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 The American birdied No. 17 twice during a three-way playoff to see off Kevin Kisner and García. Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 Forest needed extra time before seeing off third-tier Blackpool 3-2, with Chris Wood scoring the winner in the 110th minute after his team squandered a two-goal lead. Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024 Second half goals from Klara Bühl and Lea Schüller saw off the Dutch challenge, taking the Germans one step closer to recovery from their group-stage elimination at the 2023 World Cup. Neel Shelat, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Several periods of longshore currents produced by northerly winds have been seen off Florida's east coast, said Robert Haley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Melbourne, Florida. USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024 The other was seen off the Georgia coast, east of Savannah this week. USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024 Claim: The new law will see off legal challenges to the plan. Megan Specia, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024 Most orcas seen off California are spotted near Monterey or farther up the coast, Askari said. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023 The total eclipse, which will last 1 minute and 16 seconds, will be best seen off the coast of Timor at about 12:15 a.m. EDT Thursday, the site says. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023

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“See off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20off. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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