to see
∞
3.9
- verb
- /si/
:
acompañar a
- 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
735
1.0
To go with someone on foot to keep them safe
287
4.0
To go with someone to protect or help them
219
3.5
To go somewhere with someone as a companion
79
3.5
To guide people to their seats at events like a theater
7
8.6
To go with someone and act as their polite escort at events
5
4.3
To lead someone carefully to a place, for example to their seat
To go with a person like an ambassador to protect or show respect
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
95
1.0
A casual goodbye said when leaving someone and expecting to meet again
6
7.0
To not be able to think clearly because you are very tired, angry, or confused
- Informal
4
7.4
A phrase people say to tell others nothing interesting or worrying is happening
- Informal
1
4.1
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
To understand how someone thinks and feels about a situation
- Informal
Words you say when you are surprised to see someone in an unexpected place
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
- Informal
To notice small important details while keeping the whole situation in mind
Try many different ideas to find one that works
- Informal
Says as a joke to show someone else is more hurt after a fight
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
10
7.8
The Pope's government that speaks for the Roman Catholic Church and acts like a small country
- Formal
8
7.7
The central government of the Roman Catholic Church that the Pope leads in Vatican City, recognized by many countries
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.