"beseon" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Old English]

IPA: /beˈse͜oːn/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *bisehwaną (“to look, besee”), equivalent to be- + sēon. Cognate with Old Saxon bisehan, Old High German *bisehan, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (bisaiƕan). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*bisehwaną|t=to look, besee}} Proto-Germanic *bisehwaną (“to look, besee”), {{af|ang|be-|sēon}} be- + sēon, {{cog|osx|bisehan}} Old Saxon bisehan, {{cog|goh|*bisehan}} Old High German *bisehan, {{cog|got|𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (bisaiƕan) Head templates: {{ang-verb|besēon}} besēon Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|besēon<s5>}} Forms: besēon [canonical], strong [table-tags], besēon [infinitive], besēonne [infinitive], besēo [first-person, present, singular], beseah [first-person, past, singular], besiehst [present, second-person, singular], besāwe [past, second-person, singular], besiehþ [present, singular, third-person], beseah [past, singular, third-person], besēoþ [plural, present], besāwon [past, plural], besēo [present, singular], besāwe [past, singular], besēon [plural, present], besāwen [past, plural], beseoh [imperative, past, present, singular], besēoþ [imperative, past, plural, present], besēonde [imperative, present], besewen [imperative, past]
  1. to see or look about or around
    Sense id: en-beseon-ang-verb-WSFf00Z5
  2. to see, behold
    Sense id: en-beseon-ang-verb-ANc5Q2mt
  3. to go to see, visit
    Sense id: en-beseon-ang-verb-2GURqI6R Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 67 13 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with be-: 12 12 59 16
  4. to see to, care for, attend to, provide for
    Sense id: en-beseon-ang-verb-1fi~Dp8q

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