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Webster 1913 Edition

Besee

Be-see′

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[AS.
beseón
; pref.
be-
+
[GREEK]eón
to see.]
To see; to look; to mind.
[Obs.]
Wyclif.

Webster 1828 Edition

Besee

BESEE'

,
Verb.
I.
[be and see.] To look; to mind. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

besee

besee

English

Verb

besee ‎(third-person singular simple present besees, present participle beseeing, simple past besaw, past participle beseen)

  1. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
  2. (transitive, dialectal) To look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.
  3. (reflexive, dialectal) To look about one's self; look to one's self.

Derived terms

Etymology

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-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”).

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