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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

see to en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To take care of; to effect; to make happen.
    • After seeing to the shopping, cleaning and cooking, he finally sat down for some rest.
    • This was a rare whiff of the big-time for a club whose staple diet became top-flight football for so long - the glamour was in short supply, however. Thousands of empty seats and the driving Yorkshire rain saw to that. 2012, Ben Smith, Leeds United 2-1 Everton:
  2. To serve, attend to, or care for.
    • You can make a good usher that sees to my guests as they arrive.
    • Mark, please see to Mrs. Landingham and make sure she has everything she needs.
  3. (euphemistic, slang) To have sex with.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sees to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
seeing to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seen to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saw to Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

seeing-to · to it