see after

ADJECTIVE

watchful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attentive careful cautious observant suspicious vigilant wary

STRONG

alert

WEAK

all ears chary circumspect glued guarded heedful hooked keen not missing a trick on guard on one's toes on the ball on the job on the qui vive on the watch open-eyed prepared ready see to unsleeping wakeful wide-awake with eyes peeled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless inattentive incautious indiscreet rash thoughtless uncareful unobservant

WEAK

negligent

VERB

guard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover defend escort keep look after observe oversee patrol preserve safeguard secure shield supervise

STRONG

attend baby-sit bulwark chaperon chaperone conduct convoy fend lookout mind police save screen shelter shepherd shotgun stonewall superintend tend

WEAK

cover up keep an eye on keep in view keep under surveillance ride shotgun for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert endanger forget give up harm hurt ignore injure lay bare leave let go lose neglect uncover

STRONG

disregard

VERB

tend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cultivate do feed keep look after maintain manage protect take care of watch

STRONG

accomplish administer attend baby-sit cherish control corral defend direct foster guard handle mind nurse nurture oversee perform safeguard serve shepherd shield sit superintend supervise

WEAK

cater to do for keep an eye on keep tabs on minister to ride herd on see to take under wing wait on watch out for watch over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy fail harm hurt ignore neglect

STRONG

abandon deny disregard endanger forget forsake give up mismanage refuse relinquish renounce resign

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In stocks, this is what you see after an IPO when insiders are finally allowed to sell.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

The stock’s muted response, essentially flat on the day, was actually constructive—the kind of quiet action longs like to see after the sharp volatility of April and May.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

So everything we see after that is sort of providing legal flourishes.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

"He had a scan and he will be out for a few weeks, so let's see after that."

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

“Looks like you could at least see after your own son when I’m in the kitchen!”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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