saw
saw
- n a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- n hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
- n a power tool for cutting wood
- v cut with a saw
saw wood for the fireplace - v perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- v perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- v perceive or be contemporaneous with
The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions - v imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- v deem to be
- v get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- v see or watch
- v come together
- v find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- v be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- v go to see for professional or business reasons
- v go to see for a social visit
- v go to see a place, as for entertainment
- v take charge of or deal with
- v receive as a specified guest
- v date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- v see and understand, have a good eye
- v deliberate or decide
- v observe as if with an eye
The camera saw the burglary and recorded it - v observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- v go or live through
he saw action in Viet Nam - v accompany or escort
- v match or meet
I saw the bet of one of my fellow players - v make sense of; assign a meaning to
- Some airline pilots saw mysterious lights; others saw nothing.
- The power saw has a steel blade five to seven feet long, with a deep groove in both edges.
- I saw the beach with its huge seawall at the foot of a massive bluff.