /ˈweɪt/ verb waits; wait·ed; wait·ing
1 [no obj] : to stay in a place until an expected event happens, until someone arrives, until it is your turn to do something, etc.
• I hate waiting in long lines.
• They waited at the train station together.
• You should have waited a little longer. He showed up right after you left.
• I don't have time to wait around. If he's not here in five minutes, I'm leaving.
• She waited behind after class to talk to the professor.
• I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. How may I help you?
• I waited and waited but he never showed up.
- often followed by to + verb
• I'm waiting to use the bathroom.
• The taxi is waiting to bring us to the airport.
• Doctors are ready and waiting to give aid.
- often + for
• She read the newspaper while waiting for the bus.
Wait for me! I'll go with you.
• Take a seat and wait for your name to be called.
• It can take over an hour to be served at the restaurant, but the food is worth waiting for.
2 : to not do something until something else happens

[no obj]

Wait! Don't start the engine yet.
• We waited for the sun to set before starting the fire.
- often + until
• We'll wait until you come back to start the movie. [=we will not start the movie until you come back]

[+ obj]

• You will have to wait your turn. [=you cannot do something until it is your turn]
3 [no obj]
a : to remain in a state in which you expect or hope that something will happen soon
• I know she was happy when I lost my job. She was waiting to see me fail.
• I have waited for this opportunity for a long time.
b : to remain in a state in which you expect to learn or find out something soon
• You will have to wait two weeks for the test results.
• She waited for his answer.
• We are waiting to hear back from the doctor.
• He'll be a star some day—just (you) wait. [=I feel sure that he will be a star some day]
• I have to wait and see whether or not I got the job.
• “What are you making?” “Wait and see.”
4 [no obj] : to be done or dealt with at a later time
• The other issues will just have to wait until our next meeting.
• “Can this wait until tomorrow?” “No, it can't wait.”
5 [no obj] : to be in a place ready to be dealt with, taken, etc. - always used as (be) waiting
• It's time to come inside. Dinner is waiting.
- often + for
• There is a package waiting for you at home.
• She had several messages waiting for her at the office.
accident waiting to happen
- see accident
can't wait or can hardly wait
✦If you can't wait or can hardly wait, you are very excited about doing something or eager for something to happen or begin.
• The concert is tomorrow, and we can hardly wait!
• The children can hardly wait for summer.
• I can't wait to try your apple pie.
hurry up and wait
- see 1hurry
wait a minute/moment/second
1
- used to tell someone to stop and wait briefly
Wait a minute. I need to tie my shoe.
• Please wait one moment while I take this call.
• If you would just wait a second, I could explain what happened.
2
- used to interrupt someone or something because you have noticed, thought of, or remembered something
Wait a second—that's not what she said.
Wait a minute. I just remembered where I put the keys.
wait at table Brit formal : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress
• He waited at table for two years.
wait for it chiefly Brit informal
- used to emphasize that the following statement is foolish, surprising, funny, etc.
• He says he was fired because—wait for it—he refused to compromise his principles.
wait in [phrasal verb] Brit : to stay at home and wait for someone or something to arrive
• I can't go out. I've got to wait in for a delivery.
wait on also wait upon [phrasal verb]
1 wait on/upon (someone)
a : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress to (someone)
• The hostess waits on tables/people when the restaurant is crowded.
b : to provide service to (a customer) : to help (a customer) make purchases
• He is busy waiting on customers at the moment.
c : to act as a servant to (someone)
• He seems to expect his wife to wait on him.
• She waited on her children hand and foot. [=she acted like a servant to her children; she provided her children with everything they needed or wanted]
2 wait on/upon (someone or something) chiefly US : to wait for (someone or something) to arrive or happen
• We waited on him, but he never came.
• The government's decision must wait on the committee's report. [=the government's decision will not be made until the committee has issued its report]
wait out [phrasal verb] wait (something) out or wait out (something) : to stay in one place until the end of (something)
• We waited out the storm in our hotel room.
wait tables US : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress
• She has a job waiting tables.
wait until/till
- used to emphasize that a future event is going to be very surprising, important, etc.
Wait till you see their new house. It's just beautiful!
• You think you're in trouble now? Just wait until your father finds out what you did, young lady! [=your father will be very angry and will punish you when he finds out what you did]
wait up [phrasal verb]
1 : to delay going to bed while you wait for someone to arrive
• I'll be late; don't wait up (for me).
2 chiefly US informal : to stop moving forward so that someone who is behind you can join you
• Hey, wait up (for me)! I'm going with you.
what are you waiting for?
- used to say that someone should do something immediately
What are we waiting for? Let's go inside and get something to eat.
• If you have so much work to do, then what are you waiting for?

travel

US /ˈtræv.əl/ 
UK /ˈtræv.əl/ 
Example: 

We traveled together from Tehran to Tabriz.

to make a journey, usually over a long distance

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

We traveled together from Tehran to Tabriz.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

travel

 verb (British)travels , travelling, travelled ) (American)traveling, traveled)
to go from one place to another:
I would like to travel round the world.
I travel to school by bus.
She travelled 800?km in one day.

>> travel noun (no plural):
My hobbies are music and travel.

which word?
Journey, trip or travel? You say journey to talk about going from one particular place to another. A journey can be long: the journey across Canada or short: the journey to work. You often use trip when you are thinking about the whole visit, including your stay in a place: We're just back from a trip to Japan. We had a wonderful time. A trip can be short: a school tripa shopping trip. You say travel to talk about the general activity of moving from place to place: Foreign travel is very popular these days. Travel has no plural, so you cannot say 'go on a travel'. You go on a journey or a trip.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

travel

I. travel1 S2 W2 /ˈtrævəl/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle travelled, present participle travelling British English, traveled, traveling American English)
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: travaillier; ⇨ ↑travail]
1. JOURNEY
a) [intransitive] to go from one place to another, or to several places, especially ones that are far away:
Someday I’d like to travel abroad.
travel to/across/through/around etc
We’re planning to travel across America this summer.
travel widely/extensively
He has travelled extensively in China.
travel by train/car/air etc
We travelled by train across Eastern Europe.
He’d travelled far, but he’d travelled light (=without taking many possessions).
b) travel the world/country to go to most parts of the world or of a particular country
2. DISTANCE [intransitive and transitive] to go a particular distance or at a particular speed
travel at
The train was travelling at 100 mph.
They travelled 200 miles on the first day.
3. well-travelled
a) (also widely-travelled) having travelled to many different countries:
a well-travelled businesswoman
b) having been travelled on by many people:
a well-travelled road
4. NEWS [intransitive] to be passed quickly from one person or place to another:
News travels fast.
5. travel well to remain in good condition or be equally successful when taken to another country:
Exporters have to find wines that travel well.
Many British television programmes don’t travel well.
6. EYES [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] written if your eyes travel over something, you look at different parts of it:
His gaze travelled over her face.
7. LIGHT/SOUND [intransitive] to move at a particular speed or in a particular direction:
Light travels faster than sound.
8. SPORT [intransitive] to take more than three steps while you are holding the ball in ↑basketball
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adverbs
travel abroad Only the affluent could afford to take vacations or to travel abroad.
travel widely/extensively He travelled extensively in Europe studying geology.
travel light (=not take many things with you) The idea was to travel light, so Travis allowed her to pack only one change of clothing.
■ phrases
travel by train/car/air etc Emily hated travelling by train.
travel the world/country They travelled the world together.
• • •
THESAURUS
■ to travel
travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart: We travelled to Russia by train. | I love to travel.
go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel: We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year. | He’s gone to London on business. | It’s quicker to go by plane.
commute to travel to work or school: She commutes to work by bicycle.
cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean: The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday: They’re touring Europe by coach.
go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities: They went trekking in the mountains. | She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your ↑rucksack: He went backpacking in Australia.
roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time: When he was young, he roamed from one country to another. | The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
journey literary to travel, especially a long distance: He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
■ people who travel
traveller British English, traveler American English someone who is travelling a long distance: Weary travellers waited at the airport. | My aunt was a great traveller. (=she travelled a lot).
tourist someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday: During the summer, over a million tourists visit the island each year.
passenger someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not driving it or working on it: The driver and two passengers were killed in the crash.
commuter someone who travels to work every day: commuters on the train to London
backpacker someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their clothes etc in a ↑rucksack: The hostels are great for backpackers.
explorer someone who travels to places that people have not visited before: Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

travel

 

 

travel [travel travels travelled traveled travelling traveling] verb, noun   [ˈtrævl]    [ˈtrævl] 

 

verb (-ll-, especially US -l-)
1. intransitive, transitive to go from one place to another, especially over a long distance
to travel around the world
I go to bed early if I'm travelling the next day.
I love travelling by train.
We always travel first class.
We travelled to California for the wedding.
When I finished college I went travelling for six months (= spent time visiting different places).
~ sth He travelled the length of the Nile in a canoe.

• I travel 40 miles to work every day.

2. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to go or move at a particular speed, in a particular direction, or a particular distance
to travel at 50 miles an hour
• Messages travel along the spine from the nerve endings to the brain.

• News travels fast these days.

3. intransitive (of food, wine, an object, etc.) to be still in good condition after a long journey

• Some wines do not travel well.

4. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (of a book, an idea, etc.) to be equally successful in another place and not just where it began

• Some writing travels badly in translation.

5. intransitive to go fast

• Their car can really travel!

6. intransitive (in basketball) to move while you are holding the ball, in a way that is not allowed
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Middle English: a variant of travail, and originally in the same sense.  
Example Bank:
He travels back and forth across the Atlantic.
He travels with a huge entourage.
Hundreds of hospital patients may have to travel long distances for treatment.
I always travel first class.
I prefer to travel independently.
I prefer travelling independently to going on a package holiday.
In the film, he travels back in time to the '50s.
She travels light, choosing to use as little equipment as possible.
She travels widely in her job.
The dissidents were unable to hold meetings or travel freely.
The job gives her the opportunity to travel abroad.
We decided to travel by car.
We had to travel separately as we couldn't get seats on the same flight.
We plan to travel through Thailand and into Cambodia.
We travelled through France and into Germany.
When I finished college I went travelling for six months.
When I finished college I went travelling/traveling for six months= spent time visiting different places.
a writer who travels far and wide
business people who travel regularly to the US
for the holidaymaker who wants to travel further afield
information for the backpacker who wants to travel farther afield
to travel at the speed of light
Al travels over 50 km to work every day.
Children under five travel free.
He went travelling for six months.
Here are some tips on how to keep healthy while you're travelling.
I spent a year travelling around Africa.
Is it possible for anything to travel faster than the speed of light?
Messages travel from the nerve endings to the brain.
More people travel by air than ever before.
She travelled the length of the Mekong in a canoe.
The truck was travelling at 90 mph when it veered off the road.
They seem to be travelling north.
We travelled the length and breadth of the country.
• We've travelled a long way in the past few days.

Idiom: travel light 

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

travel / ˈtræv. ə l / verb ( -ll- or US usually -l- )

A1 [ I or T ] to make a journey, usually over a long distance:

After leaving school, she spent a year travelling, mostly in Africa and Asia.

I travel to work by train.

He travelled over 1,000 miles to be at the wedding.

As a young man he had travelled (= been to many parts of) the world .

B1 [ I ] to move or go from one place to another:

Supersonic planes can travel faster than the speed of sound.

[ I ] If something such as food travels well/badly, it does/does not stay in good condition if it is moved long distances:

They say that real Yorkshire beers don't travel well.

really travel informal to move very fast:

We were doing 90 mph, so the car that passed us must have been really travelling!

That bike can really travel!

travel light to make a journey without taking a lot of heavy things with you:

I always try to travel light.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

travel

[træ̱v(ə)l]
 ♦♦
 travels, travelling, travelled

 (in AM, use traveling, traveled)
 1) VERB If you travel, you go from one place to another, often to a place that is far away.
  [V prep/adv] You had better travel to Helsinki tomorrow...
  [V prep/adv] Granny travelled down by train...
  I've been traveling all day...
  [V amount/n] Students often travel hundreds of miles to get here...
  [V at amount] I had been travelling at 150 kilometres an hour...
  [V-ing] He was a charming travelling companion.
  Derived words:
  travelling N-UNCOUNT I love travelling... Getting to and from school involves two hours' travelling a day.
 2) N-UNCOUNT Travel is the activity of travelling.
  Information on travel in New Zealand is available at the hotel...
  He detested air travel.
  ...a writer of travel books.
 3) VERB If you travel the world, the country, or the area, you go to many different places in the world or in a particular country or area.
  [V n] Dr Ryan travelled the world gathering material for his book...
  [V n] He has had to travel the country in search of work.
 4) VERB When light or sound from one place reaches another, you say that it travels to the other place.
  [V prep/adv] When sound travels through water, strange things can happen...
  [V at amount] Light travels at around 300,000,000 metres per second.
 5) VERB When news becomes known by people in different places, you can say that it travels to them.
  [V adv/prep] News of his work traveled all the way to Asia...
  [V adv/prep] Seems like news travels pretty fast around here.
 6) N-PLURAL: with poss, usu poss N Someone's travels are the journeys that they make to places a long way from their home.
  He also collects things for the house on his travels abroad.
 7) → See also travelling, much-travelled, well-travelled
 8) PHRASE: V inflects If you travel light, you travel without taking much luggage.
 9) PHRASE: V inflects If goods such as food products travel well, they can be transported a long way without being damaged or their quality being spoiled.
  Ripe fruit does not travel well, but unripe fruit can be transported worldwide.
 10) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that an idea, a method, or a style travels well, you mean that it can be appreciated or used by people in several different countries, and not just in the country where it began.
  That brand of humour generally travels well.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1trav·el /ˈtrævəl/ verb -els; US -eled or Brit -elled; US -el·ing or Brit -el·ling
1 a [no obj] : to go on a trip or journey : to go to a place and especially one that is far away
• The birds are traveling south for the winter.
• His job requires him to travel frequently.
• She enjoys traveling around Europe.
traveling by bus/car/plane/train
• They traveled cross-country from New York to California.
• I prefer to travel light. [=to travel with very little baggage]
- often used figuratively
• My mind traveled back to my childhood. [=I began thinking about my childhood]
b [+ obj] : to go through or over (a place) during a trip or journey
• They traveled the countryside.
2 [no obj]
a : to move from one place to another
• The car was traveling at a very high (rate of) speed.
• The pain traveled down his back.
• the way that sound travels in an empty room
• Her eyes traveled around the room. [=she looked around the room]
b informal : to go fast
• That car was really traveling when it passed us.
3 [no obj] : to be brought from one place to another
• The order/shipment is traveling by plane.
• a dish that travels well [=that is easily moved and does not break, make messes, etc.]
4 [no obj] : to spread or be passed from one place or person to another
• The news of his death traveled fast.
5 [no obj] : to spend time with a particular group or kind of people
• She travels in conservative political circles.
• He traveled with a sophisticated crowd.
6 [no obj] basketball : to take more steps while holding a basketball than the rules allow
• I saw him travel.
• The referee called her for traveling.

 

see

see [verb] (USE EYES)
US /siː/ 
UK /siː/ 
Example: 

I can't see without my glasses.

to be conscious of what is around you by using your eyes

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I can't see without my glasses.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

see

 verb (sees, seeing, saw /, has seen )

pronunciation
The word see sounds just like sea.

1 to know or notice something using your eyes:
It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.
Can you see that plane?

which word?
See, look or watch? When you see something, you know about it with your eyes, without trying: Suddenly, I saw a bird fly past the window. When you watch something, you look at it for some time: They watched the carnival procession. When you look at something, you turn your eyes towards it because you want to see it: She looked at all the pictures in the room.

2 to watch a film, play or television programme:
I'm going to see a film tonight.

3 to find out about something:
Go and see what time the train leaves.

4 to visit or meet somebody:
We're going to see my grandma at the weekend.
I'll see you outside the station at ten o'clock.

5 to understand something:
'You have to turn the key this way.' 'I see.'

6 to make certain about something:
Please see that you lock the door.

I'll see, we'll see I will think about what you have said and tell you what I have decided later:
'Will you lend me the money?' 'I'll see.'

let's see, let me see words that you use when you are thinking or trying to remember something:
Let's see, where did I put the keys?

seeing that, seeing as (informal) because:
Seeing that you've got nothing to do, you can help me!

see somebody off to go to an airport or a station to say goodbye to somebody who is leaving

see to somebody or something to do what you need to do for somebody or something:
Sit down – I'll see to the dinner.

see you, see you later (informal) goodbye:
'Bye Dave!' 'See you!'

