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  • 31see — English has two words see. The older is the verb, ‘perceive visually’ [OE]. Like its Germanic cousins, German sehen, Dutch zien, and Swedish and Danish se, it goes back to a prehistoric *sekhwan, which was descended from an Indo European base… …

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  • 32see\ after — • look after • see after v To watch over; attend to. John s mother told him to look after his younger brother. When he went to Europe, Mr. Jenkins left his son to see after the business. Syn.: take care of(1) Compare: look out(3) …

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  • 33see out — 1) go with someone to an outer door I went to the front door to see out our guests to their cars. 2) finish and not quit I decided to stay with my company for awhile in order to see out the restructuring process …

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  • 34see a man about a dog — tv. to leave a place for a mysterious reason, usually to go to the toilet. □ I gotta see a man about a dog. □ Fred went to see a man about a dog. I hope he remembers to put the seat down …

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  • 35see off — {v.} To go to say or wave goodbye to. * /His brother went to the train with him to see him off./ * /When Marsha flew to Paris, Flo saw her off at the airport./ …

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  • 36see off — {v.} To go to say or wave goodbye to. * /His brother went to the train with him to see him off./ * /When Marsha flew to Paris, Flo saw her off at the airport./ …

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  • 37see\ off — v To go to say or wave goodbye to. His brother went to the train with him to see him off. When Marsha flew to Paris, Flo saw her off at the airport …

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  • 38see off — go with someone to their point of departure I went to the airport to see her off …

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  • 39see the sights — to visit or look at places that are famous or popular. After we checked into the hotel we went out immediately to see the sights …

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  • 40Frog Went A-Courting — This article is about a traditional English folk song. For the 1956 Caldecott Medal winning book, see Frog Went A Courtin (book). Frog Went A Courtin Roud #16 Written by Traditional Published 1548 Written Scotland Language English Form Nursery… …

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