"see fit" meaning in All languages combined

See see fit on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌsiː ˈfɪt/ Forms: sees fit [present, singular, third-person], seeing fit [participle, present], saw fit [past], seen fit [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> fit}} see fit (third-person singular simple present sees fit, present participle seeing fit, simple past saw fit, past participle seen fit)
  1. to deem appropriate Translations (Translations): jónak lát (Hungarian), tener a bien (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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