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besee

verb

Etymology

From Middle English beseen, from Old English besēon (“to see, look, look around, behold, observe, look after, go to see, visit, provide for”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisehwan, from Proto-Germanic *bisehwaną (“to look, besee”), equivalent to be- + see. Cognate with Dutch bezien (“to look at, review”), German besehen (“to have a look at, inspect”), Danish bese (“to inspect”).

  1. inherited from *bisehwaną✻ — “to look, besee”
  2. inherited from *bisehwan✻
  3. inherited from besēon — “to see, look, look around, behold, observe, look after, go to see, visit, provide for”
  4. inherited from beseen

Definitions

  1. To look at

    To look at; see; mind; regard; favour.

  2. To look to

    To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.

  3. To look about oneself

    To look about oneself; look to oneself.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA