So for example, when one says "I see that violence is bad", "I see your comments are fair". — KantDane21
So for example, when one says "I see that violence is bad", "I see your comments are fair". — KantDane21
transitive verb
1a: to perceive by the eye
b: to perceive or detect as if by sight
2a: to be aware of : RECOGNIZE
sees only our faults
b: to imagine as a possibility : SUPPOSE
couldn't see him as a crook
c: to form a mental picture of : VISUALIZE
can still see her as she was years ago
d: to perceive the meaning or importance of : UNDERSTAND — Merriam-Webster
'Cat's pajamas' is a figure of speech. — Bitter Crank
Here's a paper by Lakoff and Johnson (PDF): Conceptual Metaphor in Everyday Language. It gives an idea of how deeply metaphorical our language (and our thinking) is. — jamalrob
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