besee
To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrangeTo look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.
Meaning
3 senses(dialectal, transitive)To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.
(dialectal, reflexive)To look about oneself; look to oneself.
(dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
Origin
From Middle English beseen, from Old English besēon (“to see, look, look around, behold, oFrom 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”).
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Forms
besees, beseeing, besaw, beseenWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle