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see

Meaning of see

use eyes to notice

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British English/siː/
American English/siː/
Russian transcription[ˈvʲidʲɪtʲ]
see
see - видеть
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🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мне трудно видеть мелкий шрифт на этой этикетке.

Can you see the small print on this label?

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она могла видеть звёзды после полуночи.

She could see the stars after midnight.

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see belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

seeвидеть
cookготовить
changeменять
tieзавязывать
followследовать
removeубирать
feelощущаться

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between see / watch / notice / spot / catch sight of / glimpse

🇬🇧English
see

to use your eyes to notice something

A1Very Often

I can see the mountains from here.

Отсюда я вижу горы.

W
🇬🇧English
watch

to look at something for a period of time, often moving or changing

A2Very Often

We watched a movie last night.

Вчера вечером мы смотрели фильм.

🇬🇧English

to become aware of something you did not see at first

A2Very Often

I noticed a mistake in the text.

Я заметил ошибку в тексте.

🇬🇧English

to see or notice something quickly, often from a distance or in a crowd

A2Often

I spotted my teacher in the crowd.

Я заметил своего учителя в толпе.

C
🇬🇧English
catch sight of

to see something briefly or accidentally

B1Often

I caught sight of her in the station.

Я мельком увидел её на станции.

G
🇬🇧English
glimpse

to see something for a very short time

B1Often

We glimpsed the sea between the trees.

Мы мельком увидели море между деревьями.

🇬🇧English

to watch carefully in order to learn or notice details

B1Often

Scientists observed the birds all day.

Учёные наблюдали за птицами весь день.

🇬🇧English

to notice or understand something, often in a subtle way

B2Rarely

He perceived a change in her mood.

Он почувствовал перемену в её настроении.

🇬🇧English

to look at something, especially as part of an examination or in a formal way

B1Often

We viewed the apartment before renting it.

Мы осмотрели квартиру перед арендой.

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How to pronounce see and what this word means

see translation: видеть. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce see

/siː/

see translation

видеть

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Can you see the small print on this label?

see transcription

/siː/, /siː/

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Can you see the small print on this label? Translation: Мне трудно видеть мелкий шрифт на этой этикетке.

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