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

Advertisement Jon Ossoff Jon Ossoff, delivered one of the strongest Democratic victories in a battleground state, winning re-election and holding the Georgia Senate seat for Democrats, seeing off his Republican challenger Mike Collins. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 4 Nov. 2026

Arsenal, the Premier League defending champion, just needed one goal — a late one from substitute Noni Madueke — to see off Nottingham Forest 1-0. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Celtic then saw off the Czechoslovakian champions Dukla Prague in the semi-final. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Fishermen recorded a hammerhead shark off the Malibu Pier last month; and another was seen off Laguna Beach this month, the Orange County Register reported. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for see off

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