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I Transitive Sth Sb Görmek Eye Past Sb/Sth

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Kind verb
Front see 
IPA  /siː   / verb (past tense saw /sɔː   /; past participle seen /siːn   /)
Back görmek
anlamak, farkına varmak
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see (verb)

 /siː   / verb (past tense saw /sɔː   /; past participle seen /siːn   /)
 
USE EYES
1 [intransitive, transitive]
to become conscious of sth, using your eyes; to use the power of sight
görmek
 It was so dark that we couldn't see.
 On a clear day you can see for miles.
 Have you seen my wallet anywhere?
 I've just seen a mouse run under the cooker.
 He looked for her but couldn't see her in the crowd.
 Guess who I saw this morning.
 note at LOOK1, SMELL1
FILM, TV, ETC.
2 [transitive]
to look at or watch a film, play, TV programme, etc.
görmek, seyretmek
 Did you see that programme on sharks last night?
 Have you seen Spielberg's latest film?
VISIT
3 [transitive]
to spend time with sb; to visit sb
görmek, görüşmek
 I saw Alan at the weekend; we had dinner together.
 You should see a doctor about that cough.
 I'm seeing a lot of Paul these days.
UNDERSTAND
4 [intransitive, transitive]
to understand sth; to realize sth
anlamak;
farkına varmak
 Do you see what I mean?
 Everybody laughed, but I couldn't see the joke.
 She doesn't see the point in spending so much money on a car.
 I thought he was honest, but now I see I'm wrong.
 ‘You have to key in your password first.’ ‘Oh, I see.’
HAVE OPINION
5 [transitive]
to have an opinion about sth
görmek, ...hakkında düşünmek
 How do you see the situation developing?
IMAGINE
6 [transitive]
to imagine sth as a future possibility
düşünmek, hayal etmek
 I can't see her changing her mind.
FIND OUT
7 [transitive]
to find out sth by looking, asking or waiting
bakmak, öğrenmek
 Go and see if the postman has been yet.
 We'll wait and see what happens before making any decisions.
 ‘Can we go swimming today, Dad?’ ‘I'll see (düşünürüz).’
 I saw in the paper that they're building a new theatre.
MAKE SURE
8 [transitive]
to do what is necessary in a situation; to make sure that sb does sth
gerekeni yapmak, gerekenin yapılmasını sağlamak
 I'll see that he gets the letter.
 Please see that the children clean their teeth.
HAPPEN
9 [transitive]
to be the time when an event happens
tanık olmak, yaşamak
 Last year saw huge changes in the education system.
HELP
10 [transitive]
to go with sb, for example to help or protect them
 (belli bir yere kadar) eşlik etmek, geçirmek
 He asked me if he could see me home, but I said no.
 I saw the old lady safely across the road.
 I'll see you to the door.
IDIOMS
as far as the eye can see
to the furthest place you can see
göz alabildiğine
let me see; let's see
used when you are thinking or trying to remember sth
dur bakayım, bir düşüneyim
 Where did I put the car keys? Let's see. I think I left them by the telephone.
see eye to eye (with sb)
to agree with sb; to have the same opinion as sb
anlaşmak, aynı fikirde olmak
 We don't always see eye to eye on political matters.
see if …
to try to do sth
bakmak
 I'll see if I can find time to do it.
 See if you can undo this knot.
see the joke
to understand what is funny about a joke or trick
şakayı kavramak
see red
(informal)
to become very angry
gözü dönmek
see you (later)
used for saying goodbye to sb you expect to see soon or later that day
görüşmek üzere
see you around
(informal)
used for saying goodbye to sb you have made no arrangement to see again
görüşürüz
you see
used for giving a reason
senin anlayacağın, anlıyorsun ya
 She's very unhappy. He was her first real boyfriend, you see.
PHRASAL VERBS
see about sth/doing sth
to deal with sth
halletmek
 I've got to go to the bank to see about my traveller's cheques.
see sb off
to go with sb to the railway station, the airport, etc. in order to say goodbye to them
uğurlamak, geçirmek
see through sb/sth
to be able to see that sb/sth is not what he/she/it appears
iç yüzünü anlamak
 The police immediately saw through his story.
see to sb/sth
to do what is necessary in a situation; to deal with sb/sth
gereğini yapmak, icabına bakmak
 I'll see to the travel arrangements and you book the hotel.
 Can you see to it that Julia gets home safely.
 

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