verb · neutral
see
/siː/SEE
Band 5-6speakingtask1task2
to perceive with the eyes; to meet; to understand
Examples
“I saw the statistics in the report and was surprised.”
“She sees her mentor every month.”
“I see what you mean.”
Band 8 sentence
“After reviewing the transcripts, I saw a clear pattern in how participants described their motivations.”
Collocations
- see + someone
- see + that/clause
Word family
see verb (base)sees verb (3rd singular)seeing verb (present participle)/gerundsaw verb (simple past)seen verb (past participle)
Common mistakes
seed→saw / seen
have saw→have seen
Say it for a higher band
5look→6watch→7+see
Synonyms
watch
notice
Easily confused
watch
“I watched the documentary last night.”
notice
“I didn't notice the typo until later.”
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