see over
phrasal verb
saw over; seen over; seeing over; sees over
British
: to walk around and examine (a place) carefully
They went to see the house over.
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In the clip, green, purple and red lights can be seen over the country as Cardman, 38, traveled in space.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Crawford, northern Erie, and southern Erie counties in northwestern Pennsylvania could see over 1 foot of snow with winds as high as 45 mph from Wednesday night into Friday evening.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
How is Young going to see over that?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
These Amazon favorites saw over 3,000 pairs purchased in the past month alone because reviewers compare them to luxe-brand pairs for a seriously lower price.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Crawford, northern Erie, and southern Erie counties in northwestern Pennsylvania could see over 1 foot of snow with winds as high as 45 mph from Wednesday night into Friday evening.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
How is Young going to see over that?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
These Amazon favorites saw over 3,000 pairs purchased in the past month alone because reviewers compare them to luxe-brand pairs for a seriously lower price.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
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“See over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20over. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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