Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see about

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.92 in modern English

Syllables: see about
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take care of; to attend to; to check up on.

Transitive verb

verb

To inform oneself about; to come to know of; to look for.

Transitive verb

verb

To contact (someone); to meet (someone) and talk to them about.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I'll see about that when the time comes."
"His father would come into the bedroom randomly during the day, leaving the saloon to come home and see about him and to try and get his mother to take a break."
"We'll see about that!"
"I have to see about a good doctor."
"See your supervisor about the incident!"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

sees about (present, singular) seeing about (participle, present) saw about (past) seen about (participle, past)

Questions

What does see about mean?: To take care of; to attend to; to check up on.

How to pronounce see about

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