see about

see about
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "see about":
present tense I/you/we/they see about he/she/it sees about present participle seeing about past tense saw about past participle seen about
see about something to deal with or organize something

I must go and see about this job.

see about doing something:

Can you see about getting us a lift home?

a) we'll have to see about that
spoken used for saying that you are not able to decide now

She wants to borrow my car for the weekend but we'll have to see about that.

b) we'll (soon) see about that
spoken used for saying that you are not going to let someone do something that they are intending to do

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • see about — PHRASAL VERB When you see about something, you arrange for it to be done or provided. [V P n/ ing] Tony announced it was time to see about lunch... [V P n/ ing] I must see about selling the house …   English dictionary

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  • see about something — ˈsee about sth derived to deal with sth • I must see about (= prepare) lunch. • He says he won t help, does he? Well, we ll soon see about that (= I will demand that he does help) …   Useful english dictionary

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