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see how

see how phrase: to see how things go; to wait longer before deciding or committing to something.

Phrase

see how

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) To see how things go; to wait longer before deciding or committing to something.
    • Ah Meng felt the twinge again. He’d come this far. See how, lor. If got chance then got chance. No chance then no chance.2014, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Singapore Noir, Akashic Books, →ISBN, page 91
    • Okay I see how. You make sure you study very well.2019 September 20, Yeo Boon Ping, quoting Ikhmal, “Ikhmal, Father of 6, Responds to Online Comments”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2024
  2. (Singapore, Singlish) Dismissive response when asked if one will be committing to something or coming to an event.
    • — Are you free on Saturday? We’re going for a jog at Pasir Ris park.
      — See how lor.
    • “Brian also, can try right? But Brian said before he wants to go with his friends to St. Alexander’s” The conversation was uncomfortably close to Brian’s recent exchange with Priya in the stairwell. Some instinct kept her secret. He shrugged. “See how lah.”2014, Jolene Tan, A Certain Exposure, Epigram Books, →ISBN, page 1962

Questions about see how

What does see how mean?
See how means to see how things go; to wait longer before deciding or committing to something.
What part of speech is see how?
See how is a phrase.

Words near see how in the dictionary

  1. see double
  2. see eye to eye
  3. see fit
  4. see for oneself
  5. see here
  6. see how
  7. see how the cookie crumbles
  8. see how the land lies
  9. see hum
  10. see if I care
  11. see in

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