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

see

I. see1 S1 W1 /siː/ BrE AmE verb (past tense saw /sɔː $ sɒː/, past participle seen /siːn/)
[Language: Old English; Origin: seon]
1. NOTICE/EXAMINE [transitive not in progressive] to notice or examine someone or something, using your eyes:
The moment we saw the house, we knew we wanted to buy it.
He crouched down so he couldn’t be seen.
Can I see your ticket, please?
I saw the offer advertised in the newspaper.
can/can’t see
You can see the Houses of Parliament from here.
see where/what/who etc
Can you see where the marks are on the wall?
see (that)
He saw that she was crying.
see somebody/something do something
I saw him leave a few minutes ago.
see somebody/something doing something
The suspect was seen entering the building.
As you can see, the house needs some work doing on it.
Have you seen Chris (=do you know where he is)?
The accommodation was so awful it had to be seen to be believed (=you would not believe it if you did not see it yourself).
2. NOTICE SOMETHING IS TRUE [transitive not in progressive] to notice that something is happening or that something is true:
More money must be invested if we are to see an improvement in services.
After a month’s practice, you should see a difference in your playing.
Seeing his distress, Louise put her arm around him.
I would like to see changes in the way the course is run.
‘You’re not denying it, I see,’ he said coldly.
see (that)
I can see you’re not very happy with the situation.
3. ABILITY TO SEE [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to be able to use your eyes to look at things and know what they are
can/can’t see
From the tower, you can see for miles.
I can’t see a thing without my glasses.
not see to do something
His eyes are so bad that he can’t see to read anymore.
4. FIND OUT INFORMATION [intransitive and transitive] to find out information or a fact
see what/how/when etc
I’ll call him and see how the job interview went.
She went outside to see what was happening.
see if/whether
I’ve just come to see if you want to go out for a drink.
These chocolates are gorgeous. Try some and see for yourself (=find out if it is true).
By looking at this leaflet, you can see at a glance (=find out very easily) how much a loan will cost.
it can be seen that/we can see that
From this graph, it can be seen that some people are more susceptible to the disease.
As we have seen in chapter four, women’s pay is generally less than men’s.
5. IN THE FUTURE [intransitive and transitive] to find out about something in the future
see if/whether
It will be interesting to see if he makes it into the team.
see how/what/when etc
I might come – I’ll see how I feel tomorrow.
Let’s try it and see what happens.
‘Can we go to the zoo, Dad?’ ‘We’ll see.’ (=used when you do not want to make a decision immediately)
‘How long can you stay?’ ‘I’ll have to see. It depends (=used when you cannot make a decision immediately).’
We’ll just have to wait and see.
see how it goes/see how things go (=used when you are going to do something and will deal with problems if they happen)
I don’t know. We’ll just have to see how it goes on Sunday.
Things will work out, you’ll see (=you will find out that I am right).
6. WHERE INFORMATION IS [transitive only in imperative] especially written used to tell you where you can find information:
See p. 58.
See press for details.
see above/below
The results are shown in Table 7a (see below).
7. UNDERSTAND [intransitive and transitive] to understand or realize something
see why/what/how etc
I can’t see why he’s so upset.
I see what you mean (=I understand what you are saying).
‘He lives here but works in London during the week.’ ‘Oh, I see (=I understand).’
You see, the thing is, I’m really busy right now (=used when you are explaining something).
You mix the flour and eggs like this, see (=used to check that someone is listening and understands)?
I can’t see the point of (=I do not understand the reason for) spending so much money on a car.
Do you see the point I’m making (=do you understand what I’m trying to say)?
The other officers laughed, but Nichols couldn’t see the joke.
see reason/sense (=realize that you are wrong or doing something stupid)
I just can’t get her to see reason!
8. WATCH [transitive] to watch a television programme, play, film etc:
Did you see that programme on monkeys last night?
We’re going to see ‘Romeo and Juliet’ tonight.
9. CONSIDER SOMEBODY/SOMETHING [transitive] to think about or consider someone or something in a particular way, or as having particular qualities:
Having a child makes you see things differently.
Violence is seen in different ways by different people.
as somebody sees it/the way somebody sees it (=used to give someone’s opinion)
As I see it, you don’t have any choice.
The way I see it, we have two options.
see somebody/something as something
I see the job as a challenge.
see yourself as something
He saw himself as a failure.
be seen as (being) something
The peace talks are seen as a sign of hope.
This type of work is often seen as boring.
be seen to be (doing) something
Teachers need to be seen to be in control.
The government must be seen to be doing something about the rise in violent crime.
10. see what somebody/something can do spoken
a) to find out if someone can deal with a situation or problem
see what somebody/something can do about
I’ll call them again and see what they can do about it.
b) to find out how good someone or something is at what they are supposed to be able to do:
Let’s take the Porsche out to the racetrack and see what it can do!
11. I’ll see what I can do spoken used to say that you will try to help someone:
Leave the papers with me and I’ll see what I can do.
12. see you spoken used to say goodbye when you know you will see someone again
see you tomorrow/at three/Sunday etc
See you Friday – your place at 8:30.
see you later (=see you soon, or later in the same day)
see you in a bit British English (=see you soon)
see you in a while (=see you soon)
(I’ll) be seeing you! (=see you soon)
13. VISIT [transitive] to visit or meet someone:
I’ll be seeing her tomorrow night.
I haven’t seen her since we left school.
She’s too sick to see anyone right now.
14. MEET BY CHANCE [transitive not in progressive] to meet someone by chance:
I saw Jane while I was out.
15. HAVE A MEETING [transitive] to have an arranged meeting with someone:
Mr Thomas is seeing a client at 2:30.
She was seen by a doctor but didn’t need hospital treatment.
see somebody about something (=see someone to discuss something)
I have to see my teacher about my grades.
16. SPEND TIME WITH SOMEBODY [transitive] to spend time with someone:
They’ve been seeing a lot of each other.
see more/less of somebody (=see someone more or less often)
They’ve seen more of each other since Dan moved to London.
17. be seeing somebody to be having a romantic relationship with someone:
Is she seeing anyone at the moment?
18. IMAGINE [transitive not in progressive] to imagine that something may happen in the future:
He could see a great future for her in music.
can’t see somebody/something doing something
I can’t see him winning, can you?
She’s got a new book coming out, but I can’t see it doing very well.
see somebody as something (=be able to imagine someone being something)
I just can’t see her as a ballet dancer.
19. seeing as (how) informal (also seeing that) used before giving a reason for what you are saying:
‘I might as well do something useful, seeing as I’m back,’ she said.
20. see something for what it is (also see somebody for what they are) to realize that someone or something is not as good or nice as they seem:
They are unimpressed with the scheme and rightly see it for what it is.
21. MAKE SURE [transitive not in progressive] to make sure or check that something is done
see (that)
It’s up to you to see that the job’s done properly.
Please see that the lights are switched off before you leave.
Don’t worry – I’ll see to it.
The hotel’s owners see to it that their guests are given every luxury.
22. EXPERIENCE SOMETHING [transitive not in progressive] to experience something:
She was so sick that doctors didn’t think she’d live to see her first birthday.
I never thought I’d live to see the day when women became priests.
She’s seen it all before (=has experienced so much that nothing surprises her) in her long career. ⇨ been there, seen that, done that at ↑been(3)
23. TIME/PLACE [transitive] if a time or place has seen a particular event or situation, it happened or existed in that time or place:
This year has seen a big increase in road accidents.
The city has seen plenty of violence over the years.
24. let me see (also let’s see) spoken used when you are trying to remember something:
Let me see ... where did I put that letter?
25. I don’t see why not spoken used to say ‘yes’ in answer to a request:
‘Can we go to the park?’ ‘I don’t see why not.’
26. GO WITH SOMEBODY [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere with someone to make sure they are safe:
My mother used to see me across the road.
I’ll get Nick to see you home.
Let me see you to the door (=go with you to the door, to say goodbye).
27. be seeing things to imagine that you see someone or something which is not really there:
There’s no one there – you must be seeing things.
28. see double if you see double, something is wrong with your eyes, so that you see two things when there is only one
29. have seen better days informal to be in a bad condition:
Her hat had seen better days.
30. be glad/pleased etc to see the back of somebody/something British English spoken to be pleased when someone leaves or when you get rid of something, because you do not like them:
I’ll be glad to see the back of him.
31. see the last of somebody/something
a) to not see someone or something again, especially someone or something you do not like:
I thought we’d seen the last of him.
It was a relief to see the last of them.
b) to not have to deal with something any more:
Police hoped they’d seen the last of the joyriding.
We may not have seen the last of this controversy.
32. see the light
a) to realize that something is true:
She finally saw the light and ended the relationship.
b) to have a special experience that makes you believe in a religion
33. see the light of day
a) if something sees the light of day, it is brought out so that people can see it:
This decision will ensure that the Pentagon Papers never see the light of day.
b) to start to exist:
This type of PC first saw the light of day in 1981.
34. see red to become very angry:
The thought of Pierre with Nicole had made her see red.
35. not see somebody for dust British English informal if you do not see someone for dust, they leave a place very quickly in order to avoid something
36. see eye to eye [usually in negatives] if two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other:
We didn’t exactly see eye to eye.
see eye to eye with
I don’t always see eye to eye with my father.
see eye to eye on/about
We don’t see eye to eye on business issues.
37. seen one ... seen them all informal used to say that something is boring because it is very similar to other things:
When you’ve seen one of these programmes, you’ve seen them all.
38. see your way (clear) to doing something formal to be able and willing to do something:
Small companies cannot see their way to taking on many trainees.
39. (see and) be seen to look at or be noticed by important or fashionable people:
Royal Ascot is the place to see and be seen.
40. not see the wood for the trees (also not see the forest for the trees American English) to be unable to understand what is important in a situation because you are thinking too much about small details rather than the whole situation
41. see something coming to realize that there is going to be a problem before it actually happens:
John’s going to have a lot of trouble with him. You can see it coming.
42. see somebody coming (a mile off) British English spoken to recognize that someone will be easy to trick or deceive:
You paid £500 for that! They must have seen you coming!
43. see somebody right British English spoken to make sure that someone gets what they need or want, especially money:
Just do this for me and I’ll see you right.
Tell the landlord I sent you and he’ll see you right.
44. not see that it matters spoken to think that something is not important:
I can’t see that it matters what I think.
45. GAME OF CARDS [transitive] to risk the same amount of money as your opponent in a ↑card game ⇨ it remains to be seen at ↑remain(5), ⇨ see fit (to do something) at ↑fit2(3), ⇨ wouldn’t be seen dead at ↑dead1(12)
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THESAURUS
see to notice something with your eyes, usually without planning to. Also used when saying that you watched a particular programme, film, game etc: Have you seen my keys anywhere? | Did you see the basketball game last night?
look at somebody/something to keep your eyes pointed toward someone or something, especially someone or something that is not moving: I looked at the map. | She was looking at him in a strange way.
notice to see something interesting or unusual: I noticed a police car outside their house.
spot to suddenly see something, especially something you are looking for: Nick spotted the advertisement in the paper.
catch sight of/catch a glimpse of (also glimpse formal) to suddenly see someone or something for a short time, usually not clearly: I caught sight of him in the hotel lobby, and followed him out the door. | He glimpsed her face as she went into the courtroom.
make out somebody/something to see something, but only with difficulty: Ahead, I could just make out the figure of a woman.
witness to see something happen, especially a crime or an accident: The police are asking anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward.
observe formal to see and pay attention to something: Officers observed him driving at 100 mph.
sight especially written to suddenly see something or someone from a long distance, especially when you have been looking for a long time: The missing boys were sighted by a rescue helicopter. | The crew finally sighted land.
■ Unable to see
blind unable to see anything: She has been blind from birth.
partially-sighted not able to see things very well, although not completely blind: Good lighting can be very important for partially sighted people.
visually handicapped/impaired completely blind or not able to see very much – used especially in official reports, forms etc: a special school for visually impaired children
see about something phrasal verb
1. to make arrangements or deal with something:
I’d better see about dinner.
see about doing something
Claire’s gone to see about getting tickets for the concert.
2. we’ll see about that spoken
a) (also we’ll have to see about that) used to say that you do not know if something will be possible:
‘I want to go to Joshua’s tonight.’ ‘Well, we’ll have to see about that.’
b) (also we’ll soon see about that) used to say that you intend to stop someone from doing what they were planning to do
see something against something phrasal verb [usually passive]
to consider something together with something else:
The unemployment data must be seen against the background of world recession.
see around phrasal verb
1. see somebody around to notice someone regularly in places you go to, but not talk to them:
I don’t know who he is, but I’ve seen him around.
2. see you around spoken used to say goodbye to someone when you have not made a definite arrangement to meet again
3. see around/round something British English to visit a place and walk around looking at it:
Would you like to see round the house?
see in phrasal verb
1. not know what somebody sees in somebody (also what does somebody see in somebody?) used to say that you do not know why someone likes someone else:
I don’t know what she sees in him.
2. see something in somebody/something to notice a particular quality in someone or something that makes you like them:
He saw a gentleness in Susan.
3. see somebody in to go with someone to make sure they arrive at a building or room:
He took her home and, after seeing her in, drove off without a word.
4. see in the New Year to celebrate the beginning of a new year
see somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb
1. to defeat someone or stop them from competing against you:
To see off the threat, the company will have to cut its prices still further.
The team saw off their old rivals in last night’s championship game.
2. to go to an airport, train station etc to say goodbye to someone:
They’ve gone to the airport to see their son off.
3. (also see somebody off something) to force someone to leave a place:
Security guards saw him off the premises.
see somebody/something out phrasal verb
1. to go to the door with someone to say goodbye to them when they leave:
I’ll see you out.
Don’t worry, I can see myself out (=leave the building without anyone coming with me).
2. see something ↔ out to continue doing something or being somewhere until a particular period of time or an unpleasant event is finished:
Connolly has promised to see out the remaining 18 months of his contract.
She saw out her last years at Sudeley Castle.
see over something phrasal verb British English
to look at something large such as a house, especially in order to decide if you want to buy it
see through phrasal verb
1. see through somebody/something to realize that someone is trying to deceive you:
I saw through his excuses.
I could never lie to her because I know she’d see through me straight away.
I can’t bluff – she’d see right through me.
2. see something through to continue doing something until it is finished, especially something difficult or unpleasant:
It’ll take a lot of effort to see the project through.
3. see somebody through (something) to give help and support to someone during a difficult time:
Setting goals should help see you through.
I’ve got enough money to see me through six months of unemployment.
4. see something through sb’s eyes to see something or think about it in the way that someone else does:
The world is very different when seen through the eyes of a child.
see to somebody/something phrasal verb
to deal with something or do something for someone:
Go on, you go out. I’ll see to the washing-up.
have/get something seen to
You should get that tooth seen to by a dentist.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

