Overview of noun saw

The noun saw has 3 senses

• proverb, adage, saw, byword -- (a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people)


• saw -- (hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)


• power saw, saw, sawing machine -- (a power tool for cutting wood)

Overview of verb saw

The verb saw has 1 sense

• saw -- (cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace")

Overview of verb see

The verb see has 24 senses

• see -- (perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see")


• understand, realize, realise, see -- (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea")


• witness, find, see -- (perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results")


• visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image -- (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy")


• see, consider, reckon, view, regard -- (deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do")


• learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted")


• watch, view, see, catch, take in -- (see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie")


• meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see -- (come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!")


• determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn -- (find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time")


• see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure -- (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product")


• see -- (go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist")


• see -- (go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day")


• visit, see -- (go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning")


• attend, take care, look, see -- (take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business")


• see -- (receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon")


• go steady, go out, date, see -- (date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!")


• see -- (see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see")


• see -- (deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?")


• see -- (observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it")


• examine, see -- (observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country")


• experience, see, go through -- (go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam")


• see, escort -- (accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door")


• see -- (match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players")


• interpret, construe, see -- (make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?")