see red Definition

red
adj redder, reddest

1. Referring to the colour of blood, or a colour similar to it.
2. Said of hair, fur, etc: of a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.
3. Said of the eyes: bloodshot or with red rims.
4. Having a red or flushed face, especially from shame or anger, or from physical exertion.
5. Said of wine: made with black grapes whose skins colour the wine a deep red.
6. derog colloq
Communist.
7. chiefly colloq
Relating to the former USSR; Soviet.
Example: the Red Army
Form: Red

8. Indicating the most extreme urgency. See red alert.

noun

1. The colour of blood, or a similar shade.
2. Red dye or paint.
3. Red material or clothes.
4. The red traffic light, a sign that cars should stop.
5. Anything red.
6. The debit side of an account; the state of being in debt, eg to a bank. Compare black (noun 6).

Form: be in the red (usually)
7. derog colloq
A communist or socialist.
Form: Red (often)

Derivative: reddish
adj

Somewhat red.

Derivative: redly
adverb

Derivative: redness
noun

Idiom: paint the town red

colloq
To go out to enjoy oneself in a lively, noisy and often drunken way.

Idiom: see red

colloq
To become angry. See also redden.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon read.

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see¹
verb saw (past tense), seen (past participle), seeing

1. To perceive by the sense operated in the eyes.

Thesaurus: observe, behold, view, gaze at, stare at, espy, regard, notice, witness, scrutinize, survey, contemplate.
intr
2. To have the power of vision.
tr & intr
3. To perceive mentally; to understand or realize

Example: Don't you see what she's trying to do?
Thesaurus: comprehend, grasp, apprehend, perceive, understand, discern, ascertain, recognize.
4. To watch.

Example: We're going to see a play
5. To be aware of or know, especially by looking or reading.

Example: I see from your letter that you're married
tr & intr
6. To find out; to learn.

Example: We'll have to see what happens
7. To predict; to expect.

Example: We could see what was going to happen
8. To meet up with someone; to spend time with someone.

Example: I haven't seen her for ages
Thesaurus: encounter, meet with, visit, receive
9. To spend time with someone regularly, especially romantically.

Example: He's been seeing her for quite a while now
10. To speak to someone; to consult.

Example: He's asking to see the manager
11. To receive as a visitor or client.

Example: The doctor will see you now
12. To make sure of something.

Example: See that you lock the door
13. To imagine, and often also to regard as likely.

Example: I can still see her as a little girl
Example: I can't see him agreeing
14. To consider.

Example: I see her more as an acquaintance than a friend
15. To encounter or experience.

Example: She's seen too much pain in her life
16. To be witness to something as a sight or event.

Example: We're now seeing huge increases in unemployment
17. To escort.

Example: I'll see you home
Thesaurus: escort, accompany, attend.
18. To refer to (the specified page, chapter, etc) for information.

Example: see page five
19. cards.
To match the bet of someone by staking the same sum.
Example: I'll see you and raise you five

Idiom: see fit to do something

To think it appropriate or proper to do it.

Idiom: see red

See under red.

Idiom: see the light

To discover religious feelings within oneself.

To recognize and adopt the merits of a widely held point of view.

humorous
To eventually come to understand and agree with someone else.

Idiom: see things

To have hallucinations.

Idiom: see you later

colloq
An expression of temporary farewell.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon seon.

Phrasal Verb: see about something

To attend to a matter or concern.

Phrasal Verb: see into something

To investigate it; to look into it.

Phrasal Verb: see something in someone

To find an attractive feature in them.
Example: I don't know what he sees in her

Phrasal Verb: see someone off

To accompany them to their place of departure.
Example: saw her off at the airport
To get rid of them by force.
Example: saw the burgler off
Example: saw the cat off

Phrasal Verb: see someone out

To escort them out of the room, etc.To outlive them.

Phrasal Verb: see something out

To stay until the end of it.

Phrasal Verb: see over something

To inspect it; to look over it.

Phrasal Verb: see through something

To discern what is implied by an idea or scheme, etc.To detect or determine the truth underlying a lie.
Example: I saw through your plan straight away

Phrasal Verb: see something through

To participate in it to the end.

Phrasal Verb: see to something

To attend to it; to take care of it
Example: Will you see to it?