see to

verb

saw to; seen to; seeing to; sees to
Synonyms of see tonext

transitive verb

: to attend to : care for

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Leo is relatively young for a pope, and is generally seen to be in good health. — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 In August, a vandal used a reciprocating saw to cut down two Flock camera poles on Highway 69 north of Reed Road. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The hot mic saw to it that Rodgers' message to McCarthy was loud and clear and any amateur lip reader could also clearly decipher the head coach's response to his quarterback who spent 13 seasons with him in Green Bay. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 This revealed that the white dwarf in this binary system is the youngest white dwarf ever seen to be partnered with a millisecond pulsar. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for see to

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“See to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20to. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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