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As nouns the difference between she and see

is that she is a female while see is a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.

As a pronoun she

is a female person or animal.

As an initialism SHE

is initialism of standard hydrogen electrode.

As a verb see is

to perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

she

English

(wikipedia she)

Pronoun

  • (personal) A female person or animal.
  • * , II.ix:
  • Goodly she entertaind those noble knights, / And brought them vp into her castle hall [...].
    I asked Mary, but she''' said that '''she didn't know.
  • A ship.
  • She could do forty knots in good weather.
    She''' is a beautiful boat, isn't '''she ?
  • (personal, affectionate) Another machine (besides a ship), such as a car.
  • She''' only gets thirty miles to the gallon on the highway, but '''she' s durable.
  • (personal, nonstandard) .
  • * , Flow , 1990:
  • Optimal experience is thus something that we make'' happen. For a child, it could be placing with trembling fingers the last block on a tower she''' has built, higher than any ' she has built so far; for a swimmer, it could be trying to beat his own record; for a violinist, mastering an intricate musical passage.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A female.
  • Pat is definitely a she .
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare:
  • And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare / As any she belied with false compare.
  • * 2000 , Sue V. Rosser, Building inclusive science volume 28, issues 1-2, page 189:
  • A world where the hes are so much more common than the shes can hardly be seen as a welcoming place for women.

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    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

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