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

Belgium will play Spain in Los Angeles for a place in the semi-finals after the latter saw off Iberian neighbours Portugal in a drab encounter in Dallas, settled by Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino’s stoppage-time winner. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026

England saw off an immense challenge from Mexico, beating one of the tournament co-hosts in their home stadium after seeing one player sent off in a game that will go down as one of the best of the 2026 World Cup. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

But, having seen off what at first seemed like a potentially existential threat to its core search business from ChatGPT, the company may have downshifted back into standard operating mode. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026

France have been to the final of the last two World Cups and have deep experience of managing pressure in late rounds, and would be expected to see off the likes of Germany and The Netherlands on their way to the semifinal. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Rhymes for see off

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