seethˈing noun and adjective

seethˈingly adverb

see¹ /sē/

transitive verb (pat saw (also non-standard or dialect see, seed and seen); pap seen)

1. To perceive by means of the eye
2. To perceive mentally
3. To apprehend
4. To recognize
5. To realize
6. To understand
7. To learn
8. To be aware by reading
9. To look at
10. To judge, to deem
11. (with in) to find attractive about
12. To refer to
13. To ascertain
14. To regard as likely, or possible
15. To make sure of having
16. To wait upon, escort
17. To spend time with, or meet with regularly, esp romantically
18. To call on
19. To receive as a visitor
20. To meet
21. To consult
22. To experience
23. To witness
24. To meet and accept (another's bet) by staking a similar sum
25. To spend on seeing (obsolete; with away)
26. (as imperative, in prefatory reference to a person or thing to be commented on) consider as an example, take, as in See my brother, he's a great worker (informal, esp Scot)

intransitive verb

1. To have power of vision
2. To see things well enough
3. To look or inquire
4. To be attentive
5. To understand or realize
6. To await further developments, to postpone any decision until more thought has been given to the matter
7. To consider

interjection (or imperative)

Look, behold

noun

An act of seeing, a look

seeˈable adjective

seeˈing noun

1. Sight
2. Vision
3. Clear-sightedness
4. Atmospheric conditions for good observation (astronomy)

adjective

1. Having sight, or insight
2. Observant
3. Discerning

conjunction

1. (also seeing that) since
2. In view of the fact that

seer /sēˈər/ noun

1. A person who sees
2. /sēr/ a person who sees into the future

seerˈess noun

A female seer

seeing stone noun

A scrying crystal

seeˈ-through adjective

(esp of fabrics) transparent

as far as I can see

To the best of my understanding

have seen better days or one's best days

To be now on the decline

let me see

A phrase employed to express reflection

see about

1. To consider
2. To do whatever is to be done about
3. To attend to

see fit

To think it appropriate (to)

see in

To witness, greet, or celebrate the arrival of

see off

1. To accompany (someone) at their departure
2. To reprimand (slang)
3. To get rid of (informal)

see one's way clear to (informal)

To feel that one will be able to

see out

1. To conduct to the door
2. To see to the end
3. To outlast

see over or round

To look or be conducted all through (eg premises, property)

see red see under red¹

see someone right (informal)

To take care of someone, usu in the sense of giving them a tip or reward

see the back of

To be rid of or finished with (someone or something unpleasant, difficult, etc)

see the light

1. To experience a religious conversion
2. To come round to another's way of thinking, to come to understand and agree with someone (usu facetious)

see things see under thing

see through

1. To participate in to the end
2. To back up until difficulties end
3. To understand the true nature of, esp when faults or bad intentions are concealed by a good appearance

see to

1. To look after
2. To make sure about

see what one can do

To do what one can

see you (later) or be seeing you (informal)

Goodbye for now

well (or ill) seen

Well (or ill) versed

thing /thing/

noun

1. A matter, affair, problem, point
2. A circumstance
3. A fact
4. An event, happening, action
5. An entity
6. That which exists or can be thought of
7. An inanimate object
8. A quality
9. A living creature (esp in pity, tolerant affection, kindly reproach)
10. A possession
11. That which is wanted or is appropriate (informal)
12. A slight obsession or phobia (informal)
13. A typical example
14. An unaccountable liking or dislike (informal)
15. (in pl) clothes, esp a woman's additional outdoor garments
16. (in pl) utensils, esp for the table
17. (in pl) personal belongings
18. An aim
19. (in pl) affairs in general
20. Property (law)
21. A piece of writing, composition, etc
22. An assembly, parliament, court, council (historical)

thingˈamy, thingˈummy, thingˈamybob, thingˈamyjig, thingˈumabob, thingˈumajig, thingˈumbob, thingˈummybob or thingˈummyjig noun (informal)

1. What-d'you-call-him, -her, -it
2. What's-his-name, etc (used when one cannot or will not recall the name)

thingˈhood noun

1. The state or fact of being a thing
2. Substantiality

thingˈiness or thingˈliness noun

1. Reality, objectivity
2. A materialistic or matter-of-fact turn of mind

thingˈness noun

1. The character or fact of being a thing
2. Reality

thingˈy adjective

1. Real
2. Actual
3. Objective
4. Matter-of-fact

noun

Thingumajig

thing-in-itselfˈ noun

(in the philosophy of Kant) a noumenon, the German Ding an sich

a good thing

A fortunate circumstance

and things

And other (similar) things

a stupid (or wise, etc) thing to do

A stupid (or wise, etc) action

be all things to all men

1. To meet each person on his or her own ground, accommodate oneself to his or her circumstances and outlook (Bible, 1 Corinthians 9.22)
2. (loosely and disparagingly) to keep changing one's opinions, etc, so as to suit one's company

be on to a good thing (informal)

To be in a particularly profitable position, job, etc

do one's (own) thing (informal)

1. To behave as is natural to or characteristic of oneself
2. To do something in which one specializes

do the handsome thing by

To treat generously

do things to

To affect in some good or bad way

for one thing … for another (thing)

Expressions used in enumerating reasons

have a good thing going (informal)

To be established in a particularly profitable position, etc

hear things

To hear imaginary noises, voices, etc

know a thing or two (informal)

To be shrewd

make a good thing of it

To reap a good advantage from

make a thing of

1. To make an issue, point of controversy, etc of
2. To fuss about

no such thing

1. Something very different
2. No, not at all

not a thing (informal)

Nothing

not quite the thing (old informal)

Not in very good health (see also the thing below)

(now) there's a thing (informal)

That surprises me

one of those things

A happening one cannot account for or do anything to prevent

see things

To see something that is not really there

the thing or the done thing

That which is conventional, fashionable, approved, right or desirable