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to see through

to see through

55 3.7
To continue with something until it is finished
  • phrasal verb
  • /si θru/
translation icon : llevar hasta el final
  • No, instead it makes things more complicated, more difficult for us, and we have to see it through all the way to the end.
  • see the case through

So you know, you'll you'll see it through and you'll be good.

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Examples

  • I'm sure you want to see this affair through.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I'm sorry, but I intend to stay on and see this thing through.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Am I prepared to see this game through, real or otherwise, to its end?

  • You can still be successful in seeing a change through if you miss a day or two days or a week.

  • For once in your life, you got to see something through.

    The Change-Up (2011)

  • No, it would take years to see that thing through.

    Enemy of the State (1998)

  • Tell them we'll see it through.

    Wilson (1944)

  • I'm going to see this thing through.

    Bulldog Drummond (1929)

  • I'm starting to wonder now why I'm so determined to see this game through to the end.

    Blog text (9)

  • Despite numerous challenges, I am committed to seeing through this project until it is completed.

Synonyms

to stick with
vsto see through
341 3.6

Keep doing or supporting something even when it is difficult

remains until the task or situation is finished despite difficulties
to get through
vsto see through
128 3.3

To finish a difficult or long task

remains with someone or task until completion rather than simply ending work
to stick by
vsto see through
  • Informal
47 3.6

To stay with and support someone in hard times

stays until completion of the work rather than only showing loyalty
to push through
vsto see through
39 3.6

To keep going despite problems until you finish

remains with the project or person until it reaches completion
to power through
vsto see through
  • Informal
8 4.2

Continue and finish a task with strong effort when it is hard or you are tired

focuses on staying until the end rather than on sheer force
to carry through
vsto see through
2 3.7

Finish something successfully when it is difficult

stays until the final outcome to ensure completion rather than just finishing
to keep on pushing through
vsto see through
  • Informal
5.1

To continue to try hard even when things are difficult

remains until something is finished rather than only exerting effort

Antonyms

giving up
100 3.2

Stopping trying because you think you cannot succeed

How Committed

to persevere
22 5.1
to see through
55 3.7
to carry on
253 2.7
to quit
668 1.0

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 image of staying with a task until it is finished, like watching a play all the way to the last scene or staying with a job from start to end. So, to see through a plan means to 'complete' it even when it gets hard.