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看到 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • espy verb To notice or catch sight of someone or something that is hard to see.
  • glimpse noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
  • observe verb To watch someone or something carefully.

Senses

看到 is used for these senses in English:

  • espy To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
  • glimpse To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
  • observe (transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
  • stake out (transitive) To watch a location or people, generally covertly.

espy — full definition

  1. verb To notice or catch sight of someone or something that is hard to see.
  2. verb To see someone or something by chance, without meaning to.
  3. verb To watch someone secretly, or to look out for something carefully.
  4. verb To realise or find out a fact or piece of information.

glimpse — full definition

  1. noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
  2. verb To see something briefly and incompletely.
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