see about

see about
ARRANGE, see to, deal with, take care of, look after, attend to, sort out.
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he had gone to see about a job he had heard of

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see about [phrasal verb]
see about (something)
1 : to do what is required for (something) : to deal with (something)

She is seeing about getting tickets to the concert.

I should see about [=attend to] dinner soon.

2 we'll (soon) see about that
— used in speech to say that you are not going to allow someone to do something or to behave in a particular way

“He says that he's not going.” “Well, we'll (soon) see about that.”

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Main Entry: ↑see

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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