see in phrasal verb (see also see)

1. not know what somebody sees in somebody (also what does somebody see in somebody?) used to say that you do not know why someone likes someone else:
I don’t know what she sees in him.

2. see something in somebody/something to notice a particular quality in someone or something that makes you like them:
He saw a gentleness in Susan.

3. see somebody in to go with someone to make sure they arrive at a building or room:
He took her home and, after seeing her in, drove off without a word.

4. see in the New Year to celebrate the beginning of a new year

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