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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The visiting Rapid City Rush saw to that with a 6-3 victory over the host Mavericks, the ECHL’s defending Brabham Cup, Mountain Division and Western Conference champs. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 The news of the pope’s diagnosis has been received with shock inside the Vatican, with Leo known as someone as physically active and seen to be in good health. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 More interestingly, rippled structures known as yardangs can be seen to the left and right sides of the image. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Astronomers ran these spectra through a computer model of what colors human vision can see to check what color a star’s light would appear to our eyes. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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