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saw

S1 W1

BrE /seɪ/ AmE /seɪ/

verb / noun en → es

past saw pp seen ing seeing

1 SEE [transitive] A1

to see or notice something

ver, notar, observar

  • see somebody/something

Collocations see a doctor · see the light

  • I saw her at the party.

    La vi en la fiesta.

2 UNDERSTAND [transitive] A1

to understand or realize something

entender, comprender, darse cuenta de

  • see that

Collocations see the point of · see the sense in

  • I see what you mean.

    Entiendo lo que quieres decir.

3 PAST [transitive] A1

the past tense of 'see'

vi, notó, observó

  • saw somebody/something

  • I saw a strange man in the garden.

    Vi un hombre extraño en el jardín.

4 TOOL [noun] A2

a tool for cutting wood or metal

sierra, cuchillo de sierrar

Collocations hand saw · power saw

  • He uses a hand saw to cut wood.

    Él usa una sierra manual para cortar madera.

5 PAST [transitive] A2

the past tense of 'see' (used in reported speech)

vi, notó, observó

  • saw somebody/something

  • She said she saw a UFO.

    Ella dijo que vio un OVNI.

6 PAST [transitive] A2

the past tense of 'see' (used in reported speech)

vi, notó, observó

  • saw somebody/something

  • He told me he saw you yesterday.

    Me dijo que te vio ayer.

7 PAST [transitive] A2

the past tense of 'see' (used in reported speech)

vi, notó, observó

  • saw somebody/something

  • They saw the accident.

    Vieron el accidente.

8 PAST [transitive] A2

the past tense of 'see' (used in reported speech)

vi, notó, observó

  • saw somebody/something

  • I saw the error in my calculations.

    Vi el error en mis cálculos.

Phrasal verbs

see off FRIENDS/FAMILY B1

despedir a alguien

  • We saw him off at the airport.

    Lo despedimos en el aeropuerto.

see out STAY B1

esperar a que termine algo

  • We'll see the storm out.

    Esperaremos a que pase la tormenta.

see through PENETRATE B2

ver a través de algo, descubrir una mentira

  • She saw through his lies.

    Ella vio a través de sus mentiras.

see to ATTEND TO B2

encargarse de, atender

  • I'll see to the arrangements.

    Me encargaré de los arreglos.

see up SHOW AROUND B2

mostrar a alguien alrededor, acompañar

  • I'll see you up to your room.

    Te mostraré tu habitación.

Idioms

see eye to eye B2

estar de acuerdo, coincidir

  • We don't see eye to eye on this issue.

    No estamos de acuerdo en este tema.

see red B2

enfurecerse, ponerse furioso/a

  • He saw red when she insulted him.

    Se enfureció cuando ella lo insultó.

see the light of day C1

ver la luz del día, salir a la luz

  • The new policy will see the light of day next month.

    La nueva política verá la luz el próximo mes.