OriginFrom Middle English beseen, from Old English besēon (“to see, look, look around, behold, observe, look after, go to see, visit, provide for”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisehwan, 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”).
- dialectal, obsolete, transitiveTo look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
- dialectal, transitiveTo look to; see to; attend to; care for; take care of; provide for; treat; arrange.
- dialectal, reflexiveTo look about oneself; look to oneself.
Formsbesees(present, singular, third-person) · beseeing(participle, present) · besaw(past) · beseen(participle, past)