see you

/ˈsiː juː/

see you phrase: see you later.

Phrase

see you

(informal) see you later.
- “See you,” I said. My tag line. Still the only way I have to say goodbye. See you. What did it mean? No tense. Elliptical. Almost an imperative. It must have been the last thing I ever said to my father. See you.1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 71
Synonyms:

CU, sithee, be seeing you, I'll be seeing you
Used as a farewell, stating the next time the speaker and interlocutor(s) will see each other.
- See you at the weekend!
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see see, you.

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see you in Arabic: أراكَ قَريبًا, سَلَام salām, إِلَى اللِّقَاء ʔilā l-liqāʔ
see you in Indonesian: sampai jumpa
see you in Persian: میبینمت mi-binamet
see you in Thai: เจอกัน jəə-gan, แล้วพบกันใหม่ lɛ́ɛo-póp-gan-mài, ไว้เจอกันใหม่ wái-jəə-gan-mài
see you in Vietnamese: hẹn gặp lại

What does see you mean?: See you means see you later.
What is see you in Tamil?: See you in Tamil is உன்னை பார்ககிஸ்ரக்றேன் (uṉṉai pārkakisrakṟēṉ). See See you meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is see you?: See you is a phrase.
How do you pronounce see you?: See you is pronounced /ˈsiː juː/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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