besee in All languages combined

Forms: besees [present, singular, third-person], beseeing [participle, present], besaw [past], beseen [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -iː 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beseen}} Middle English beseen, {{inh|en|ang|besēon|t=to see, look, look around, behold, observe, look after, go to see, visit, provide for}} Old English besēon (“to see, look, look around, behold, observe, look after, go to see, visit, provide for”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*bisehwan}} Proto-West Germanic *bisehwan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*bisehwaną|t=to look, besee}} Proto-Germanic *bisehwaną (“to look, besee”), {{prefix|en|be|see}} be- + see, {{cog|nl|bezien|t=to look at, review}} Dutch bezien (“to look at, review”), {{cog|de|besehen|t=to have a look at, inspect}} German besehen (“to have a look at, inspect”), {{cog|da|bese|t=to inspect}} Danish bese (“to inspect”) Head templates: {{en-verb|besees|beseeing|besaw|beseen}} besee (third-person singular simple present besees, present participle beseeing, simple past besaw, past participle beseen)

Inflected forms

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      },
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    }
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        "To look at; see; mind; regard; favour."
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        "(transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To look at; see; mind; regard; favour."
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        "To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange."
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          "care for",
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        [
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        [
          "provide",
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          "treat",
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          "arrange",
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        "(transitive, dialectal) To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange."
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      "glosses": [
        "To look about oneself; look to oneself."
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        "(reflexive, dialectal) To look about oneself; look to oneself."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "besee"
}

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    "English terms derived from Middle English",
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    {
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        "2": "bezien",
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    {
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    },
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      "expansion": "Danish bese (“to inspect”)",
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    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "To look at; see; mind; regard; favour."
      ],
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          "see",
          "see"
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          "regard",
          "regard"
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          "favour",
          "favour"
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        "(transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To look at; see; mind; regard; favour."
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        "To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange."
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          "look to"
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        [
          "see to",
          "see to"
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        [
          "attend",
          "attend"
        ],
        [
          "care for",
          "care for"
        ],
        [
          "take care of",
          "take care of"
        ],
        [
          "provide",
          "provide"
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          "treat",
          "treat"
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        [
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          "arrange"
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        "(transitive, dialectal) To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange."
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        "dialectal",
        "transitive"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To look about oneself; look to oneself."
      ],
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        "(reflexive, dialectal) To look about oneself; look to oneself."
      ],
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        "dialectal",
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      ]
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    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
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}

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"besee" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]

Inflected forms