see about

present singular third person sees about · participle present seeing about · past saw about · participle past seen about

1. transitiveTo take care of; to attend to; to check up on.

   I'll see about that when the time comes.

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   His father would come into the bedroom randomly during the day, leaving the saloon to come home and see about him and to try and get his mother to take a break.

   2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 38, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 188

2. transitiveTo inform oneself about; to come to know of; to look for.

   We'll see about that!

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   I have to see about a good doctor.

3. transitiveTo contact (someone); to meet (someone) and talk to them about.

   See your supervisor about the incident!