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see for oneself

see for oneself verb: to confirm a doubted claim by directly examining it.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To confirm a doubted claim by directly examining it.

Forms of see for oneself

third-person singular presentsees for oneself
present participleseeing for oneself
pastsaw for oneself
past participleseen for oneself

Questions about see for oneself

What does see for oneself mean?
See for oneself means to confirm a doubted claim by directly examining it.
What part of speech is see for oneself?
See for oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of see for oneself?
The past tense of see for oneself is saw for oneself.

Words near see for oneself in the dictionary

  1. see daylight
  2. see dollar signs
  3. see double
  4. see eye to eye
  5. see fit
  6. see for oneself
  7. see here
  8. see how
  9. see how the cookie crumbles
  10. see how the land lies
  11. see hum

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