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To perceive with the eye.
(verb-transitive)
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To apprehend as if with the eye.
(verb-transitive)
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To detect by means analogous to use of the eye: an electronic surveillance camera that saw the activity in the embassy yard.
(verb-transitive)
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To have a mental image of; visualize: They could still see their hometown as it once was.
(verb-transitive)
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To understand; comprehend: I see your point.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.