{"id":8112,"date":"2021-06-30T14:25:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T18:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=8112"},"modified":"2021-06-30T14:25:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T18:25:30","slug":"other-ways-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/other-ways-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Ways to See"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hi, there, dear readers! How&#8217;s it going? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The other day I was with a student in his company&#8217;s conference room. When the lesson was over, I noticed he was too busy to walk me to the door. So I decided to say, \u201cDon\u2019t worry about it, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ll see myself out<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d. His puzzled look made me realize that he probably didn&#8217;t know this other usage for <\/span><b>the verb &#8216;see&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. So I guess I had a topic for the following class!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With this episode in mind, I decided to reflect on all the possible uses and contexts for the word &#8216;see&#8217;, which can take on more complex meanings than simply looking at something. I&#8217;ve compiled the ones I thought are most important for today\u2019s post, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">so let\u2019s see what I\u2019ve got?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8113\" style=\"width: 447px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8113\" class=\" wp-image-8113\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-subin-946727-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-subin-946727-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-subin-946727-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-subin-946727-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-subin-946727-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-subin-946727-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Other ways to use &#8216;see&#8217; (Photo by Subin from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First of all, as we mentioned, <\/span><b>see<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> literally means to use your eyes:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I can\u2019t <\/span><b>see<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anything, it\u2019s too dark in here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you <\/span><b>seen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that movie &#8216;Parasite&#8217; yet? It\u2019s supposed to be great<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And now to my personal example, to <\/span><b><i>see oneself\/yourself out <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is to leave a room or a building by yourself, without being escorted by anyone:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please, don\u2019t leave your seats, I can <\/span><b>see myself out<\/b><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The manager had to take an urgent call, so Vicky had to <\/span><b>see herself out<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> after the job interview<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>See<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can also be used to express that you <\/span><b>understand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> something:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You have to restart your computer before running the software &#8211; Oh, <\/span><b>I see<\/b><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The company had to cut down on costs due to the recent crisis, so many employees were laid off &#8211; Right, <\/span><b>I see<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. That\u2019s unfortunate<\/span><em><em>.<\/em><\/em>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_8114\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8114\" class=\" wp-image-8114\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-gustavo-fring-4173238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-gustavo-fring-4173238.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-gustavo-fring-4173238-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seeing someone off (Photo by Gustavo Fring from Pexels)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>See someone off<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; when you take someone to their place of departure to say goodbye:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jay\u2019s family went to the airport to<\/span><b> see him off <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">before he went on his exchange program in Spain<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My husband always <\/span><b>sees me off <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at the train station when I go visit my relatives in the countryside<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>See to it (that) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; when you make sure that something happens by making some effort:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m deeply sorry. I\u2019ll <\/span><b>see to it that<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this never happens again<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can you <\/span><b>see to it that<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> all reports are submitted by the end of this month?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a private event. Please <strong>see to it that<\/strong> everyone is wearing their name tags according to the guest list<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And to spice things up a bit, to <\/span><b>see someone\/ see each other<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> means that you are involved in a romantic relationship:<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_8115\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8115\" class=\" wp-image-8115\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-pixabay-326650-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-pixabay-326650-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-pixabay-326650-1-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Are you seeing anyone? (Photo by Pixabay on Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, what\u2019s new with you? Are you<\/span><b> seeing anyone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lately?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are Jane and Luke together? How long have they been <\/span><b>seeing each other<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ve been <\/span><b>seeing this guy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I met on the plane<\/span><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I hate to admit it, but I think my wife might be <\/span><b>seeing someone<\/b><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can you think of any other ways to use the verb \u2018to see\u2019? I\u2019d love to hear what you think in the comments below. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">See you next time!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-pixabay-326650-1-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-pixabay-326650-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/06\/pexels-pixabay-326650-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Hi, there, dear readers! How&#8217;s it going? The other day I was with a student in his company&#8217;s conference room. When the lesson was over, I noticed he was too busy to walk me to the door. 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