Definition of "see to it" [see to it]

• Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "J.B. gave in, sulkily, and then in a moment he was off on another tack, telling Stevens that when he took Colonel Washington hostage, he must on no account forget to bring away Lafayette's pistol and Frederick the Great's sword, and see to it that Washington in person handed the sword to one of our blacks."
• "He also wrote to the French minister at Philadelphia, urging him to do what he could to see to it that Admiral de Grasse reached the American coast in time to cooperate in the plan."
• "I shall personally see to it that he is punished to the full extent of the law for the homicide of Hezekiah Varner."