aftersee en · VERB
Etymology
From after- + see.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive, uncommon) To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.
[...] of Durham if he will come, or send his brother to enter as one authorized for such a matter, and so to carry it away without delay; and cannot Mr. Cox see, or foresee, or aftersee what cause or colour might work such alteration?
1847, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Memoirs of the life and times of Sir Christopher Hatton:It is very different to foresee and aftersee.
1849, Neil Walker, Thomas Craddock, The history of Wisbech, and the fens:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| afterseen | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| aftersaw | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| afterseeing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| aftersees | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |