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.
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Gabriel Martinelli scored his first senior hat-trick as Arsenal saw off Portsmouth in the FA Cup third round.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Anderson said that shift, instead of the usual cold and dry weather patterns that move down from the Gulf of Alaska, helped Southern California especially see off-the-charts rain totals.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The artwork on the catamaran’s hull depicts a pod of humpback whales swimming alongside bottlenose dolphins, marine mammals regularly seen off Orange County’s coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Rookie punter Jeremy Crawshaw shanked his first four punts, and delivered one of the worst boots anyone will ever see off the side of his foot.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Anderson said that shift, instead of the usual cold and dry weather patterns that move down from the Gulf of Alaska, helped Southern California especially see off-the-charts rain totals.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The artwork on the catamaran’s hull depicts a pod of humpback whales swimming alongside bottlenose dolphins, marine mammals regularly seen off Orange County’s coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Rookie punter Jeremy Crawshaw shanked his first four punts, and delivered one of the worst boots anyone will ever see off the side of his foot.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
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“See off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20off. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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