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sea ~ see

[the same pronunciation, as in ‘see’]

“Sea” (noun) is ‘a large area (body) of salt water that looks blue and covers three-fourths of the earth’s surface; an ocean; a large number of people or things that look the same and gathered at a place, or coming or going from a place; a broad area on the moon or the Mars, that look very flat from the earth’,

e.g.

The Indian peninsula is surrounded by three seas – the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.

Most of the visitors to the Andaman or Galapagos islands go by sea.

The Great Wars were fought on the ground, in the air and at sea.

We stood there at the burial grounds watching the sea of sad faces at the burial of Michael Jackson, the pop music king.

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“See”, as a verb ~~~  see – saw – seen – seeing , is ‘to notice the people and the things, and the incidents happening around oneself using one’s eyes; to notice that something is true or something is becoming better or worse, using one’s mind rather than eyes; to understand the hidden meaning of something’, as a noun, it is ‘an area controlled by a bishop, a religious head of Roman Catholic Christians’,

e.g.

Cats can see in the dark.

There’s no use showing him any pictures.  He can’t see; he’s blind.

Did you see the news on TV last night?  {“‘watch’ the news” is also possible in this sentence}

Several bishops found it difficult to manage the see of London.

{‘The Holy See’ is another name for Vatican City, the city country where the Pope resides in Rome, Italy.}

Common Errors:

1.

The magician told the audience to see carefully what he was doing. [wrong]

The magician told the audience to watch carefully what he was doing. [right]

2.

The old couple sat there in the park all afternoon seeing the children playing.  [wrong]

The old couple sat there in the park all afternoon watching the children playing.  [right]

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