see to it

English

Verb

see to it (third-person singular simple present sees to it, present participle seeing to it, simple past saw to it, past participle seen to it)

1. (intransitive) To ensure or guarantee (that something happens)

   Synonyms: ensure, make sure, attend to, take care of, guarantee

   Would you please see to it that the kitchen is clean before I get home?

   The security team saw to it that she arrived safely.

   • 2019 May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off the Game Of Thrones Battlefield (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 28 January 2021:

     As Daenerys has floundered, Sansa has seen to it that people are fed and sheltered—and how many times have we been reminded that those are the concerns of most folk in Westeros and elsewhere?

Related terms

• see to
• see that

Translations

to ensure

• Russian: проследи́ть (ru) pf (prosledítʹ), проконтроли́ровать (ru) pf (prokontrolírovatʹ), приня́ть ме́ры pf (prinjátʹ méry)
• Ukrainian: просте́жити pf (prostéžyty)