| 单词 | see to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto see to —— to see to —— a. To look towards, look at. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look or behold belookeOE lookeOE beseec1000 stareOE showOE beholdc1175 seec1225 heedc1275 witec1320 advisec1325 to see to ——a1375 rewarda1382 to cast an eye, glance, lookc1385 blush?a1400 glift?a1400 visea1400 considerc1400 vizy1513 regard1523 spectate1709 to have a see1839 look-see1862 vision1898 screw1905 shufti1943 to take (or have) a shufti1943 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 759 Will[i]am to þe window witterli miȝt sene ȝif meliors wiþ hire maydenes in meling þere sete. c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 2040 (MED) Ouer a water passed hij beeþ; Aiþer ost to oþer seeþ. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 47 Fro þare may pilgrimes first see to Ierusalem. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. ii. xiii. 80 The eye maketh (seeing now to the lower, and then again to the upper end of the Cross) greater motion in looking up and down. b. As postmodifying infinitive to see to (esp. after an adjective such as fair, ugly, etc.): with respect to appearance. Cf. sense 29, look v. Phrases 1a(a). Obsolete. ΚΠ c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. ii. l. 55 (MED) The dupe dale and durke, vn-semely to see to, What may hit by-mene? 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 296 A cypres tree goodly to see to, but in deede unfruitefull. 1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Anagyris, an herbe or shrub verie pleasant to see to. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. vii. sig. Mm4 In one place lay disinherited heades, dispossessed of their naturall seignories: in an other, whole bodies to see to, but that their harts wont to be bound all ouer so close, were nowe with deadly violence opened. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. xviii. 320 There is a kind of rusticall and wild Bee: and such are more rough and hideous to see to. 1637 J. Milton Comus 21 A certaine shepheard lad Of small regard to see to, yet well skill'd In every vertuous plant. 1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus Colloquies 144 The ceremonies being indeed very goodly to see to. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews xviii. ix, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 598 He was a little man to see to. 1835 R. Mant Brit. Months II. vii. 266 My own lov'd Oriel,—(though of grace But small to see to, yet in place Not mean 'mong Oxford's sons). 2. intransitive. a. (a) To do what is necessary with regard to; to attend to, deal with (a task or matter); to provide for the needs or wants of (a person). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > take care about [verb (transitive)] > see to or about yemec897 to look to ——c1300 attendc1315 seea1350 to see to ——a1382 attenda1400 await?c1430 to wait to ——c1440 to see unto ——a1470 intentc1500 visit?1518 to see after ——1544 to look unto ——1545 attend1611 to see about ——1710 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > take care of or look after > specifically a person > attend to or act for the benefit of seea1350 to see to ——a1382 sorrow1481 to see for ——c1500 to fend for1629 to see someone right1829 to see someone all right1840 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms xxxiv. 23 Ris, and see to my dom. 1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 51 Also afterward, men seende to þe deuocioun don in holy chirche,..askynd [read askyd] þe fraternite..to mayntene..þe forseyd ymage. 1406 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 13 Yef outgh come to Thomas Roos, than y pray Iohan Wodcok to se to my son, that he be nat lost. a1500 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Trin. Dublin) l. 754* (MED) Þan says he to hys seruand to see to þis capyll. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. xl. 4 I will se to the, and prouyde for the. 1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau iv. iv. sig. E.ijv I pray you nourse looke about And see well to the fyre that it go not out. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 4 The Corporall is to see to the setting and releeuing the watch. 1642 C. Vernon Considerations Excheqver 39 The Chiefe Vsher..seeth to all places of the Court, that all Doores, Chests, Records and things be in safety from fire, water, or other spoile. 1704 in C. B. Gunn Bk. Stobo Church (1907) 79/2 The Presbytery recommended to these gentlemen to see to the making up of what was wanting in the Manse. 1759 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues ii. 44 We supposed you gone only for a few days, to see to the management of your affairs. 1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury I. vii. 78 I leave everything to you, and thank you into the bargain for seeing to it. 1859 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing iv. 31 If a patient has to see, not only to his own but also to his nurse's punctuality, [etc.]. 1927 V. Woolf To Lighthouse i. xii. 105 An old woman just popped her head in now and again and saw to the fire. 1982 A. Price Old ‘Vengeful’ vii. 104 I think I'd better see to the ruins of dinner. 