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    [Noun]  | "look-see" | \ ˈlu̇k-ˈsē \


    1: a general survey : evaluation, inspection


    Origin: 1883 ;

    [Noun]  | "look-sees" 


    1: a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition;


      * e.g., " ... gave the painting a preliminary look-see to determine whether it could possibly be a genuine old master "



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    [Noun]  | "look-see" 


    1: a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition;


      * e.g., " ... gave the painting a preliminary look-see to determine whether it could possibly be a genuine old master "



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     [ "look-see" ]

    1: n. a visual inspection; look

      * e.g.,  ... "I think there's something wrong with my computer. Can you take a look-see?" 


     [ "look-see" ]

    2: "To take a look-see" means to check something out. This term, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, entered the English language via Chinese Pidgin English, from a direct translation of "看見", each letter translating to "look" and "see". It is agreed by etymologists that "long time no see", "no pain no gain", "can do / no can do" have the same origin. (Commonly misspelled as "looksie".)

     [ "look see" ]

    1: To look at something to see if you notice anything of interest.

      * e.g.,  ... We have a problem could you have a look see. 


     [ "look see" ]

    2: A means of asking someone to investigate an issue.

      * e.g.,  ... Why did the man climb the hill, to have a look see what is on the other side. 


     [ "look see" ]

    3: (It has become a common phrase in South Africa.)

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