Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see you later

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.38 in modern English

Syllables: see y-ou later
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.

Etymology

Ellipsis of I will see you later or I hope to see you later.

Inflected Forms

s'you later (alternative, colloquial)

Derived Forms

laters

Phrases

you later alligator you later, baked potato you around you in hell you soon you tomorrow you when I see you

Frequently Paired Words

ya you around you in hell you soon you tomorrow you when I see you

Synonyms

see you around goodbye be seeing you cul8r

Questions

What does see you later mean?: A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.
Where does see you later come from?: Ellipsis of I will see you later or I hope to see you later.

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