See and To understand

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See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

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To understand and see are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To understand" with "See", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: seen, seeing

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See and to understand are semantically related. You can use "See" instead a verb phrase "To understand".

She is entirely happy being his supporter, as it means she is the closest person to Tasha and able to understand and see more of him then anyone else, including having a literal mental connection to him.

Source: I Don't Want to Ruin Our Friendship
In Persona -trinity soul-, every time "drawing out shadows" (you'd have to see the show to understand) is mentioned or shown it is used as an Anvilicious metaphor for sex.

Source: Does This Remind You Of Anything / Anime and Manga
More than that, Lion-O is willing to listen to his enemies, to see when his own people are wrong, and come to understand others instead of dismissing them.

Source: Analysis / ThunderCats (2011)

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