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See is a related term of peruse.


As nouns the difference between see and peruse

is that see is while peruse is an examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.

As a verb peruse is

to examine or consider with care.

see

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Verb

  • To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
  • * , chapter=1
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
  • , passage=But Richmond
  • # To witness or observe by personal experience.
  • #* (Bible), (w) viii. 51
  • Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
  • To form a mental picture of.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-23, author=(Mark Cocker)
  • , volume=189, issue=11, page=28, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Wings of Desire , passage=It is not just that we see birds as little versions of ourselves. It is also that, at the same time, they stand outside any moral process. They are utterly indifferent. This absolute oblivion on their part, this lack of sharing, is powerful.}}
  • # (label) To understand.
  • #* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
  • , volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic
  • # To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
  • (label) To meet, to visit.
  • # To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
  • #* (Bible), 1 (w) xv. 35
  • And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death.
  • # To date frequently.
  • (label) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
  • (label) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
  • To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
  • To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if'' or ''whether ).
  • (used in the imperative ) Used to emphasise a proposition.
  • Synonyms
    * (perceive with the eyes) behold, descry, espy, observe, view * (understand) follow, get, understand
    Derived terms
    * aftersee * besee * foresee * forsee * insee * missee * outsee * oversee * see a man about a dog * see for * see things * see someone right * see stars * see the light of day * see through * see-through * see with one's own eyes * undersee * unsee

    See also

    * look * sight * watch

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
  • The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
  • A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
  • * Spenser
  • Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see .
    Derived terms
    * Holy See

    See also

    * cathedra * cathedral * chair * throne

    Statistics

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    peruse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.
  • * 2008 , Dave Robson, " Hi-tea, low cost!", Evening Gazette online, September 12,
  • A peruse of the website looked promising

    Verb

    (perus)
  • To examine or consider with care.
  • * {{quote-book, 1847,
  • , passage=Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features.}}
  • To read completely.
  • * {{quote-book, 1887,
  • , passage=We are for reasons that, after perusing this manuscript, you may be able to guess, going away again this time to Central Asia
  • (informal) To look over casually; to skim.
  • * {{quote-book, 2001, Doug Stanton, In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, page=35 citation
  • , passage=Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge. }}
  • * {{quote-book, 2005, , Acid Alex, page=98 citation
  • , passage=She asked Denise for the court file, which she fussed from her handbag. The woman perused it briefly and then beamed up at me.}}
  • (regional) To go from place to place; to wander.
  • * {{quote-book, 1957, , The Old Man And The Boy, page=55 citation
  • , passage=I loved to straggle off in the mornings

    Usage notes

    * The sense of "skimming" is proscribed by some authorities on usage, including the Oxford American Dictionary''. The shift, however, is not dissimilar to that found in (scan). The ''Oxford English Dictionary further notes that the word was used as a general synonym for (read) as far back as the 16th century.

    Derived terms

    * perusable * perusal * peruser

    Anagrams

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