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See

Pronunciation: /zeː/

“See” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. lake
  2. sea, ocean
  3. sea, sea condition, swell

Etymology

From Middle High German sê, from Old High German sē, sēo m (“sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi m (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz m (“sea”). Compare Low German See (“sea, lake”), Dutch zee f (“sea”), English sea, Danish sø c (“sea, lake”).

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