figure vs see

figure

verb
  • To come to understand. 

  • To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. 

  • To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. 

  • To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem. 

  • To enter into; to be a part of. 

  • To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon. 

  • To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. 

  • To embellish. 

  • To be reasonable. 

noun
  • A visible pattern as in wood or cloth. 

  • A number, an amount. 

  • A drawing or diagram conveying information. 

  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body. 

  • A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. 

  • The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 

  • A figure of speech. 

  • The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person. 

  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness. 

  • A numeral. 

  • A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. 

  • Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. 

  • The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body. 

  • A shape. 

  • Any complex dance moveᵂ. 

see

verb
  • To understand. 

  • Used to emphasise a proposition. 

  • To date frequently. 

  • To be the setting or time of. 

  • To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it. 

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

  • To foresee, predict, or prophesy. 

  • To visit for a medical appointment. 

  • To reference or to study for further details. 

  • To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative. 

  • To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc. 

  • To witness or observe by personal experience. 

  • To form a mental picture of. 

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

  • To wait upon; attend, escort. 

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

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

  • To include as one of something's experiences. 

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

intj
  • Introducing an explanation 

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

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

  • The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric 

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