| 单词 | to see after |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto see after —— to see after —— 1. intransitive. To ascertain the condition of; to attend to, see to; (later also) to take care of, look after. Now chiefly archaic or North American. 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 yknowOE knowlOE to care forc1230 bihedec1250 beseec1300 to look to ——c1300 seea1325 await1393 observea1425 procurea1425 to look after ——1487 to take (also have) regard to (or of)a1500 regard1526 to see after ——1544 to look unto ——1545 attendc1572 to take care of1579 curea1618 tend1631 to look over ——1670 1544 in Trans. Shropshire Archæol. Soc. (1914) 4 173 The said wardens have chosyn vj men..to see after thengs belongyng to theyre office. 1677 Wits Acad. iii. 13 Tiberius, The Hostess his Wife..rules the roast. Rowland, And so I would have her Sir: for it properly belongs to that sex to see after the Roast. 1727 P. Longueville Hermit 25 I fear'd..another Accident had befallen him..; so I went to see after him. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. ii. iii. 200 Pretty dove,..be of good heart! sha'n't be meddled with; come to see after you. 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons II. ix. v. 95 He then insisted on seeing after their evening meal, and vanished with his assistant. 1872 H. Kingsley Hornby Mills II. 46 Here Tom, Tom, see after the luggage. 1949 Rotarian Oct. 17/1 Today Rotarian Barling is..more active than ever before seeing after his Savoy restaurant and Glenfalloch, his fabulous estate. 1978 D. Cecil Portrait of Jane Austen I. v. 120 Edward came at regular intervals from Kent to see after his Hampshire property. 2009 W. Forstchen One Second After vii. 187 Actually, I think she was a bit upset that I moved in here for several days to see after you. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] seekc888 aseekc1000 i-secheOE huntc1175 to seek afterc1175 beseechc1200 fand?c1225 ofseche?c1225 to seek forc1250 atseekc1275 furiec1290 forseeka1300 outseekc1300 upseekc1315 to look after ——c1330 wait1340 laita1350 searchc1350 pursuea1382 ensearchc1384 to feel and findc1384 inseekc1384 looka1398 fraist?a1400 umseeka1400 require?c1400 walec1400 to look up1468 prowla1475 to see for ——c1485 to look for ——a1492 to have in the wind1540 sue1548 vent?1575 seek1616 explore1618 dacker1634 research1650 to see out for1683 quest1752 to see after ——1776 1776 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions III. liv. 63 I shan't be able to answer it to my conscience if I don't see after it [sc. a lost shoe-buckle]. < as lemmas |
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