see-v; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: perceive/view by sight

Commentary:
NOTE: This refers to input (as if) through the eyes.

Examples:
Can you see the bird in that tree?
His fumbling the ball was seen on TV by millions of viewers.
The camera saw the burglary and recorded it.
I must see your passport before you can enter the country.
Don't drive after taking the medication. It will make you see
double.
They are planning to see two museums tomorrow.

Mappings:
VerbNet: see-30.1-1-1
FrameNet: Perception_experience
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 7, 13, 19, 20
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
see_double 1

Sense Number 2: perceive or understand mentally

Commentary:
NOTE: Includes perceiving through imagination, experiencing, observing.

Examples:
I just can't see your point.
They saw a risk in his strategy.
I am not seeing this situation as hopeless.
I see what you mean.
Did you see any encouragement from him?
You'll see a lot of cheating in this school.
He saw action in Vietnam.
I see that you have been promoted.
I saw Berlin before the Wall came down.
1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against
established traditions.
As an artist, you must learn to see.

Mappings:
VerbNet: characterize-29.2-1,consider-29.9-1-1,see-30.1-1-1
FrameNet: Grasp,Categorization,Perception_experience
PropBank: see.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 17, 21, 24

Sense Number 3: verify, prove, check or insure by actively examining (evidence)

Commentary: NP[agent] SEE (SCOMP)

Examples:
He's going to see whether the train will leave on time.
See whether you can come tomorrow.
He went to see if the valves were indeed closed.
Let's see.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9, 10, 18

Sense Number 4: take care of, take responsilibity, escort

Commentary: NP1[agent] SEE PP

Examples:
Can you see about this matter at once?
Jeff's job is to see to it that the visitors get the proper reception.
Jeeves will see you to the door.
The sponsor has promised us to see the project to completion.
See to it!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: see.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 14, 22
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
see_to_it 1

Sense Number 5: meet or encounter socially or professionally

Examples:
How nice to see you again!
He's been seeing a therapist for two years.
She hasn't seen her mother in six months.
The doctor will see you now.
His wife thinks he's seeing another woman.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: see.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8, 11, 12, 15, 16

Sense Number 6: match as in poker game

Examples:
I'll see you and raise you ten.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 23

Sense Number 7: multi-word expressions

Commentary: Includes: SEE RED, SEE THE LIGHT, SEE EYE TO EYE
NOTE: This sense includes multi-word expressions and not phrasal verbs. These are colloquial.

Examples:
When I saw that man hit my mother, I saw red.
The lazy student finally saw the light.
We never saw eye to eye on this question.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
see_the_light 1
see_red 1
see_eye_to_eye 1