to see for yourself
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3.4
- phrasal verb
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comprobar por sí mismo
- Would you like to see for yourself?
- come see for yourself
- go see for yourself
- want to see for yourself
There is knowledge out there that just gives you the ability suddenly to see for yourself what you are capable of.
- There is knowledge out there that just gives you the ability suddenly to see for yourself what you are capable of.
- Because you see for yourself what you can do and what you can't do.
- I struggle to find a good way to fix it and see for yourself.
- And I went down and said to my brother, listen, mate, I says this is was it because it was come and see for yourself.
- Every time you get angry, you always have the chance also to see for yourself what does angryness do for you or do against you.
Examples
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I want you to come up and see for yourself what happens.
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Come and see for yourself.
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You have to see for yourself.
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You have to see for yourself that you are going in the wrong direction.
Fiction book (1990) -
The attorney sent me a copy of the will so I could see for myself.
Fiction book (1995) -
But I'll have to see for myself what's going on here and make up my own mind.
Fiction book (1999) -
I had to find Long Back's lodge and see for myself what the man was talking about.
Fiction book (1995) -
You can go to the courthouse and see for yourself.
Fiction book (2001) -
You have to visit these places to see for yourself some of the transformation that's going on in the streets and neighbourhoods and towns of Europe.
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If you want to understand the impact of the new policy, you should see for yourself during the community meeting.
Synonyms
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2.5
To look at or test something to learn more about it
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3.0
To find out what really happened
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4.0
To check something yourself to be sure it is true
To make sure you see or try something
Antonyms
How Firsthand
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to check or experience something personally' is directly and transparently composed from 'see' (to look or find out) + 'for' (indicating purpose/benefit) + 'yourself' (reflexive, indicating personal involvement), so the sense is inferable from the parts. This is a common compositional pattern in English (and found in many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to understand it.
Etymology
The phrase see for yourself gives a clear picture: you see with your own eyes and do it yourself, not because someone else told you. So it means 'to check or experience something personally'.