see

see [see sees saw seeing seen] verb, noun   [siː]    [siː] 

 

verb (saw   [sɔː]  ;   [sɔː]  seen   [siːn]  ;   [siːn]  

 

 

USE EYES
1. transitive, intransitive (not used in the progressive tenses) to become aware of sb/sth by using your eyes
~ (sb/sth) She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd.
I looked out of the window but saw nothing.
The opera was the place to see and be seen (= by other important or fashionable people).
~ (that)… He could see (that) she had been crying.
~ what, how, etc… Did you see what happened?
If you watch carefully, you'll see how it is done.
~ sb/sth + adj. I hate to see you unhappy.
~ sb/sth doing sth She was seen running away from the scene of the crime.
~ sb/sth do sth I saw you put the key in your pocket.

sb/sth is seen to do sth He was seen to enter the building about the time the crime was committed.

2. intransitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to have or use the power of sight
She will never see again (= she has become blind).
On a clear day you can see for miles from here.

~ to do sth It was getting dark and I couldn't see to read.  

 

 

WATCH

3. transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses) ~ sth to watch a game, television programme, performance, etc
Did you see that programme on Brazil last night?
• In the evening we went to see a movie.

• Fifty thousand people saw the match.  

 

 

LOOK UP INFORMATION

4. transitive (used in orders) ~ sth to look at sth in order to find information

• See page 158.  

 

 

MEET BY CHANCE

5. transitive ~ sb (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to be near and recognize sb; to meet sb by chance

• Guess who I saw at the party last night!  

 

 

VISIT

6. transitive ~ sb to visit sb

• Come and see us again soon.  

 

 

HAVE MEETING

7. transitive ~ sb (about sth) to have a meeting with sb
You ought to see a doctor about that cough.
• What is it you want to see me about?

• I can only see you for five minutes.  

 

 

SPEND TIME

8. transitive (often used in the progressive tenses) ~ sb to spend time with sb
Are you seeing anyone (= having a romantic relationship with anyone)?

• They've been seeing a lot of each other (= spending a lot of time together) recently.  

