see after

see af·ter

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see af-ter, ahf-]
- /si ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/
- /ˈsiː ˈɑːftə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see af-ter, ahf-]
- /si ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/

Definitions of see after words

verb with object see after to perceive with the eyes; look at. 1
verb with object see after to view; visit or attend as a spectator: to see a play. 1
verb with object see after to perceive by means of computer vision. 1
verb with object see after to scan or view, especially by electronic means: The satellite can see the entire southern half of the country. 1
verb with object see after to perceive (things) mentally; discern; understand: to see the point of an argument. 1
verb with object see after to construct a mental image of; visualize: He still saw his father as he was 25 years ago. 1

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Origin of see after

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English seen, Old English sēon; cognate with Dutch zien, German sehen, Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan

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Parts of speech for See after

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of See after

see after popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for see after

adj see after

all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.

verb see after

babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
lookout — Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.

adjective see after

glued — Simple past tense and past participle of glue.

All 7 Synonyms of see after