See Collocation

see verb

1 become aware of sth using your eyes

adverb

clearly , easily , plainly

dimly , faintly

barely , hardly

I could hardly ~ because of the smoke.

just

We could just ~ the hotel in the distance.

suddenly

first-hand , personally

He saw first-hand the impact of colonialism.

commonly

This problem is commonly seen in young adults.

verb + see

be able to , can

I could ~ the boat clearly now.

go to

I went to ~ a movie.

get to

I finally got to ~ them in concert.

turn around to , turn to

She turned to ~ who it was.

be amazed to , be shocked to , be surprised to

He was surprised to ~ Martha standing there.

be relieved to

be keen to ( esp. BrE )

be delighted , be glad to , be happy to , be overjoyed to , be pleased to

I'm glad to ~ that you're keeping well.

be sad to

would love to

I'd love to ~ her win the gold medal.

wait to

I can't wait to ~ his face!

We'll have to wait to ~ if sales hold up.

expect to

We expect to ~ an increase of 50–60%.

be likely to

be great to , be nice to

It's nice to ~ the children playing together.

be interesting to

let sb

A dolphin? Oh, let me ~!

Let me ~ the evidence!

preposition

into

She claims that she can ~ into the future.

phrases

get a / the chance to ~ , get an / the opportunity to ~

I also got a chance to ~ what she looked like.

have a / the chance to ~ , have an / the opportunity to ~

only to ~

I looked up, only to ~ Tommy chatting to someone.

~ at a glance

You can ~ at a glance if all is well.

~ with the naked eye

The star is bright enough to ~ with the naked eye.

~ (sth) with your own eyes

I know it's hard to believe but I saw it with my own eyes.

2 visit sb

verb + see

come to

Veronica came to ~ him in prison.

come around to , come over to

Logan came around to ~ me about a job.

He came over to ~ me after my surgery.

go to

She went to ~ the doctor about it.

want to , wish to

What is it you want to ~ me about?

be here to

I'm here to ~ Lisa Daniels.

preposition

about

She's gone to ~ the mechanic about getting her car repaired.

3 understand/realize sth

verb + see

can

I can ~ why you were so angry about it.

cannot , do not

I don't ~ why she should get more money than the others.

be easy to

be difficult to , be hard to

It is difficult to ~ how to get around this problem.

fail to

I fail to ~ how this idea will help anyone.

4 find out

verb + see

want to

I want to ~ how they'll react.

come over , go over , look over

He came over to ~ what was going on.

let sb

Let's ~ what happens.

phrases

go and ~

‘Is the taxi here?’ ‘I'll just go and ~.’

wait and ~

‘Is he going to get better?’ ‘I don't know, we'll just have to wait and ~.’

 

See is used with these nouns as the subject: century , decade , observer , viewer , year

 

See is used with these nouns as the object: action , advert , advertisement , adviser , article , attraction , beginning , benefit , blossom , broadcast , cathedral , chance , change , clip , collection , combat , commercial , commotion , connection , conspiracy , continuation , correlation , counsellor , cruelty , culmination , danger , dawn , day , decline , demise , demonstration , destruction , deterioration , diagram , difference , dip , disappointment , disbelief , display , distinction , distress , documentary , downturn , duty , DVD , emergence , end , episode , erosion , escalation , establishment , evidence , example , exhibit , exhibition , explosion , expression , extent , face , fall , fault , fight , figure , film , flare , flash , flaw , flicker , folly , footprint , futility , game , gap , ghost , glint , headlights , headline , hesitation , hope , horror , humour , hurt , importance , improvement , incident , inconsistency , increase , indication , influx , injustice , issue , justification , likeness , logic , match , memo , menu , merit , miracle , mirage , motive , movie , necessity , need , news , niche , notice , opportunity , outline , parallel , patient , performance , play , plight , point , poll , possibility , post , posting , potential , preview , problem , programme , progress , proof , reason , recovery , reduction , reflection , relationship , relevance , replay , report , resemblance , review , revival , revolution , sadness , scenery , sense , service , shape , shift , show , showing , side , sight , sign , silhouette , similarity , snippet , specialist , spectre , suffering , surgeon , table , talent , tape , thing , tragedy , trail , trailer , trend , twinkle , upturn , variation , vet , video , website , wince , work , world