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see through
  • v  support financially through a period of time
  • v  perceive the true nature of
  • v  remain with until completion
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see to it
  • v  be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
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seem
  • v  give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
    She seems to be sleeping
  • v  seem to be true, probable, or apparent
    It seems that he is very gifted
  • v  appear to exist
    There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
  • v  appear to one's own mind or opinion
    I seem to be misunderstood by everyone
    I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters
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seep
  • v  pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
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seethe
  • v  be noisy with activity
  • v  be in an agitated emotional state
  • v  foam as if boiling
  • v  boil vigorously
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seize
  • v  take hold of; grab
    The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
    The mother seized her child by the arm
    Birds of prey often seize small mammals
  • v  take or capture by force
    The terrorists seized the politicians
    The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
  • v  take possession of by force, as after an invasion
    the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
    The army seized the town
  • v  take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
    The FBI seized the drugs
  • v  seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
    She seized control of the throne after her husband died
  • v  hook by a pull on the line
  • v  affect
    Fear seized the prisoners
    The patient was seized with unbearable pains
    He was seized with a dreadful disease
  • v  capture the attention or imagination of
    The movie seized my imagination
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seize with teeth
  • v  to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
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