see off

phrasal verb

saw off; seen off; seeing off; sees off

1

: to go to an airport, train station, etc., with (someone who is leaving) in order to say goodbye

She saw her son off at the train station.

2

British : to chase or force (someone) away from a place

The police finally saw them off.

3

British : to defeat or stop (an enemy, opponent, etc.)

They saw off the opposition.

Examples of see off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kelly Pedersen, partner, global retail leader at advisement firm PwC, said that could see off-price retail prices coming close to those offered by marketplaces and fast-fashion platforms. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025

Summer loan acquisition Jhon Duran scored as a 5-2 win over Feyenoord secured a meeting with Portuguese league runners-up Benfica, who saw off Nice to move within two matches of a 15th Champions League appearance in 16 seasons. —Jack Bantock, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025

This summer, Athletic saw off a major challenge from Barcelona, thwarting the Blaugrana’s attempts to buy star winger Nico Williams. —Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The apex predators were seen off the Isles of Scilly — an archipelago southwest of Cornwall, England — in early July. —Brendan Rascius july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025

Rhymes for see off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff