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To cut (something) off or down, especially with a saw
“If you saw a tree down, you should also excavate its root system to prevent it from growing back.”
To have perceived with one's eyes
“I saw the snow-capped mountains from inside my car.”
To have understood based on given information
“I most definitely saw how their secret meeting was highly inappropriate.”
To have found out through discovery
“Ted saw who the princesses were during his adventure with Bill.”
To have formed a mental picture of, or to predict
“I always saw him winning the tournament due to his superior skill.”
To have understood through experience
“When my great-grandfather was young, he saw the horrors of war first-hand.”
To have had a vague awareness of
“I saw sadness and torment in many of Van Gogh's paintings.”
To have been the setting or time of
“The 1950s saw the birth of the first electronic computers.”
A body of traditions or beliefs held through generations by a particular group
Plural for a saying or proverb
“Spare me the old saw about love and marriage.”
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