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"text": "Now, let me see. When did you want the appointment?"
},
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"text": "Let me see. What should I make for dinner tonight?"
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"Used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, not inviting hearer to participate."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "a veure"
},
{
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"word": "aviam"
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{
"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "katsotaan"
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"word": "voyons voir"
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "mal sehen"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "etto",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "えっと"
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"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
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"word": "うーん"
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"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
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"roman": "geulsse",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "글쎄"
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "글쎄요"
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"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "la meg se"
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{
"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "skal vi se"
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"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "la meg sjå"
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"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
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"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "skal vi sjå"
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{
"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "vamos ver"
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{
"_dis1": "73 19 5 3",
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "a ver"
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"text": "Let me see if I can find that book for you."
},
{
"text": "Let me see if this microphone works."
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"text": "Let me see if I understood you correctly."
},
{
"text": "Let me see if I have this straight."
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"Used to indicate incredulity; wait a minute; hold on"
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"(by extension) Used to indicate incredulity; wait a minute; hold on"
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"ref": "1994, Betty Brooks, Viking Mistress (Zebra Historical Romance), Kensington Publishing Corporation, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 161",
"text": "[…] Eric stepped in front of Shala, unaware that he was blocking her view. […]\n“Let me see,” Shala demanded, trying to peer around him.",
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"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, me, see."
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"word": "let me see"
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"text": "Now, let me see. When did you want the appointment?"
},
{
"text": "Let me see. What should I make for dinner tonight?"
}
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"Used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, not inviting hearer to participate."
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"(set phrase) Used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, not inviting hearer to participate."
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"text": "Let me see if I can find that book for you."
},
{
"text": "Let me see if this microphone works."
}
],
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],
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"pondering",
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},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let me see if I understood you correctly."
},
{
"text": "Let me see if I have this straight."
}
],
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"Used to indicate incredulity; wait a minute; hold on"
],
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"incredulity",
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"wait a minute",
"wait a minute"
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"(by extension) Used to indicate incredulity; wait a minute; hold on"
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"text": "[…] Eric stepped in front of Shala, unaware that he was blocking her view. […]\n“Let me see,” Shala demanded, trying to peer around him.",
"type": "quotation"
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"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, me, see."
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"word": "let's see"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "a veure"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "aviam"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "katsotaan"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "katsotaas"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "voyons voir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "mal sehen"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "etto",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "えっと"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ētto",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "えーっと"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ūn",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "うーん"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geulsse",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "글쎄"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geulsseyo",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "글쎄요"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "la meg se"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "skal vi se"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "la meg sjå"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "skal vi sjå"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "vamos ver"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "a ver"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "veamos"
}
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"word": "let me see"
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