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“Seas” or “Sees” or “Seize”

Overview

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. 👇

Definitions

seas: (noun) a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land. (noun) turbulent water with swells of considerable size.

sees: (noun) the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located. (verb) perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight. (verb) deem to be. (verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something. (verb) go to see for professional or business reasons. (verb) go to see for a social visit. (verb) receive as a specified guest. (verb) see and understand, have a good eye. (verb) deliberate or decide. (verb) observe as if with an eye. (verb) accompany or escort. (verb) match or meet.

seize: (verb) take hold of; grab. (verb) take or capture by force. (verb) hook by a pull on the line. (verb) affect.

Pronunciation

seas: s·IY·z

sees: s·IY·z

seize: s·IY·z

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Examples in Context

Examples of “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

Examples of “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

Examples of “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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