Synonyms for saw

Noun

1. proverb, adage, saw, byword, saying, expression, locution

usage: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

2. saw, hand tool

usage: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting

3. power saw, saw, sawing machine, power tool

usage: a power tool for cutting wood

Verb

1. saw, cut

usage: cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"

Verb

1. saw, cut

usage: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "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"

2. see, perceive, comprehend

usage: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"

3. understand, realize, realise, see

usage: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

4. witness, find, see, experience, undergo, see, go through

usage: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

5. visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image, imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage

usage: deem to be; "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"

6. see, consider, reckon, view, regard, think, believe, consider, conceive

usage: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

7. learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see

usage: see or watch; "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"

8. watch, view, see, catch, take in, watch

usage: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "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"

9. determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn

usage: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

10. meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see

usage: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

11. see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure, verify

usage: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"

12. see, visit, call in, call

usage: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"

13. see, visit, call in, call

usage: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

14. visit, see, tour

usage: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

15. attend, take care, look, see, care, give care

usage: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

16. see, receive, take in, invite

usage: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"

17. go steady, go out, date, see, consort, associate, affiliate, assort

usage: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"

18. see, see

usage: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"

19. see, consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate

usage: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"

20. see, detect, observe, find, discover, notice

usage: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

21. examine, see

usage: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

22. experience, undergo, see, go through, participate, take part

usage: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"

23. see, escort, accompany

usage: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"

24. see, bet, wager, play

usage: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"