From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsee in phrasal verb1 not know what somebody sees in somebody (also what does somebody see in sb?) 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/somethingLIKE somebody OR something to notice a particular quality in someone or something that makes you like them He saw a gentleness in Susan.3 see somebody inSHOW/LET somebody SEE something 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 YearCELEBRATE to celebrate the beginning of a new year → see→ See Verb table
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not know what somebody sees in somebody• What does Ron see in her?see in the New Year• Most of us of course will be occupied seeing in the New Year.• Scott Base was the first occupied place in the world to see in the new year.• They'd planned to go with Sinatra to his home in the desert to see in the New Year.• Meanwhile more than 30,000 people will see in the new year squeezed into bed-and-breakfast accommodation. 