2013 S. Hayes & L. Nyhan I'll be seeing You 216 Gwen, why don't you see to the children while I put on a pot of tea? (b) colloquial (chiefly British) to have (also get) a thing or person seen to: to have a thing or person examined and dealt with by an expert, esp. a medical professional. ΚΠ 1876 Builder 19 Feb. 178/2 Though the hurt was painful, he delayed having it seen to for a week. 1882 London Bicycle Club Gaz. 1 Dec. 261/1 Paint got shabby—had it repainted. The steerage got rickety—had it seen to. 1906 Eng. Mech. 6 Apr. 206/1 If the flues are constructed properly, there may be a dip in the pipes, and they are air-locked. Have that seen to. 1984 C. V. Allen Pieces of Dreams 223 The..explosion of pain confirmed that bones indeed had been broken. ‘Come on... I'll run you over to the hospital; we'll get that seen to.’ 1993 S. Ikenami Bridge of Darkness 136 He lifted the man up with one arm... Half his face was covered with blood. ‘Hang on, I'll get you seen to in a minute.’ 2006 I. Doig Whistling Season 93 George was taking her by train to Great Falls to have her teeth seen to. b. To ensure, take care (that something is done or is the case); to make certain as an end or result. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > take care > take care that something be done foreseec900 witea1000 seec1300 awaitc1400 waitc1400 wakea1425 overseea1470 to see to ——1474 wardc1475 regard1535 to wait on ——1596 attend1612 examine1683 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. iii. 103 Also they ought to see well to that they be of one Acorde in good. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 26 Here is the theef the wulf, see wel to that he escape vs not. (b) With anticipatory pronoun as prepositional object, and clause (esp. that-clause) as complement. Chiefly in to see to it that ——: to ensure that (something is done or is the case). ΚΠ 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries i. f. ixv They beseche him, that he will see to it, that they do him no open wronge. 1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 379 See to it..; that you walk orderly and unreprovably your selues. 1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal ii. v. 44 The Ediles are charged to see to it, that they restrain those Supplicatings of strange Gods. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xcix. 369 You'll see to it then, that her wishes are completely answered. 1865 J. Ruskin Sesame & Lilies ii. 183 See to it that your train is of vassals whom you serve and feed, not merely of slaves who serve and feed you. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 43 What a student should specially see to..is not to carry the breath of books with him wherever he goes. 1891 W. Morris Poems by Way 57 Lay me aboard the bastard's ship, And see to it lest your grapnels slip! 1948 ‘R. Crompton’ Family Roundabout iv. 39 Mrs. Willoughby always gave them a good tea and saw to it that they enjoyed themselves. 1972 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 31 Mar. 14/7 What we must see to is that the universities and colleges turning out teachers stop turning out the radicals and lunatics. 2007 Vanity Fair June 125/3 The buyer sees to it that the fish is properly gutted. to see to b. As postmodifying infinitive to see to (esp. after an adjective such as fair, ugly, etc.): with respect to appearance. Cf. sense 29, look v. Phrases 1a(a). Obsolete. ΚΠ c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. ii. l. 55 (MED) The dupe dale and durke, vn-semely to see to, What may hit by-mene? 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 296 A cypres tree goodly to see to, but in deede unfruitefull. 1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Anagyris, an herbe or shrub verie pleasant to see to. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. vii. sig. Mm4 In one place lay disinherited heades, dispossessed of their naturall seignories: in an other, whole bodies to see to, but that their harts wont to be bound all ouer so close, were nowe with deadly violence opened. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. xviii. 320 There is a kind of rusticall and wild Bee: and such are more rough and hideous to see to. 1637 J. Milton Comus 21 A certaine shepheard lad Of small regard to see to, yet well skill'd In every vertuous plant. 1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus Colloquies 144 The ceremonies being indeed very goodly to see to. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews xviii. ix, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 598 He was a little man to see to. 1835 R. Mant Brit. Months II. vii. 266 My own lov'd Oriel,—(though of grace But small to see to, yet in place Not mean 'mong Oxford's sons). see to b. After look, smell = modern at; also †behold to, †see to = look at. Obsolete or dialect. ΚΠ a900 Ags. Ps. (1835) xii. 3 Beseoh to me, Drihten,..and gehyr me. a900 Ags. Ps. (1835) xxiv. 14 [xxv. 16] geloca to me, Drihten, and gemiltsa me. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. iv. 4 Þe Lord bihelde to Abel and to his ȝiftis. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. ii. 55 The dupe dale and durke vnsemely to see to. a1483 Stans Puer 55 in H. Gilbert Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) i. 58 When þou spekys..Be-hold to þi souereyn in þe face. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) iv. 321 Than lukit he awfully thame to. 1586 G. Pettie & B. Yong tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (rev. ed.) iv. f. 191v Manie,..before they had dronke, would smell to their wine. 1611 Bible (King James) Josh. xxii. 10 A great altar to see to . View more context for this quotation 1852 N. Hawthorne Blithedale Romance ix. 95 A young girl's heart, which he held in his hand, and smelled to, like a rosebud. < as lemmas |
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