speechless with anger/rage/horror etc
Laura stared at him, absolutely speech less with rage.
and feelings are about you, your family, and your friends, and you do not think other people should know about them; She used to write down all her most private thoughts in a book that she kept under the bed. 1 I don t want to discuss it with you - it's private.
В to not tell other people about a secret
riot tell sb not tel (sb) to not tell someone about something: / didn't tell my parents in case they got worried. + about Vinny didn't tell the police about his visit to Mahoney s apartment. + (tKat) She didn't tell anyone she was leaving.
keep sth. secret ki:p (sth) siik^t to not
tell other people something, because you want it to remain a secret: They wanted to keep their relationship secret for as long as possible.
+ /rom Many of the president's actions were kept secret from the world until after his death.
keep sth /rom sb /"ki:p (sth) from (sb)/
[phrasa/ verb T] to deliberately not tell someone about something, especially because you think they would be upset if they knew the truth: Edward never told anyone about his illness. He even tried to keep it from his wife.
keep quiet /ki:p к waist,, informal to deliberately not talk about something in public, especially something you are ashamed or embarrassed about + about He paid his secretary to keep quiet about their affair. keep sth quiet (=keep something secret) Let's try to keep it quiet until we've talked to Steve.
SEE
if you mean 'see someone doing something wrong', go to catch a
see also watch, look at, notice
Don't confuse see, watch, and look at. When you see something, you notice it with your eyes, either deliberately or accidentally: I saw an accident on my way to school today. You watch things like films, sports games, or other situations where there is action and movement: Dad was watching a basketball game on TV. When you look at people, scenery, pictures, and other things that are not moving, you deliberately pay attention to them: Look at this old picture of Sally!
to see someone or something
see si:/ [и T] 1 saw your brother in town this morning. I Have you seen my pen anywhere? I If you see either of these men, inform the police immediately. see sb doing sth I saw Matt coming out of the cinema with Jane, see sb do sth Did you see Jim leave? see who/what/where It was too dark for her to see who the woman was. can see sb/sth Shh! I can see someone moving in the bushes.
seeing - saw - have seen
In the present tense, it is more usual to say I can see, she can see etc, than to say 'I see', 'she sees' etc, or 'I am seeing', 'she is seeing' etc.
She was blindfolded so she couldn't see.
She enjoyed looking at her friend's photographs.
see
He was watching television.
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catch sight o//catch a glimpse of
kaetj salt dv, ksetj з 'glimps ov especially written to see someone or something for only a second, and not very clearly: Rick caught sight of the driver's face as the car raced past. I Lynn caught a brief glimpse of herself in the mirror.
spot /spDt||spa:l/ [и T] to suddenly see someone or something that you have been looking for, or something interesting or unusuaclass="underline" Yates uras spotted by police as he drove through the centre of Manchester. I I was just browsing through the job adverts when I spotted it.
spotting - spotted - have spotted
witness '"witnjjS/ [f T] to see something happen, especially an accident, a crime, or an important event: Police are appealing for information from anyone who witnessed the attack. I The crash was witnessed by millions of viewers who were watching the race on TV.
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Witness is a more formal or official word than see, and is not usually used in normal conversation,
make oat /,meik aot' {phrasal verb T] to see someone or something, but only with difficulty
make out sth It was dark, and Patrick could just make out the shape of a woman in front of him. make out what/where/who ft was difficult to make out where the rocks ended and the sea began.
Make out is used especially in stories or descriptions of events.
El something that you see
sight
,/sait/ [n C] something that you see: Sunrise ouer the Himalayas is a magnificent sight.
the sight of sth (=when you see something) I can't stand the sight of blood, a familiar sight (=something that you often see) Homeless kids are now a familiar sight on London's streets. the sights (=the interesting things for
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view /vju:/ [n C] the whole area that you see from somewhere, for example when you look out of a window or down from a hill and see a beautiful place get/have a view (=be able to see all of it) She had a great view from her window across the park.
+ оfa view of the surrounding countryside
scene siirv [n С often plural] what you see in a place, especially when you are describing a place where something unusual or shocking is happening: Reporters described the horrific scenes which followed the bombing, scenes of с on/us ion/sujFfering/viole rice etc There are scenes of confusion here as refugees pour out of the city.
El when something can be seen
visible viz'M \adj] if something is visible, it can be seen: I examined the animal, but there were no visible signs of injury.
clearly visible The bullet-marks are still clearly visible in the walls.
in sight /in 'sait, if someone or something is in sight, you can see them from where you are: The only building in sight was a small wooden cabin. I Meredith looked around - there was no-one in sight.
show //эо [и I] if something shows, people can see it, especially when you do not want them to: Don't worry about that mark - it won't show. I The baby's head was just showing from under the blanket.
showing - showed - have shown
appear /э'р1эг; [v l\ if someone or something appears, you begin to see them or you suddenly see them + at/in/on etc At that moment, Kenny appeared in the doorway. + from behind/under A man suddenly appeared from behind the bushes.