see into
Britishverb
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to examine or investigate
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to discover the true nature of
I can't see into your thoughts
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Investigate; see look into .
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Understand the true character or nature of, as in Mother could see into Mary very well and knew exactly what she was up to . Shakespeare used this idiom in 2 Henry VI (3:1): “Well hath your Highness seen into this duke.”
Example Sentences
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But his heart wasn’t into it, because they’d reached the point on the street where he could see into his bedroom windows—where he’d been standing when he’d seen the intruder before.
From Literature
He’d picked the seat closest to the exit, and he had a plan: if anything happened—any strange odor arising out of the deeper part of the cave he couldn’t see into, any sound of an airplane, anyone showing up with ray guns or futuristic sunglasses—he’d grab Katherine and Chip and take off running.
From Literature
Up close, Danny could see into his kind brown eyes.
From Literature
New research from neuroscientists at Trinity College Dublin shows that babies as young as two months old can already organize what they see into distinct object categories.
From Science Daily
See into his memories or past?
From Literature
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