Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
To look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, obsolete, transitive
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verb
To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, transitive
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verb
To look about oneself; look to oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, reflexive
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History
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”).