 

 

UNDERSTAND

9. intransitive, transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to understand sth
‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’
~ sth He didn't see the joke.
I don't think she saw the point of the story.
I can see both sides of the argument.
Make Lydia see reason (= be sensible), will you?
~ (that)… Can't you see (that) he's taking advantage of you?
I don't see that it matters what Josh thinks.
~ what, why, etc… ‘It's broken.’ ‘Oh yes, I see what you mean.’
‘Can we go swimming?’ ‘ I don't see why not (= yes, you can).’

be seen to do sth The government not only has to do something, it must be seen to be doing something (= people must be aware that it is doing sth).  

 

 

HAVE OPINION

10. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to have an opinion of sth
I see things differently now.
Try to see things from her point of view.
Lack of money is the main problem, as I see it (= in my opinion).

The way I see it, you have three main problems.  

 

 

IMAGINE

11. transitive (not used in the progressive tenses) to consider sth as a future possibility; to imagine sb/sth as sth
~ sb/sth doing sth I can't see her changing her mind.

~ sb/sth as sth His colleagues see him as a future director.  

 

 

FIND OUT

12. intransitive, transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to find out sth by looking, asking or waiting
‘Has the mail come yet?’ ‘I'll just go and see.’
‘Is he going to get better?’ ‘I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see.’
We'll have a great time, you'll see.
~ what, how, etc… Go and see what the kids are doing, will you?
We'll have to see how it goes.
~ (that)… I see (that) interest rates are going up again.

it is seen that… It can be seen that certain groups are more at risk than others.

13. intransitive, transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to find out or decide sth by thinking or considering
‘Will you be able to help us?’ ‘I don't know, I'll have to see.’
‘Can I go to the party?’ ‘ We'll see (= I'll decide later).

~ what, whether, etc… I'll see what I can do to help.  

 

 

MAKE SURE

14. transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses) ~ that… to make sure that you do sth or that sth is done
• See that all the doors are locked before you leave.

• Could you see that the kids are in bed by 8 o'clock?  

 

 

EXPERIENCE

15. transitive (not used in the progressive tenses) ~ sth to experience or suffer sth
He has seen a great deal in his long life.
I hope I never live to see the day when computers finally replace books.

• It didn't surprise her— she had seen it all before.  

 

 

WITNESS EVENT

16. transitive (not used in the progressive tenses) ~ sth to be the time when an event happens

• Next year sees the centenary of Mahler's death.

17. transitive (not used in the progressive tenses) ~ sth to be the place where an event happens
Syn:  witness

• This stadium has seen many thrilling football games.  

 

 

HELP

18. transitive ~ sb + adv./prep. to go with sb to help or protect them
I saw the old lady across (= helped her cross) the road.
May I see you home (= go with you as far as your house)?

• My secretary will see you out (= show you the way out of the building).

Rem: Most idioms containing see are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example not see the wood for the trees is at wood.
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
v. and Old English sēon Germanic Dutch zien German sehen Indo-European Latin sequi ‘follow’
n. Middle English Anglo-Norman French sed Latin sedes ‘seat’ sedere ‘sit’
 
Thesaurus:
see verb
1. T (not used in the progressive tenses)
Did you see what happened?
noticespotcatchtake sth innotedetectwitness|formal observeperceive|written glimpsesight
see/notice/note/detect/observe/perceive that…
see/notice/note/spot/detect/observe/perceive how/what/where/who…
see/notice/witness/observe sth happen/sb do sth
suddenly see/notice/spot/catch/detect/perceive/glimpse sb/sth
2. T (not used in the progressive tenses)
We went to see a movie.
watch|formal view|especially AmE, informal catch
see/watch/view/catch a film/movie/show/programme
see/watch/catch a match/game/fight
3. T
You should see a doctor.
visitgo to sthconsult
see/visit/consult a/the doctor/dentist
come/go and/to see/visit sb
4. T (used especially in the progressive tenses)
Are you seeing anyone at the moment?
go out|especially AmE date|especially spoken be together|old-fashioned courtwoo
See, go out with sb or date? These expressions are all commonly used in the progressive tenses with time expressions such as how long, for three months, etc. This suggests a temporary relationship that may or may not become permanent.
5. I, T (not used in the progressive tenses) (especially spoken)
Oh yes, I see what you mean.
understandgraspfollow|informal, especially spoken getcatch on|formal comprehend
see/follow/understand/grasp/get/catch on to/comprehend what/why/how…
see/understand/grasp/comprehend that…
can/can't see/follow/understand/grasp/comprehend sth
be easy/difficult/hard to see/follow/understand/grasp/comprehend
6. T (not used in the progressive tenses)
Try to see it from her point of view.
look at sthconsiderview|formal regard
see/look at/consider/view/regard sb/sth as sth
see/look at/consider/view/regard sb/sth from a particular point of view
see/look at/view/regard sb/sth with sth
7. T (not used in the progressive tenses)
I can't see her changing her mind.
imaginepicturevisualizeenvision|especially BrE envisage|formal conceptualize
see/imagine/picture/visualize/envision/envisage/conceptualize sb/sth as sth
see/imagine/picture/visualize/envision/envisage (sb) doing sth
see/imagine/picture/visualize/envision/envisage who/what/how…  
Synonyms:
imagine
think see envisage envision
These words all mean to form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like.
imagineto form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like: The house was just as she had imagined it.
thinkto imagine sth that might happen or might have happened: We couldn't think where you'd gone. Just think — this time tomorrow we'll be lying on a beach.
seeto consider sth as a future possibility; to imagine sb as sth: I can't see her changing her mind. His colleagues see him as a future director.
envisage(especially BrE) to imagine what will happen in the future: I don't envisage working with him again.
The usual word for this in American English is envision (see below).
envisionto imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation that you intend to work towards: They envision an equal society, free from poverty and disease.
Envision is used especially in business and political contexts. In North American English it is also used as another form of the word envisage: I don't envision working with him again.
to imagine/see/envisage/envision sb/sth as sth
to imagine/see/envisage/envision (sb) doing sth
to imagine/think/see/envisage/envision who/what/how…
to imagine/think/envisage/envision that…  
Synonyms:
look
watch see view observe
These words all mean to turn your eyes in a particular direction.
lookto turn your eyes in a particular direction: If you look carefully you can just see our house from here. She looked at me and smiled.
watchto look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention to what happens: to watch television Watch what I do, then you try.
seeto watch a game, television programme, performance, etc: In the evening we went to see a movie.
view(formal) to look at sth, especially when you look carefully; to watch television, a film/movie, etc: People came from all over the world to view her work.
watch, see or view?
You can see/view a film/movie/programme but you cannot: see/view television. View is more formal than see and is used especially in business contexts.
observe(formal) to watch sb/sth carefully, especially to learn more about them or it: The patients were observed over a period of several months.
to look/watch for sb/sth
to watch/observe what/who/how…
to look/watch/view/observe (sb/sth) with amazement/surprise/disapproval, etc.
to watch/see/view a film/movie/show/programme
to watch/see a match/game/fight
to look (at sb/sth)/watch (sb/sth)/observe sb/sth carefully/closely  
Synonyms:
regard
call find consider see view
These words all mean to think about sb/sth in a particular way.
regardto think of sb/sth in a particular way: He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke.
callto say that sb/sth has particular qualities or characteristics: I wouldn't call German an easy language.
findto have a particular feeling or opinion about sth: You may find your illness hard to accept.
considerto think of sb/sth in a particular way: Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident?
regard or consider?
These two words have the same meaning, but they are used in different patterns and structures. In this meaning consider must be used with a complement or clause: you can consider sb/sth to be sth or consider sb/sth as sth, although very often the to be or as is left out: He considers himself an expert. They are considered a high-risk group. You can also consider that sb/sth is sth and again, the that can be left out. Regard is used in a narrower range of structures. The most frequent structure is regard sb/sth as sth; the as cannot be left out: I regard him a close friend. You cannot regard sb/sth to be sth or regard that sb/sth is sth. However, regard (but not consider in this meaning) can also be used without a noun or adjective complement but with just an object and adverb (sb/sth is highly regarded) or adverbial phrase (regard sb/sth with suspicion/jealousy/admiration).
seeto have an opinion of sth: Try to see things from her point of view.
viewto think of sb/sth in a particular way: How do you view your position within the company?
View has the same meaning as regard and consider but is slightly less frequent and slightly less formal. The main structures are view sb/sth as sb/sth (you cannot leave out the as) and view sb/sth with sth.
to regard/consider/see/view sb/sth as sth
to regard/consider/see/view sb/sth from a particular point of view
to find/consider sb/sth to be sth
generally/usually regarded/considered/seen/viewed as sth
to regard/consider/view sb/sth favourably/unfavourably  
Synonyms:
see
spot catch glimpse
These words all mean to become aware of sb/sth by using your eyes, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to see them/it.
seeto become aware of sb/sth by using your eyes: She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd. He could see (that) she had been crying.
spotto see or notice sb/sth, especially suddenly or when they are not easy to see or notice: I've just spotted a mistake on the front cover.
catchto see or notice sth for a moment, but not clearly or completely: She caught sight of a car in the distance. He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror.
glimpse(literary) to see sb/sth for a moment, but not clearly or completely: He'd glimpsed her through the window as he passed.
to see/spot that/how/what/where/who…
to suddenly see/spot/catch/glimpse sb/sth 
Synonyms:
understand
see get follow grasp comprehend
These words all mean to know or realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means.
understandto know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc; to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important: I don't understand the instructions. Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.
seeto understand what is happening, what sb is saying, how sth works or how important sth is: ‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see .’ Oh yes, I see what you mean .
get(informal) to understand a joke, what sb is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe: She didn't get the joke. I don't get you.
followto understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of sth: Sorry— I don't quite follow. The plot is almost impossible to follow.
graspto come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do sth: They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
understand or grasp?
You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of sth for the first time: It's a difficult concept for children to understand/grasp. Only understand can be used to talk about languages, words or writing: I don't grasp French/the instructions.
comprehend(often used in negative statements) (formal) to understand a fact, idea or reason: The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.
to understand/see/get/follow/grasp/comprehend what/why/how…
to understand/see/grasp/comprehend that…
to understand/see/get/grasp the point/idea (of sth)
to be easy/difficult/hard to understand/see/follow/grasp/comprehend
to fully understand/see/grasp/comprehend sth 
Example Bank:
‘Has the post come yet?’ ‘I'll just go and see.’
‘Is he going to get better?’ ‘I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see.’
A dolphin? Oh, let me see!
Aren't you pleased to see me?
Can't you see the joke?
Don't worry, I'll see you home.
Economists expect to see the trend continue.
He came over to see me after my surgery.
He came over to see what was going on.
He didn't live to see his grandchildren.
He saw first-hand the impact of colonialism.
He turned and saw her smile.
He was surprised to see Lucy standing there.
I can see why you were so angry about it.
I can't see the point of doing that.
I can't wait to see his face!
I could hardly see because of the smoke.
I could see the boat clearly now.
I don't see why she should get more money than the others.
I fail to see how this idea will help anyone.
I finally got to see them in concert.
I know it's hard to believe but I saw it with my own eyes.
I looked up, only to see Tommy chatting to someone.
I never thought I'd live to see this day!
I want to see how they'll react.
I went to see a movie.
I'd love to see her win the gold medal.
I'm glad to see that you're keeping well.
I'm here to see Lisa Daniels.
It is difficult to see how to get around this problem.
It's nice to see the children playing together.
Let me see the evidence!
Let's see what happens.
Logan came around to see me about a job.
She claims that she can see into the future.
She turned to see who it was.
She went to see the doctor about it.
She's gone to see the mechanic about getting her car repaired.
The star is bright enough to see with the naked eye.
This problem is commonly seen in young adults.
Veronica came to see him in prison.
We could just see the hotel in the distance.
We expect to see an increase of 50–60%.
We'll have to wait to see if sales hold up.
You can see at a glance if all is well.
‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’
Can't you see that he's taking advantage of you?
Come and see us again soon!
Did you see that documentary about Brazil last night?
Fifty thousand people saw the game.
He doesn't see how important this is.
He said he'd been to see his sister.
I can't see her changing her mind.
I don't quite see what he's getting at.
I don't see that it matters what he thinks.
I don't think she saw the point of the story.
I've come to see Ben.
If you watch carefully, you'll see how it is done.
Lack of money is the main problem, as I see it.
Oh yes, I see what you mean.
She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd.
The opera was the place to see and be seen.
The way I see it, you have three main problems.
When was the last time you saw a dentist?
You see, she only heard about the plan yesterday.
You should go and see a doctor.
Idioms: for all to see  let me see see  see for yourself  see somebody for what they it is  see something coming  see you  see you later  seeing that …  seeing you  you see

Derived: see about something  see over something  see somebody off  see somebody out  see somebody through  see somebody through something  see something in somebody  see something out  see something through  see through somebody  see to it that …  see to something

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

avert / əˈvɜːt /   / -ˈvɝːt / verb [ T ] (TURN)

to turn away your eyes or thoughts:

I averted my gaze/eyes while he dressed.

We tried to avert our thoughts from our massive financial problems.

 

see / siː / verb [ T ] ( present participle seeing , past tense saw , past participle seen ) (UNDERSTAND)

B1 to understand, know, or realize:

[ + (that) ] I see (that) the social club is organizing a theatre trip next month.

[ + question word ] He can't see wh at difference it makes to come (= he doesn't think it is important if he comes) on Thursday instead of Friday.

They didn't see the need/any need (= understand that it was important) to notify their members of the changes in writing.

They only refused to help because they're too busy, but he seems to see more in it than that.

"I'm tired." " So I see - you've been yawning all afternoon."

The chairwoman thought the new scheme was a great improvement, but I couldn't see it myself (= couldn't understand why it was thought to be good, or didn't agree) .

I was surprised that they couldn't see my point of view.

The government didn't want to be seen to be making concessions to terrorists.

After she read his book she started to see the issue in another/a different/a new light (= differently) .

 

see / siː / verb ( present participle seeing , past tense saw , past participle seen ) (MEET)

A1 [ I or T ] to meet or visit someone, or to visit a place:

We're seeing friends at the weekend.

I haven't seen Jerry around (= in the places I usually meet him) in the last few weeks.

No one has seen much of Daryl since he got married.

They see a lot of each other (= are often together) at weekends.

My mother is seeing the doctor again next week.

The children wanted to see the circus.

The agent said they could see the house ( UK also see round the house) at 3 p.m.

[ T ] to have a romantic relationship with someone:

How long has she been seeing him?

 

see / siː / verb [ T ] ( present participle seeing , past tense saw , past participle seen ) (CONSIDER)

B2 to consider or think about, especially to think about someone or something in a particular way, or to imagine someone doing a particular activity:

She didn't see herself as brave.

It was easy to see the gift as a sort of bribe.

[ + obj + -ing verb ] I can't see her accept ing (= I don't think she will accept) the job in the present circumstances.

As I see it/things/the situation , we'll have to get extra help.

Try and see it my way - I'll be left without any help if you go to Edinburgh tomorrow.

 

see / siː / verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] ( present participle seeing , past tense saw , past participle seen ) (GO WITH)

to take someone somewhere by going there with them:

He saw his visitors to the door .

Her friends saw her home .

The security guard saw the protesters off the premises.

 

see / siː / verb [ I + question word ] ( present participle seeing , past tense saw , past participle seen ) (TRY TO DISCOVER)

B2 to try to discover:

Will you see if you can get anyone to help?

I'll see wh at I can do.

 

see / siː / verb [ + (that) ] ( present participle seeing , past tense saw , past participle seen ) (MAKE CERTAIN)

C2 to make certain that something happens:

See (that) you're ready by five, or there'll be trouble.

The receptionist said he'd see (that) she got the message.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

see

[si͟ː]
 
