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see vs find

find vs see

see and find both are nouns.

see and find both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
see Yes No Yes No
find Yes No Yes No
As verbs, see and find are synonyms defined as:
  • see and find: perceive or be contemporaneous with
Other synonyms of see include witness.
As verbs, find is a hypernym of see; that is, find is a word with a broader meaning than see:
  • see: observe as if with an eye
  • find: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
Other hypernyms of see include detect, discover, notice, observe.
As verbs, find is a hyponym of see; that is, find is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than see:
  • see: undergo or live through a difficult experience
  • find: perceive or be contemporaneous with
Other hyponyms of see include experience, know, live, endure, suffer, meet, suffer, feel, enjoy, see, witness, come.
see (noun) find (noun)
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located the act of discovering something
a productive insight
see (verb) find (verb)
deem to be receive a specified treatment (abstract)
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
deliberate or decide decide on and make a declaration about
make sense of; assign a meaning to make a discovery, make a new finding
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort succeed in reaching; arrive at
match or meet perceive or be contemporaneous with
receive as a specified guest discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
come together come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
conduct someone someplace get something or somebody for a specific purpose
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight come upon, as if by accident; meet with
perceive or be contemporaneous with obtain through effort or management
see or watch get or find back; recover the use of
see and understand, have a good eye
observe as if with an eye
undergo or live through a difficult experience
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
date regularly; have a steady relationship with
go to see a place, as for entertainment
go to see for professional or business reasons
go to see for a social visit
take charge of or deal with
Difference between see and find

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