What is the meaning of saw?

noun

• A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
  • synonyms: proverb, adage, byword
• Hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting.
• A power tool for cutting wood.
  • synonyms: power saw, sawing machine

verb

• Cut with a saw.
  • usage: "saw wood for the fireplace"
• Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight.
  • usage: "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree"; "He is blind-he cannot see"
  • synonyms: see
• Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally.
  • usage: "Now I see"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is"; "I don't understand the idea"
  • synonyms: understand, realize, realise, see
• Perceive or be contemporaneous with.
  • usage: "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
  • synonyms: witness, find, see
• Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind.
  • usage: "I can't see him on horseback"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
  • synonyms: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image
• Deem to be.
  • usage: "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
  • synonyms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard
• Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally.
  • usage: "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
  • synonyms: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
• See or watch.
  • usage: "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
  • synonyms: watch, view, see, catch, take in
• Come together.
  • usage: "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again"
  • synonyms: meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
• Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.
  • usage: "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
  • synonyms: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
• Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.
  • usage: "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
  • synonyms: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
• Go to see for professional or business reasons.
  • usage: "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
  • synonyms: see
• Go to see for a social visit.
  • usage: "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"
  • synonyms: see
• Go to see a place, as for entertainment.
  • usage: "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"
  • synonyms: visit, see
• Take charge of or deal with.
  • usage: "Could you see about lunch"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
  • synonyms: attend, take care, look, see
• Receive as a specified guest.
  • usage: "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"
  • synonyms: see
• Date regularly; have a steady relationship with.
  • usage: "Did you know that she is seeing an older man"; "He is dating his former wife again"
  • synonyms: go steady, go out, date, see
• See and understand, have a good eye.
  • usage: "The artist must first learn to see"
  • synonyms: see
• Deliberate or decide.
  • usage: "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see-which movie should we see tonight"
  • synonyms: see
• Observe as if with an eye.
  • usage: "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
  • synonyms: see
• Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.
  • usage: "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
  • synonyms: examine, see
• Go or live through.
  • usage: "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
  • synonyms: experience, see, go through
• Accompany or escort.
  • usage: "I'll see you to the door"
  • synonyms: see, escort
• Match or meet.
  • usage: "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"
  • synonyms: see
• Make sense of; assign a meaning to.
  • usage: "What message do you see in this letter"; "How do you interpret his behavior"
  • synonyms: interpret, construe, see