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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“Here you can see into every room, every window looks onto the lawn,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
When we trust systems we can’t see into, we lose the capacity to recognize—let alone resist—how they’ve been built to shape our behavior.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
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 • Feb. 5, 2026
Thus arose the fanciful idea that a return to Jordan Hot Springs would allow me to see into the future by looking at the past.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
“You know, that part with a driveway so trucks and things can back up to his store for deliveries. You can see into that part from the alley.”
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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