see\ to

see\ to
• see to
• look to
v
1. To attend to; get ready for; take care of.

Plans had been prepared that looked to every possibility.

The president assigned a man to look to our needs.

2. To go for help to; depend on.

The child looks to his mother to cure his hurts.

3. see to
To attend to; take care of; do whatever needs to be done about.

While Donna bought the theatre tickets, I saw to the parking of the car.

Compare: see about

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  • See [1] — See, 1) (die S.), so v.w. Meer; bes. wird der Ausdruck von Seeleuten u. in Zusammensetzungen gebraucht, wie: Hohe S. (das offene Meer, wo man dem Lande fern ist); Grundsee, eine Welle, welche den Meeresgrund mit in Bewegung setzt; Sturzsee, eine… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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