 sees, seeing, saw, seen

 1) VERB: no cont When you see something, you notice it using your eyes.
  [V n] You can't see colours at night...
  [V n -ing] I saw a man making his way towards me...
  She can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste...
  [V that] As he neared the farm, he saw that a police car was parked outside it...
  [V wh] Did you see what happened?
 2) VERB If you see someone, you visit them or meet them.
  [V n] I saw him yesterday...
  [V n] Mick wants to see you in his office right away...
  [V n] You need to see a doctor.
 3) VERB: no cont If you see an entertainment such as a play, film, concert, or sports game, you watch it.
  [V n] He had been to see a Semi-Final of the FA Cup...
  [V n] It was one of the most amazing films I've ever seen.
  Syn:
  watch
 4) VERB: no cont If you see that something is true or exists, you realize by observing it that it is true or exists.
  [V that] I could see she was lonely.
  [V wh] ...a lot of people saw what was happening but did nothing about it...
  [V n -ing] You see young people going to school inadequately dressed for the weather...
  My taste has changed a bit over the years as you can see...
  You've just been cleaning it, I see...
  [be V-ed to-inf] The army must be seen to be taking firm action.
 5) VERB: no cont, no passive If you see what someone means or see why something happened, you understand what they mean or understand why it happened.
  [V wh] Oh, I see what you're saying...
  [V wh] I don't see why you're complaining...
  [V n] I really don't see any reason for changing it...
  [V that] Now I see that I was wrong.
  Syn:
  understand
 6) VERB If you see someone or something as a certain thing, you have the opinion that they are that thing.
  [V n as n/-ing] She saw him as a visionary, but her father saw him as a man who couldn't make a living...
  [V n as n/-ing] They have a normal body weight but see themselves as being fat...
  [V it as n] Others saw it as a betrayal...
  [V it as n to-inf] I don't see it as my duty to take sides...
  [V it] As I see it, Llewelyn has three choices open to him...
  [be V-ed to-inf] Women are sometimes seen to be less effective as managers.
  Syn:
  perceive
 7) VERB: no cont, no passive If you see a particular quality in someone, you believe they have that quality. If you ask what someone sees in a particular person or thing, you want to know what they find attractive about that person or thing.
  [V n in n] Frankly, I don't know what Paul sees in her...
  [V in n n] Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid.
 8) VERB: no cont If you see something happening in the future, you imagine it, or predict that it will happen.
  [V n -ing] A good idea, but can you see Taylor trying it?...
  [V n] We can see a day where all people live side by side.
  Syn:
  imagine, picture
 9) VERB: no passive If a period of time or a person sees a particular change or event, it takes place during that period of time or while that person is alive.
  [V n] Yesterday saw the resignation of the acting Interior Minister...
  [V n inf] He had worked with the General for three years and was sorry to see him go...
  [V n -ed] Mr Frank has seen the economy of his town slashed by the uprising.
  Syn:
  witness
 10) VERB You can use see in expressions to do with finding out information. For example, if you say `I'll see what's happening', you mean that you intend to find out what is happening.
  [V wh] Let me just see what the next song is...
  [V wh] Every time we asked our mother, she said, `Well, see what your father says.'...
  [V wh] Shake him gently to see if he responds.
  Syn:
  find out
 11) VERB You can use see to promise to try and help someone. For example, if you say `I'll see if I can do it', you mean that you will try to do the thing concerned.
  [V if] I'll see if I can call her for you...
  [V what] We'll see what we can do, miss.
 12) VERB If you see that something is done or if you see to it that it is done, you make sure that it is done.
  [V that] See that you take care of him...
  [V to it that] Catherine saw to it that the information went directly to Walter.
 13) VERB If you see someone to a particular place, you accompany them to make sure that they get there safely, or to show politeness.
  [V n prep/adv] He didn't offer to see her to her car...
  [V n prep/adv] `Goodnight.' - `I'll see you out.'
  Syn:
  accompany
 14) VERB If you see a lot of someone, you often meet each other or visit each other.
  [V amount of n] We used to see quite a lot of his wife, Carolyn...
  [V amount of n] We didn't see much of each other after that because he was touring.
 15) VERB If you are seeing someone, you spend time with them socially, and are having a romantic or sexual relationship.
  [V n] My husband was still seeing her and he was having an affair with her.
 16) VERB Some writers use see in expressions such as we saw and as we have seen to refer to something that has already been explained or described.
  [V wh] We saw in Chapter 16 how annual cash budgets are produced...
  [V that] Using the figures given above, it can be seen that machine A pays back the initial investment in two years...
  [V that] As we have seen in previous chapters, visualization methods are varied.
 17) VERB: only imper See is used in books to indicate to readers that they should look at another part of the book, or at another book, because more information is given there.
  [V n] Surveys consistently find that men report feeling safe on the street after dark. See, for example, Hindelang and Garofalo (1978)...
  [V n] See Chapter 7 below for further comments on the textile industry.
 18) PHRASE: CONJ SUBORD You can use seeing that or seeing as to introduce a reason for what you are saying. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL, SPOKEN]
  He is in the marriage bureau business, which is mildly ironic seeing that his dearest wish is to get married himself...
  Seeing as Mr Moreton is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.
  Syn:
  since
 19) CONVENTION (formulae) You can say `I see' to indicate that you understand what someone is telling you. [SPOKEN]
  `He came home in my car.' - `I see.'
 20) CONVENTION People say `I'll see' or `We'll see' to indicate that they do not intend to make a decision immediately, and will decide later.
  We'll see. It's a possibility.
 21) CONVENTION People say `let me see' or `let's see' when they are trying to remember something, or are trying to find something.
  Let's see, they're six - no, make that five hours ahead of us...
  Now let me see, who's the man we want?
 22) PHRASE: V inflects If you try to make someone see sense or see reason, you try to make them realize that they are wrong or are being stupid.
  He was hopeful that by sitting together they could both see sense and live as good neighbours...
  He tried again to get her to see reason.
 23) CONVENTION You can say `you see' when you are explaining something to someone, to encourage them to listen and understand. [SPOKEN]
  Well, you see, you shouldn't really feel that way about it...
  She was a prime target for blackmail, don't you see?
 24) CONVENTION (formulae) `See you', `be seeing you', and `see you later' are ways of saying goodbye to someone when you expect to meet them again soon. [INFORMAL, SPOKEN]
  `Talk to you later.' - `All right. See you love.'...
  `No time for chattering now.' - `Be seeing you, then.'
  Syn:
  bye
 25) CONVENTION You can say `You'll see' to someone if they do not agree with you about what you think will happen in the future, and you believe that you will be proved right.
  The thrill wears off after a few years of marriage. You'll see.
 26) to see the back of someone → see back
 to have seen better dayssee day
 to see the light of daysee day
 to be seen deadsee dead
 as far as the eye can seesee eye
 to see eye to eyesee eye
 as far as I can seesee far
 to see fitsee fit
 to see the lightsee light
 to see redsee red
 it remains to be seensee remain
 wait and seesee wait
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - see about
  - see off
  - see through
  - see to

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1see /ˈsiː/ verb sees; saw /ˈsɑː/; seen /ˈsiːn/; see·ing /ˈsiːjɪŋ/
1 a : to notice or become aware of (someone or something) by using your eyes

[+ obj]

• It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.
• I can't see a thing without my glasses.
• Would you turn on the light? I can hardly see a thing.
• Let me see what you're holding in your hand.
• I saw your sister at the party, but I didn't talk to her.
• I saw her take the money.
• Nobody saw the accident happen.
• He was last seen leaving his house yesterday morning.
• This is the prettiest garden I've ever seen! = I've never seen such a pretty garden (before)!
• You have to see it to believe it.
• “He says he's coming.” “I'll believe it when I see it.”
• It's nice to see you (looking) so happy!
• I can see how happy you are.
• I could see (that) she was tired.
• I see (that) you bought a new car. = You bought a new car, I see.
• This club is the place to be seen (at) these days. [=this club is the place where people go to be noticed by important or fashionable people]
• “Have you met the new guy yet?” “No, but I've seen him around.” [=I have noticed him in some of the places I often go to]
• A mall's a mall. If you've seen one, you've seen them all. [=all shopping malls look the same]

[no obj]

• It was so dark that I couldn't see.
• He can no longer see to read without his glasses.
• I couldn't see through/out the foggy window.
• I can't see over the person in front of me.
• On a clear day, you can see for miles from the top of the mountain.
• “He broke his leg.” “So I see.” [=I can see that his leg is broken]
• If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself.
b [no obj] : to have the ability to see : to have the power of sight
• She doesn't/can't see very well.
• She cannot see. [=she is blind]
2 : to be or become aware of (something)

[+ obj]

• He saw the opportunity and took it.
• He only sees [=notices] my faults.
• I saw a big difference in her behavior.
• It was easy to see that she was lying.
• Can't you see that he needs help?
• Anyone can see that they're in love.
• I can see there has been a mistake.
• I see that the school has raised its tuition again.
• He claims that he can see the future. [=that he knows what will happen in the future]
• I see by/from the newspaper that they've won the election.
• Looking at the sales figures, we can see a steady rise in profits.
• Investors never saw this turn in the stock market coming.
• The book's ending is so predictable that you can see it coming a mile away/off.

[no obj]

• He claims that he can see into the future.
As you can see, the sales figures show a steady rise in profits.
3 : to learn or find out (something) especially by looking or waiting

[+ obj]

• Please see who's at the door.
• It will be interesting to see if the team can pull off a win.
• I'm not sure if I'm going to the party. I have to see how I feel tomorrow.
• You should try on the dress to see if it fits.
• Can you check to see if the car needs oil?
• She brought the car to a mechanic to see what was wrong with it.
• I'll see what I can do to help.
• We'll have to see how it goes.
• We saw, in the previous lecture, how Newton came up with his theory.
• He called to see if we would be home tonight.
• I have to wait and see whether or not I got the job.
• It remains to be seen [=it is uncertain] whether or not she was lying.

[no obj]

• “Can you fix the car?” “I will have to see.”
• “Can I go to the party?” “We'll see.” [=maybe, perhaps]
• Things will get better, you'll see.
4 [+ obj]
a not used in progressive tenses : to read (something written or printed)
• Have you seen today's newspaper?
• I saw in the newspaper that the team lost.
• I need to see your license.
• He posted his journal online for all (the world) to see.
b
- used to tell someone where to look for information
• For further information, see Appendix A.
See the explanatory notes at the beginning of the book.
See [=look] below for details.
5 [+ obj]
a : to watch (a television program, movie, etc.)
• Did you see the baseball game (on TV) last night?
• I saw that movie, too.
b : to go to and watch (a performance, play, event, etc.)
• We saw the parade.
• We are seeing a play tonight.
6 [no obj]
- used in speech to direct someone's attention to something or someone
See, I told you it would rain.
See, the bus is coming.
7 [+ obj]
a : to think of (someone or something) in a certain way
• Looking back, I see things differently now.
• I see myself to be an understanding person.
• I see you now for what you really are: a liar and cheat.
• Try to see things from my point of view.
• In order to understand them, you have to see the world through their eyes.
- often + as
• She saw herself as an independent woman. [=she thought of herself as independent]
• He is seen as one of the best players in baseball.
• I see the job as a great opportunity.
b
- used to say what your opinion is about something
• “Can we do it?” “I don't see why not.” [=yes, I believe that we can do it]
As I see it, you have only two choices.
The way he sees it, we should be done by Friday. [=he thinks we should be done by Friday]
8 [+ obj]
a : to imagine (someone) as being or doing something specified
• Can you really see yourself any happier than you are now?
• I can't see her becoming a doctor.
• I can't see him objecting to our plan, can you?
- often + as
• She sees herself as a doctor in the future.
• I can still see her as she was years ago.
• Somehow, I just couldn't see him as a banker.
b : to form a mental picture of (something)
• He saw a great future for himself in baseball.
• I can see it now in my mind: you and her married with two kids.
9 : to understand (something)

[+ obj]

• I see what you mean.
• I can see why/how you would feel that way.
• I don't see the point of your story.
• What's so funny? I don't see the joke.
• I don't see why we have to do that.
• I don't see how/that/why it matters.
• I can't get him to see reason/sense.

[no obj]

• “You should hold the club like this.” “Oh, I see.”
10 [+ obj]
a : to meet with (someone)
• I can see you later this afternoon.
• I'll be seeing my lawyer on Friday.
• Do you see your dentist regularly?
• The doctor is seeing a patient at the moment.
• He has been seeing a psychotherapist.
- often + about
• You should see a doctor about your rash.
• What would you like to see me about?
b : to visit (someone)
• I saw him at the hospital.
• I am seeing an old friend tomorrow.
c : to allow yourself to be visited by (someone)
• He's not seeing anyone today.
d : to be with and talk to (someone)
• I can't tell you how glad/pleased I am to see you again!
• We'll see you again real soon.
• They see each other less [=they spend less time together] now that he has a new job.
e
- used in phrases like see more/less of and see a lot of to describe how much time people spend with each other
• I'd like to see more of you. [=I'd like to spend more time with you]
• They've been seeing a lot of each other lately. [=they've been spending a lot of time together lately]
11 [+ obj] : to spend time with (someone) as part of a romantic relationship - usually used as be seeing
• They've been seeing each other for over a year.
Are you seeing [=dating] anyone right now?
12 [+ obj] : to make sure (something) is done : to check that (something) is done
See (that) the work gets finished on time. [=make sure that the work is finished on time]
See that the door is locked before you leave the building.
13 [+ obj] : to experience (something)
• He saw a lot of action during the war.
• I never thought I would live to see the day when gas would cost so much.
• Nothing bothers him—he's seen it all before.
• Oil prices have seen a large increase.
14 [+ obj] : to be the place or time in which (something) happens
• The city has seen a lot of growth in recent years. [=the city has grown a lot in recent years]
• This year has seen a drop in profits. [=profits have dropped this year]
• The last decade saw many technological advances.
15 always followed by an adverb or preposition [+ obj] : to go somewhere with (someone)
• I'll see [=accompany] you home.
• They saw [=escorted] him out (of the club).
• My secretary will see you to the door.
• I can see myself out, thank you. [=I can leave without having anyone show me where to go]
• He kissed her goodbye and saw her onto the plane. [=he watched her get onto the plane]
- see also see off (below)
16 [+ obj] : to help or support (someone or something) for a particular period of time
• We had enough supplies to see us (out) to the end of winter. [=the supplies were enough to last until the end of winter]
- usually + through
• The support of his friends saw him through his depression. [=helped him to get through his depression]
• The legislators vowed to see the bill through Congress to make sure that it became a law.
• They have enough money to see them through.
17 [+ obj] : to make a bet that is equal to (another player's bet) in poker
• I'll see your 10 and raise you 10.
• I'll see you and raise 10.
has seen better days
- see 1better
I'll be seeing you informal
- used to say goodbye;
let me see, let's see
- see 1let
long time no see
- see 1long
not see the forest/wood for the trees
- see tree
see about [phrasal verb] see about (something)
1 : to do what is required for (something) : to deal with (something)
• She is seeing about getting tickets to the concert.
• I should see about [=attend to] dinner soon.
2 we'll (soon) see about that
- used in speech to say that you are not going to allow someone to do something or to behave in a particular way
• “He says that he's not going.” “Well, we'll (soon) see about that.”
see after [phrasal verb] see after (someone or something) : to take care of (someone or something)
See after [=look after] the baggage, while I see if our flight is on time.
• Can you see after the baby for me?
see and be seen : to see and be noticed by important or fashionable people
• We go to the club to see and be seen.
see around/round [phrasal verb] see around/round (something) Brit : to move about while looking at (something) : to tour (something)
• If you'd like to see around [=look around] the factory, someone can accompany you.
see double
- see 4double
see eye to eye : to have the same opinion : agree
- usually used in negative statements
• They don't see eye to eye on this issue.
see fit
- see 1fit
see here
- used to introduce a statement when you want someone to notice what you are saying
See here [=look here], you need to start behaving more responsibly.
see if I care
- see 2care
see in [phrasal verb] see (something) in (someone or something) : to notice or perceive (something good or attractive) in (someone or something)
• She saw great musical talent in her son.
• I think their plan is crazy, but he apparently sees something in it.
• I can't understand what she sees in him. = I don't know what she sees in him. [=I don't know why she likes/admires him]
seeing is believing
- see believe
see off [phrasal verb] see (someone) off or see off (someone)
1 : to go to an airport, train station, etc., with (someone who is leaving) in order to say goodbye
• She saw him off at the train station.
2 Brit
a : to chase or force (someone) away from a place
• The police finally saw them off.
b : to defeat or stop (an enemy, opponent, etc.)
• They saw off the opposition.
see out [phrasal verb] see (something) out : to continue to work at (something) until it is completed
• He saw the project out to its very end.
see over [phrasal verb] see over (something) Brit : to walk around and examine (a place) carefully
• They went to see the house over. [=look the house over]
see red
- see 2red
see stars
- see 1star
see the back of
- see 1back
see the light, see the light of day
- see 1light
see things : to see things that do not really exist : hallucinate
• There's no one there—you must be seeing things.
see through [phrasal verb]
1 see through (someone or something) : to realize the true nature of (someone or something)
• She saw through his lies. [=she knew he was lying]
• I can't lie to her—she'd see right through me.
2 see (something) through : to continue to work at (something) until it is completed
• He saw the project through to the end.
- see also 1see 16 (above)
see to [phrasal verb]
1 see to (something) : to do or provide what is needed for (something)
• His uncle saw to his education. [=his uncle made the necessary payments, arrangements, etc., for his education]
• The hotel staff saw to [=attended to] my every need. : to deal with (something)
• I have to see to [=attend to] dinner.
• I'll see to your order at once.
• You really ought to have that rash seen to by a doctor.
2 see to it : to make sure that something is done
• Can you see to it that everyone gets a copy of this memo?
see you or see you around or see you later informal
- used to say goodbye
• “I guess I'll be going now.” “OK. (I'll) See you later.”
see your way (clear) to
- see 1way
what/who should you see but
- see should

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