to see
47
3.9
- verb
- /si/
- I'll put your clothes by the door and I'll see Frank out.
Examples
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Can you please see him to his car after the meeting ends?
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Would you mind seeing me to the train station before you leave?
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Michael reported that he went to see Professor Smith to ask, "What does Professor Smith want me to write?"
Academic text (2015) -
Three daughters come to see you after their father's death from a brain tumor.
Academic text (2012) -
You're here because I told your mom I'd see you were taken care of after.
Fiction book (1991) -
She kindly agreed to see her friend to the bus stop.
Synonyms
∞
1.7
Go with a person to bring them to a place
312
1.0
To go with someone on foot to keep them safe
290
4.0
To go with someone to protect or help them
181
3.5
To go somewhere with someone as a companion
54
3.5
To guide people to their seats at events like a theater
5
4.3
To lead someone carefully to a place, for example to their seat
1
8.6
To go with someone and act as their polite escort at events
1
4.1
To go with a person like an ambassador to protect or show respect
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
390
1.0
A casual goodbye said when leaving someone and expecting to meet again
- Informal
14
7.4
A phrase people say to tell others nothing interesting or worrying is happening
To understand how someone thinks and feels about a situation
- Informal
2
4.1
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
- Informal
1
8.2
Words you say when you are surprised to see someone in an unexpected place
1
7.0
To not be able to think clearly because you are very tired, angry, or confused
- Informal
1
9.7
Says as a joke to show someone else is more hurt after a fight
- Informal
1
8.6
To notice small important details while keeping the whole situation in mind
Invite someone to your home pretending to show art but actually to try to have sex
- Informal
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
Try many different ideas to find one that works
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
10
7.7
The central government of the Roman Catholic Church that the Pope leads in Vatican City, recognized by many countries
- Formal
9
7.8
The Pope's government that speaks for the Roman Catholic Church and acts like a small country
How Closely
Surface Forms
Etymology
See comes from the old English seon meaning 'to look', and it also developed the meaning 'go with' because you often look after someone on their way. So to 'see' someone to the door or car is to escort them as a courtesy.