voir/vwaʁ/
verb / adverb · A1 · Frequency 81
verb
Meanings
to see (visually)
Refers to perceiving something with the eyes.
to see (to understand)
Refers to understanding or grasping something.
to see (to visit, to go and see someone)
Refers to visiting or going to see someone.
Examples
Je veux voir les montagnes avant la tombée de la nuit.
I want to see the mountains before nightfall.
Après cette explication, je commence à voir le problème autrement.
After that explanation, I am beginning to see the problem differently.
Nous irons voir notre tante dimanche après-midi.
We will go and see our aunt on Sunday afternoon.
Collocations
- voir clairto see clearly, to understand clearly
Common mistakes
Il vois clair.
Il voit clair.
With the third-person singular subject il, voir has the irregular present-tense form voit, not vois; vois is used with je or tu.
Related words
- synonymregarderto look
synonymapercevoirto catch sight of
antonymignorerto ignore, not know
adverb
Meanings
please (used to mark the imperative)
Commonly used in spoken imperatives to express a request or command tone.
even, actually (used to intensify the meaning)
Used as an adverb within sentences to intensify meaning, indicating something beyond expectation or emphasizing a fact.
Examples
Écoute voir ce que j'ai à te dire.
Please listen to what I have to tell you.
Regarde voir si la porte est bien fermée.
Please check whether the door is properly closed.
Attends voir avant de prendre une décision.
Please wait before making a decision.
Collocations
- voir clairsee clearly
- voir venirforesee
- voir mêmeeven
Related words
- synonymmêmeeven
synonyms’il te plaîtplease
verb
Meanings
to see (visually)
Refers to perceiving something with the eyes.
to see (to understand)
Refers to understanding or grasping something.
to see (to visit, to go and see someone)
Refers to visiting or going to see someone.
Examples
Voyant la lumière s'allumer, le gardien a ouvert la porte.
Seeing the light come on, the caretaker opened the door.
Voyant que le projet prenait du retard, nous avons changé de méthode.
Seeing that the project was falling behind, we changed our method.
Voyant sa grand-mère à l'hôpital, il lui a apporté des fleurs.
Visiting his grandmother in the hospital, he brought her flowers.
verb
Meanings
to see (visually)
Refers to perceiving something with the eyes.
to see (to understand)
Refers to understanding or grasping something.
to see (to visit, to go and see someone)
Refers to visiting or going to see someone.
Examples
Depuis la fenêtre, j'ai vu les premières neiges sur les collines.
From the window, I saw the first snow on the hills.
Après son explication, j'ai vu pourquoi cette solution était préférable.
After his explanation, I understood why this solution was preferable.
Dimanche, j'ai vu ma grand-mère chez elle.
On Sunday, I went to see my grandmother at her home.
Collocations
- voir clairto see clearly, to understand clearly
Common mistakes
Il vois clair.
Il voit clair.
With the third-person singular subject il, voir has the irregular present-tense form voit, not vois; vois is used with je or tu.
Related words
- synonymregarderto look
synonymapercevoirto catch sight of
antonymignorerto ignore, not know
verb
Meanings
to see (visually)
Refers to perceiving something with the eyes.
to see (to understand)
Refers to understanding or grasping something.
to see (to visit, to go and see someone)
Refers to visiting or going to see someone.
Examples
Je vois les montagnes depuis la fenêtre.
I can see the mountains from the window.
Je vois maintenant pourquoi tu étais inquiet.
I see now why you were worried.
Je vois ma grand-mère chaque dimanche.
I see my grandmother every Sunday.
Collocations
- voir clairto see clearly, to understand clearly
Common mistakes
Il vois clair.
Il voit clair.
With the third-person singular subject il, voir has the irregular present-tense form voit, not vois; vois is used with je or tu.
Related words
- synonymregarderto look
synonymapercevoirto catch sight of
antonymignorerto ignore, not know