"see out" meaning in All languages combined

See see out on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: sees out [present, singular, third-person], seeing out [participle, present], saw out [past], seen out [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> out}} see out (third-person singular simple present sees out, present participle seeing out, simple past saw out, past participle seen out)
  1. (transitive, formal) To accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively). Tags: formal, transitive Translations (to accompany (a guest) to the door): elakompani (Esperanto), kikísér (Hungarian), accompagnare (Italian), acompañar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-see_out-en-verb-NTznWHwl Disambiguation of 'to accompany (a guest) to the door': 89 11
  2. (transitive) To continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion. Tags: transitive Synonyms: see through Translations (to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion): végigvisz (english: to act) (Hungarian), végigcsinál (Hungarian), kitart a végéig (Hungarian), végignéz (english: to watch and wait) (Hungarian), megvárja/kivárja a végét (Hungarian), portare a termine (Italian), anpasse en situasjon (Norwegian Bokmål), avstemme (Norwegian Bokmål), se ut (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-see_out-en-verb-ZcawsrSJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 31 69 Disambiguation of 'to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion': 2 98

Inflected forms

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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to accompany (a guest) to the door",
      "word": "elakompani"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to accompany (a guest) to the door",
      "word": "kikísér"
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      "sense": "to accompany (a guest) to the door",
      "word": "accompagnare"
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      "sense": "to accompany (a guest) to the door",
      "word": "acompañar"
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      "word": "végigvisz"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion",
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      "sense": "to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion",
      "word": "kitart a végéig"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion",
      "word": "végignéz"
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      "sense": "to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion",
      "word": "megvárja/kivárja a végét"
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      "sense": "to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion",
      "word": "portare a termine"
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      "sense": "to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion",
      "word": "anpasse en situasjon"
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      "word": "avstemme"
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