voir

Meaning

Verb

1. to see (visually)
2. to see (to understand)
3. to see (to visit, to go and see)

Adv

please (used to mark the imperative)

Concepts

see

behold

look

observe

view

watch

understand

notice

think

witness

look at

consider

find

perceive

sight

regard

discover

sense

gaze

twig

gaze at

spy

come across

run across

visit

experience

find out

hear

learn

ascertain

check

feel

figure

visualise

visualize

meet

detect

glance

gawp

goggle

deem

perceive with the eyes

show

seeing

consult

be seen

be recovered

recover

appear

illuminate

become apparent

loom

as

oneself

somebody

something

here

cf

cf.

realise

realize

get a line

get wind

get word

pick up

construe

interpret

assure

control

ensure

insure

see to it

reckon

intend

mean

determine

envision

fancy

image

picture

project

encounter

run into

escort

go through

lay eyes on

examine

catch

take in

date

go out

go steady

attend

take care

have outlook

view conception

envisage

apperceive

feel out

catch sight of

have a look

take a look

have a look-see

peer

stare

descry

discern

espy

listen

gape

gaup

gawk

peek

conceive

meditate

ponder

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/vwaʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French veoir, veir, from earlier vedeir, from Latin vidēre, from Proto-Italic *widēō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-. Unrelated to voie and its derivatives and to voirie or avoir.
See cognates in regional languages in France : Norman veî or veir, Gallo vair, Picard vir, Bourguignon voi, Franco-Provençal vêre, Occitan veire or véser, Corsican vedè.

Sentences

Est-ce que nous devions le voir ?

Should we see it?

Il réussit se voir offrir un contrat .

He managed to be offered a contract.

Il était évident qu’il venait de voir commettre un crime .

It was obvious that he had just seen a crime committed.

On peut y voir quatre écluses à double-sas.

You can see four double-lock locks.

Le spectateur peut y voir Julia Roberts y faire ses emplettes .

The viewer can see Julia Roberts shopping there.

Pour mon compte , je n'ai jamais éprouvé de surprise à voir un être se démasquer .

For my part, I have never been surprised to see a being unmasked.

Il ira ainsi jusqu'en Alabama , pour voir les tableaux peints par son héroïne .

He will go to Alabama, to see the paintings painted by his heroine.