"see to" meaning in English

See see to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sees to [present, singular, third-person], seeing to [participle, present], saw to [past], seen to [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> to}} see to (third-person singular simple present sees to, present participle seeing to, simple past saw to, past participle seen to)
  1. To take care of; to effect; to make happen.
    Sense id: en-see_to-en-verb-lEEP0Tka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "to", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 11 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "to": 75 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 8 7
  2. To serve, attend to, or care for.
    Sense id: en-see_to-en-verb-7niEhsUs
  3. (slang, euphemistic) To have sex with. Tags: euphemistic, slang
    Sense id: en-see_to-en-verb-pqiUiagB Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: seeing-to, to it

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sees to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seeing to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saw to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seen to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "see<,,saw,seen> to"
      },
      "expansion": "see to (third-person singular simple present sees to, present participle seeing to, simple past saw to, past participle seen to)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "seeing-to"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "to it"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "84 11 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 13 12",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 8 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After seeing to the shopping, cleaning and cooking, he finally sat down for some rest.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Ben Smith, Leeds United 2-1 Everton:",
          "text": "This was a rare whiff of the big-time for a club whose staple diet became top-flight football for so long - the glamour was in short supply, however. Thousands of empty seats and the driving Yorkshire rain saw to that.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take care of; to effect; to make happen."
      ],
      "id": "en-see_to-en-verb-lEEP0Tka",
      "links": [
        [
          "take care",
          "take care"
        ],
        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "happen",
          "happen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mark, please see to Mrs. Landingham and make sure she has everything she needs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To serve, attend to, or care for."
      ],
      "id": "en-see_to-en-verb-7niEhsUs",
      "links": [
        [
          "serve",
          "serve"
        ],
        [
          "attend to",
          "attend to"
        ],
        [
          "care",
          "care"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English euphemisms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have sex with."
      ],
      "id": "en-see_to-en-verb-pqiUiagB",
      "links": [
        [
          "have sex",
          "have sex"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, euphemistic) To have sex with."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "see to"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"to\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sees to",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seeing to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saw to",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seen to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "see<,,saw,seen> to"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "seeing-to"
    },
    {
      "word": "to it"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After seeing to the shopping, cleaning and cooking, he finally sat down for some rest.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Ben Smith, Leeds United 2-1 Everton:",
          "text": "This was a rare whiff of the big-time for a club whose staple diet became top-flight football for so long - the glamour was in short supply, however. Thousands of empty seats and the driving Yorkshire rain saw to that.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To take care of; to effect; to make happen."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take care",
          "take care"
        ],
        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "happen",
          "happen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mark, please see to Mrs. Landingham and make sure she has everything she needs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To serve, attend to, or care for."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serve",
          "serve"
        ],
        [
          "attend to",
          "attend to"
        ],
        [
          "care",
          "care"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English euphemisms",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have sex with."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have sex",
          "have sex"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, euphemistic) To have sex with."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "see to"
}

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