“Seas” or “Sees” or “Seize”

seas / sees / seize are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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seas s·IY·z

nouna division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land.
nounturbulent water with swells of considerable size.

sees s·IY·z

nounthe seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located.
verbperceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight.
verbdeem to be.
verbbe careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.
verbgo to see for professional or business reasons.
verbgo to see for a social visit.
verbreceive as a specified guest.
verbsee and understand, have a good eye.
verbdeliberate or decide.
verbobserve as if with an eye.
verbaccompany or escort.
verbmatch or meet.

seize s·IY·z

verbtake hold of; grab.
verbtake or capture by force.
verbhook by a pull on the line.
verbaffect.

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“seas”

…feared buccaneer on the high seas.
…Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet.
…extensive service with the High Seas Fleet during World War I…
…the coast of the northern seas and the Arctic Ocean, support…
Port of Seven Seas is James Whale's remake of…
…from harsh winds and high seas, and crossings were impossible for…
…as the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.
261: Dawnkill (Lord of the Seas Trilogy #3)
…was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 30 April 1910.
…the rest of the High Seas Fleet units were back in…

“sees”

He sees them as nothing more than…
…and by Paul Robinson, who sees Freud as a revolutionary whose…
…feel bloated and tired and sees a doctor.
One day he sees Angsumalin swimming in the river…
…through Chinatown, but neither man sees the other's face.
…interobject, in which the dreamer sees something between two objects, as…
She sees a car coming and she…
…but to the animal that sees bombs from the sky raining…
…who she had met earlier sees her and approaches her.
…rejects this interpretation, which he sees as stemming from both Freudian…

“seize”

…morning on 20 February and seize control of the Gurdawara.
…from the autopsy table and seize her.
His armed rebellion, aiming to seize power and to banish the…
…finally ended Dutch attempts to seize the Philippines.
…in war with Denmark to seize Schleswig-Holstein for itself, both by…
…of Camp Aguinaldo and to seize the ammunition depot of LOGCOM.
…gave it the right to seize illicit editions and bar the…
The gang seized a third vehicle, a truck,…
…Sahib on 29 February and seize control from the Mahant prior…
…in Virginia, and not only seize her photos, her equipment, her…

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