see off

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

Take him out of the equation, and this ends up being a fairly comfortable win for Russell without a serious challenge, seeing off the initial charge by Verstappen. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

For decades, the airport security checkpoint has marked the end of the road for friends and relatives seeing off a traveler. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Move to the Spanish capital Real Madrid, though, was not to be beaten and saw off several complications to finalize a deal. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The shark seen off Rhode Island was a scalloped hammerhead, which can grow up to 11 feet and weigh up to 335 pounds. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for see off

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