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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-see
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To look at; see; mind; regard; favour.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.

Transitive verb

verb

To look about oneself; look to oneself.

Etymology

From Middle English beseen, from Old English besēon (“to see, look, look around, behold, observe, look after, go to see, visit, provide for”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisehwan, from Proto-Germanic *bisehwaną (“to look, besee”), equivalent to be- + see. Cognate with Dutch bezien (“to look at, review”), German besehen (“to have a look at, inspect”), Danish bese (“to inspect”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

besees (present, singular) beseeing (participle, present) besaw (past) beseen (participle, past)

Derived Forms

beseen gaybeseen

Phrases

well-beseen

Rhymes With

the be he we me she see three free -free big three de

Questions

What does besee mean?
To look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
Where does besee come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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