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to see through

to see through

33 4.2
To help someone with money during a difficult time
  • phrasal verb
  • /si θru/
translation icon : sostener
  • I know we haven't been there for you lately, but we're going to see you through this, 'cause we are a family.
  • enough funds to see us through

However, these Casa workers are committed to the the child to see them through the whole court process.

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Examples

  • We'll see it through together.

    Battle Hymn (1957)

  • I have a good thing going on with Rachel, and I want to see that through.

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

  • We'll have water to see us through.

    The Purple Plain (1954)

  • We have no other choice now but to see this thing through.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • I need to choose one project and see it through to completion.

    Blog text (6)

  • Over the course of the years that we've visited Andrew, we've seen him through some difficult times.

    Blog text (2)

  • Oh, sure, we'd had our share of bumpy times, but we'd always seen them through.

    Election (1999)

  • You have renewed my resolve to see this through—no matter how long it takes.

    Blog text (9)

  • Our community center offers support services to help families see through challenging times.

  • She trusted her friends to see through the tough moments of her life.

Synonyms

to help someone out
vsto see through
  • Informal
182 1.3

Give someone support with a task or problem when they need it

provides ongoing financial or other aid to last during a whole difficult period
to pull through
vsto see through
53 3.9

To survive a serious illness or danger, often with help from others, and start to get better

helps by providing the necessary resources so someone can endure and recover
to come through for
vsto see through
  • Informal
26 3.5

To help someone when they need it most

offers continuing financial or other aid over a longer hardship period
to stand in the gap
vsto see through
1 7.1

Help or act for others when they need support

gives continuing financial or other aid over time rather than single interventions
supporting
vsto see through
2.1

Giving help or comfort to someone who needs it

provides material or financial aid to sustain someone during a hardship period

Antonyms

to abandon
773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

How Supportive

to see through
33 4.2
to back
932 1.0
to support
753 1.4
assist
33 1.8

Surface Forms

see through infinitive
seeing through present participle
sees through third person singular
saw through past
seen through past participle

Morphology

see + through

The particle 'through' clearly signals completion ('from start to finish'), and the MWE uses 'see' in an extended sense of 'ensure or accompany to completion,' so part of the meaning can be inferred from the constituents. However, 'see' typically means 'perceive' or 'understand' for learners, so the specific sense 'remain with or ensure something is finished' is a metaphorical extension that is not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

See through comes from the idea of guiding or helping someone until they are safe, like when you see a friend through a storm or a hard road. So, to see through someone means to 'support' them until the problem ends.