Be necessary
See and be necessary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "See" instead a verb phrase "Be necessary".
See
See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
Be necessary and see are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Be necessary" instead a verb "See".
Both terms in one sentence
- This may be necessary for most people, since it is hard to play a game when you can't see through all your tears.
-
Bigby the sheriff performs an experiment to see how much blood would be necessary to cover the room, and discovers it's over the amount of blood needed in humans to survive.
Source: Overdrawn at the Blood Bank - Since he is dying anyway, he knows that he won't be around to see the new society he is hoping to create, but is still willing to pay the price of becoming the monster he believes will be necessary to cause the change.
Source: No Place for Me There
Cite this Source
See and Be necessary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/be_necessary/see
Be necessary & See. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/be_necessary/see>.
See or Be necessary. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/be_necessary/see.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "be necessary" and "see" have occurred on timeline