"aftersee" meaning in English

See aftersee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: aftersees [present, singular, third-person], afterseeing [participle, present], aftersaw [past], afterseen [participle, past]
Etymology: From after- + see. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|see}} after- + see Head templates: {{en-verb|aftersees|afterseeing|aftersaw|afterseen}} aftersee (third-person singular simple present aftersees, present participle afterseeing, simple past aftersaw, past participle afterseen)
  1. (transitive, uncommon, obsolete) To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively. Tags: obsolete, transitive, uncommon Derived forms: afterseen, afterseeing

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1847, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Memoirs of the life and times of Sir Christopher Hatton:",
          "text": "[...] of Durham if he will come, or send his brother to enter as one authorized for such a matter, and so to carry it away without delay; and cannot Mr. Cox see, or foresee, or aftersee what cause or colour might work such alteration?",
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        "(transitive, uncommon, obsolete) To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively."
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        "(transitive, uncommon, obsolete) To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively."
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}

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