单词 | see over |
释义 | > as lemmassee over d. = overleaf adv. Cf. sense A. 2b. Chiefly in see over. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > below or hereafter (in a later part of a book, etc.) hereafterc900 aftereOE innermorea1387 under1389 underneath1389 hereunder1425 below1645 beneath1668 post1688 infra1740 overleaf1742 therein after1818 over1893 1893 Geogr. Jrnl. 2 (front matter) Summary of Contents. (For Details, see over.) 1905 New Phytologist 4 212 For Description of Plate V. see over. 1939 I. N. Phelps Stokes N.Y. Past & Present (title page) Earliest view of New York (see over) 1956 O. Statler Mod. Japanese Prints p. iii Frontispiece (see over): Impression of a Violinist by Koshiro Onchi. 1975 Economist 15 Nov. 81/2 For economic details, see over. 1991 Guardian (Nexis) 4 Nov. See over for the BCC's response to an article on this page two weeks ago. 1999 ‘Zeek’ Art of Shen Ku (2001) 59 3 + 3 = 6 which is Samantha's birth number & of course unchangeable (see details over). to see over to see over ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > examine or inspect through-lookc1175 spyc1325 to see overc1475 to see over ——1490 view1544 overview1549 sight1556 pervise1577 speculate1616 study1616 to have (also take) a look1673 to have a look1725 to eye over1795 scan1798 search1811 survey1860 skin1876 c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) Prol. l. 55 (MED) Beholde þe book onys..And if ȝe sauere sum-dell, se it forth ouere. 1793 J. Woodforde Diary 23 June (1929) IV. 36 We took a walk to Weston House and saw it all over. 2. transitive. Of a thing, esp. money or food: to be sufficient to meet the needs of (a person) for as long as necessary or desired; = to see through 1b at Phrasal verbs 1. Cf. to see over —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2. rare. ΚΠ 1909 Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 395/2 At the foot of the brae is a farm that supplies us with milk and butter, and we are always running down for an extra half-pound to see us over until next churning day. 1966 M. Steen Looking Glass iii. 52 He..wrote me a cheque for twenty pounds—‘to see me over’. to see over —— to see over —— 1. intransitive. To inspect, examine thoroughly; (originally) †to look over, peruse (a book or document) (obsolete); (later) to tour and inspect (a building or site).Cf. earlier oversee v. 3a.In many contexts, esp. those involving passive or relative clauses in which the prepositional object does not directly follow over (e.g. it was seen over), not readily distinguishable from uses with over as an adverb (see to see over at Phrasal verbs 1). Ambiguous instances have been interpreted as showing the preposition. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [verb (transitive)] > from beginning to end over-readOE to read overc1380 pursuec1384 to see over ——1490 peruse1524 peruse1532 to read through1533 perlegate1598 to read out1646 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > examine or inspect through-lookc1175 spyc1325 to see overc1475 to see over ——1490 view1544 overview1549 sight1556 pervise1577 speculate1616 study1616 to have (also take) a look1673 to have a look1725 to eye over1795 scan1798 search1811 survey1860 skin1876 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > have in view purveyc1350 to see over ——1765 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build [verb (intransitive)] > inspect building to see over ——1788 1490 W. Caxton in tr. Boke yf Eneydos sig. Aj To my hande cam a lytyl booke..whiche booke I sawe ouer and redde therin. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) v. l. 4298 Off Iber, Frere Martyn and Wyncens..And Orosyus, all foure, Þat mony storis hade seyn oure. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid v. Prol. 5 The clerk reiosis his buikis our to seyne. 1572 T. Drant Fruitfull Serm. conc. Almes Geuing sig. A.v If it please you to see ouer with me the contentes and persels of this peece of scripture, I will geue you this vew for your better knowledge. 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre iii. vi. 49 in Wks. II Now we may goe play, and see ouer the Fayre, where we list our selues. 1765 J. Ingersoll Lett. Stamp-Act 18 Sept. (1766) 34 There must be some one Eye to see over, and some one Hand to guide and direct, the Whole of it's Defence and Protection. 1788 T. Lindsey Vindiciæ Preistleianæ ii. 27 I must confess I was particularly pleased to see over Savile-house. 1830 T. Moore Mem. (1854) VI. 108 Took Miss Macdonald to see over new Athenæum. c1869 T. Taylor & A. W. Dubourg in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1973) III. 245 Mr. Secker's card for a friend of his to see over the ruins. 1922 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 24 Jan. in Yours, Plum (1990) i. 25 What would be likely to happen to a chap who was seeing over a school? 1977 ‘M. Yorke’ Cost of Silence i. 9 The house..was..up for sale... People saw over it and were dashed by the need to replumb and repair. 2015 Sc. Daily Mail (Nexis) 23 Dec. 49 Lady Troubridge said, ‘You must see over my house, Kay,’ and my sister was delighted. 2. transitive. To support or help (a person) through (a difficult time or situation). Also of food, money, etc.: to be sufficient to meet the needs of (a person) for the duration of (a period of time). Cf. to see through —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2, to see over 2 at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (transitive)] > through difficulties to see through ——1796 to see through1814 to see over ——1875 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > be sufficient for [verb (transitive)] > specifically a person > for a specified time lastc1175 carry1589 wear1815 to see over ——1875 1875 Magnet (London) 8 Nov. 2/4 Those wanting money would say, ‘Well, it will be all right in the end, for our Government will see us over it.’ 1890 Darling Downs Gaz. (Toowoomba, Queensland) 16 Aug. 5/2 Stocks of sugar in Brisbane by the end of the week should be sufficient to see us over a month. 1933 Manch. Guardian 6 Dec. 16/4 Order-books..are healthy enough to see them over the Christmas period. 1976 M. Butterworth Remains to be Seen vi. 89 I stopped the milk till Monday... But if you want a couple of pints to see you over the weekend. 2008 R. Marzano Last Years of Brooklyn Dodgers Acknowl. p. vii Their constant encouragement saw me over some rough spots. < as lemmas |
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