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

James Marriott has seen off competition from Oasis and Sabrina Carpenter to earn his first U.K. No. 1 album on Friday (June 20). —Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 June 2025

After seeing off the serve, Svitolina edged her way forward and then ripped a forehand up the line that Paolini could only float back in response. —Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025

Four can be seen off California including the largest, the leatherback. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 June 2025

Aston Villa, Liverpool and Arsenal were all seen off en route to Munich, and the tactical battle between the Spaniard’s 4-3-3 and Inzaghi’s 3-5-2 will be a sight to behold. —Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025

Rhymes for see off

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