Look vs. See

Look (verb)

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

“Look at my new car!”

“Don’t look in the closet.”

Look (verb)

To appear, to seem.

“It looks as if it’s going to rain soon.”

Look (verb)

To give an appearance of being.

“That painting looks nice.”

Look (verb)

To search for, to try to find.

Look (verb)

To face or present a view.

“The hotel looks over the valleys of the HinduKush.”

Look (verb)

To expect or anticipate.

“I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.”

Look (verb)

To express or manifest by a look.

Look (verb)

To make sure of, to see to.

Look (verb)

To show oneself in looking.

“Look out of the window [i.e. lean out] while I speak to you.”

Look (verb)

To look at; to turn the eyes toward.

Look (verb)

To seek; to search for.

Look (verb)

To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.

“to look down opposition”

Look (verb)

To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

“The fastball caught him looking.”

“Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat.”

“It’s unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it.”

Look (interjection)

Pay attention.

“Look, I’m going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.”

Look (noun)

The action of looking, an attempt to see.

“Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.”

Look (noun)

Physical appearance, visual impression.

“She got her mother’s looks.”

“I don’t like the look of the new design.”

Look (noun)

A facial expression.

“He gave me a dirty look.”

“If looks could kill …”

See (verb)

To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

See (verb)

To form a mental picture of.

See (verb)

To witness or observe by personal experience.

“Now I’ve seen it all!”

“I have been blind since birth and I love to read Braille. When the books arrive in from the library, I can’t wait to see what stories they have sent me.”

“I saw military service in Vietnam.”

See (verb)

To understand.

“Do you see what I mean?”

See (verb)

To meet, to visit.

See (verb)

To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.

“They’re blind to the damage they do, but someday they’ll see.”

See (verb)

To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.

“to go to see a friend”

See (verb)

To be the setting or time of.

“The 20th century saw humanity’s first space exploration.”

See (verb)

To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.

“I’ll see you hang for this!”

“I saw that they didn’t make any more trouble.”

See (verb)

To respond to another player’s bet with a bet of equal value.

“I’ll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten.”

See (verb)

To foresee, predict, or prophesy.

“The oracle saw the destruction of the city.”

See (verb)

To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).

“I’ll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.”

See (verb)

Used to emphasise a proposition.

“You see, Johnny, your Dad isn’t your real dad.”

See (verb)

To reference or to study for further details.

“Step 4: In the system, check out the laptop to the student (see: “Logging Resources” in the Tutor Manual).”

“This article is about the insect. For the English rock band, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles].”

“For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C.”

See (interjection)

Directing the audience to pay attention to the following

“See here, fellas, there’s no need for all this rucus!”

See (interjection)

Introducing an explanation

“See, in order to win the full prize we would have to come up with a scheme to land a rover on the Moon.”

See (noun)

A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.

See (noun)

The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric

See (noun)

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.