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Teal lime Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

See to it

The following quote is by Friedrich Nietzsche. Would you please explain what "see to it" means? Thank you.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

  

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see to it >>> ensure, do whatever is necessary to make sure eg The Queen is coming to our house for dinner. Please see to it that the meal is nicely cooked. eg My car won't start.

— Clive

  • see to it >>> ensure, do whatever is necessary to make sure eg The Queen is coming to our house for dinner.
  • Please see to it that the meal is nicely cooked.
  • eg My car won't start.
  • I need a mechanic to see to it.
  • Clive
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see to it >>> ensure, do whatever is necessary to make sure


eg The Queen is coming to our house for dinner. Please see to it that the meal is nicely cooked.

eg My car won't start. I need a mechanic to see to it.

Clive

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teal limesee to it that ...

take great care that ...
make sure/certain that ...
ensure that ...

'see to it that' implies having a plan and following through on it until it is finished.

If elected, I will see to it that every citizen in America has a full basement.
China and India will have to

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