see about in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for see about in the English»French Dictionary

II.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB trans

1. see (perceive):

to see that
voir que

III.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB intr

IV.see <pret saw; pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB refl

I.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc).
about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.).

See also just1, worry, wit, turn about, rummage about, round, put about, move about, milk round, lie about, just2, information, go round, get round, gather round, curious, change round, book, baton round

I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

it's just on 8 am Brit

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

I.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] N

II.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB trans

III.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB intr (be anxious)

I.wit [Brit wɪt, Am wɪt] N

wits npl:

rummage about VB [Brit ˈrʌmɪdʒ -, Am ˈrəmɪdʒ -], rummage around VB

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change round, gather round, pass around).
For go round, get round see the entries go round, get round.

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

I.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put about) NAUT

II.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

I.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move about)

II.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move [sb/sth] about)

lie about → lie around

I.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] N

II.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADJ

III.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

information [Brit ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N U

1. information (facts, details):

I.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round)

II.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round [sth]) (visit)

get round → get around

get round → get around

gather round VB [Brit ˈɡaðə -, Am ˈɡæðər -] (gather round) (gather round [sth/sb]) (gather [sth] round oneself)

curious [Brit ˈkjʊərɪəs, Am ˈkjʊriəs] ADJ

I.change round VB [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -, Am tʃeɪndʒ -] Brit (change [sth/sb] round, change round [sth/sb])

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

passer un savon à qn inf

see about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for see about in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for see about in the English»French Dictionary

Phrases:

to see the last [or Brit, Aus the back] of sb/sth
to not see the wood Brit, Aus [or Am the forest] for the trees

See also up, out

out → out of

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In her teen years, she managed to see about 200 plays - keeping notes about the plays and actors she saw in a notebook, which she kept throughout her life.
en.wikipedia.org
This allowed her to see about 10 patients each week.
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There is a lot to see about this show, there's nothing like this in the world.
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They radioed two ships to see about picking us up, and that call led to the scariest moment of the entire trip.
www.outsideonline.com
In comparison, kids only see about 1 healthy food ad a week that include fruits and veggies.
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Normally he would see about one case every three months.
www.stuff.co.nz
Agents each see about fifty contacts per month, mainly through company visits.
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We have passed the details to our lawyer to see about our rights.
en.wikipedia.org
She continued to see about one hundred more but was unable to find any who captured the essence of the character, as she perceived it, more impressively than he did.
en.wikipedia.org
I'll see about getting a dota 2 key and join you in your travels of learning.
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