to see/to look at
→
to understand
23 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Akkadian | |
| Lexeme | amāru | |
| Meaning 1 | to see, behold, look at | ina bīt ili ātamaršunu I saw them in the temple |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to come to know, realize, to learn by experience | ḫasāsiš lā naṭâ amāriš pašqa; [urḫ]am a-me(!)-ir alik ḫarrāna beyond comprehension, difficult to understand; he knows the road, has traveled the way |
| Reference | CAD | |
| Comment | CAD a 2, 5 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | see | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | cats see well at night cats see well at night |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand, to be aware | I see what you mean I see what you mean |
| Reference | Sweetser 1990: 5 | |
| Comment | Ibarretxe-Antuñano 2008b: 17 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Aghul | |
| Lexeme | agʷas | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | za-s we ru] qaj-na agu-ne. I-DAT your daughter return-CONV see-PST |
| Meaning 2 | to draw a conclusion | za-s we ru]-a kitab ruXa-f agu-ne. I-DAT your daughter-ERG book read-PART see-PST |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | videt' | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | Я своими глазами видела, как он тебя поцеловал. I saw him kiss you with my own eyes. |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | Теперь-то я вижу, что он прав. Now I see that he is right. |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | vedere | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | Sono contento di vederti ‘I am glad to see you’ |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | vedo bene che non ci riesco ‘I see that I can't do it’ |
| Reference | Vanhove 2008: 354 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | ὁράω | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | ὁρῶ μ΄ ἔργον δεινὸν ἐξειργασμένην Soph. I see that I did a terrible thing |
| Reference | Dvoreckij 1958 | |
| Comment | (NP) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | se | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | kan du se den mannen der borte? can you see that man there? |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | så vidt jeg kan se, skulle det gå bra as far as I understand, everything should be fine |
| Reference | BO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | se | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | se med egne øjne to see with one’s own eyes |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | se | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | tänd ljuset, jag kan inte se put the light on, i can't see anything |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | hon kunde inte se någon mening med att opponera sig he didn’t see the point in protesting |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | sjá | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | ég hef aldrei séð hana áður I have never seen her before |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | þú sérð að þetta er slæm hugmynd you understand that this is a bad idea |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | voir | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | voir une silhouette to see a silhouette |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | kuona | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | |
| Reference | Vanhove 2008: 357 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Wolof | |
| Lexeme | gis | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | |
| Reference | Vanhove 2008: 357 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Beja | |
| Lexeme | rha | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | |
| Reference | Vanhove 2008: 357 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | discern | |
| Meaning 1 | to catch sight of | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to mentally realize | |
| Reference | Sweetser 1990: 38 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Komi | |
| Lexeme | аддзыны | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | омӧля аддзыны to see poorly |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to make sure; understand; realize | аддзыны ассьыд ӧшыбка to realize their delusions |
| Reference | Beznosikova et al. 2000 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Meadow Mari | |
| Lexeme | ужаш | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to be aware; understand; recognize; give an account of something | |
| Reference | Marij jylme muter | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | видети (videti) | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | видети добро, видети море to see well, to see the sea |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | Зар не видиш да ћемо настрадати? Don't you understand that we're going to get hurt? |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 146 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | vidjeti | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | vidjeti svojim očima to see with your own eyes |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | vidim da ima pravo I understand that he is right |
| Reference | HJP | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | gör- | |
| Meaning 1 | to see | bunu gördün mü? have you seen it? |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | işin fena bir sonuç alacağını görünce having realized that the affair goes wrong... |
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 349 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tatar | |
| Lexeme | күрү | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | |
| Reference | Asylgaraev, Ganiev et al. (eds.) 2007: 1, 683 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | lát | |
| Meaning 1 | to see/to look at | Szemüveg nélkül nem látja a betűket. (S)he can't see the letters without glasses. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | Most már látom, hogy hibáztam. I understand now that I made a mistake. |
| Reference | MEK 1978 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Bulgarian | |
| Lexeme | прозрам | |
| Meaning 1 | to see, to discern | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | |
| Reference | Bernštejn 1966: 533 | |
| Comment | ||