Meaning of see off in English:
see off
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phrasal verb
1see someone off, see off someoneAccompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure.
‘they came to the station to see him off’- ‘The Professor sees her off at the station early the next morning.’
- ‘He went to the airport to personally receive me on arrival and also see me off on my departure.’
- ‘Karina and I both thought of seeing Gillis off at the station since he was going home to Sydney that night.’
- ‘I remember the last time I saw her, she was not too well but she insisted upon coming along to the bus station to see us off.’
- ‘Her parents were too busy to see her off at the train station, although she was likely to be gone for years.’
- ‘Judith's mother, Fran, had accompanied them to the airport to see them off.’
- ‘I saw him off from a Tokyo station; he was very quiet and rather sad.’
- ‘The morning of her departure arrived, and the entire town was there to see her off.’
- ‘They gathered in the street outside, but it was too early for a flag-waving crowd to see them off.’
- ‘Upon returning from a voyage, travelers are greeted with a garland of flowers placed around their necks; they are seen off the same way before departures.’
2see someone off, see off someoneBritish Repel an invader or intruder.
‘the dogs saw them off in no time’- ‘They knew we were watching them, waiting for the raid; we knew we were there, and it was just a matter of not backing down, and seeing them off.’
- ‘She was frustrated because a large ginger cat was parading itself on the patio in the full knowledge that she could not get out to see him off.’
- 2.1see someone or something off, see off someone or somethingDeal with the threat posed by someone or something.‘they saw off Cambridge in the FA Cup’
- ‘Although this must rank as one of the most feeble Welsh sides ever to cross the Severn, Scotland had enough to see them off in the end.’
- ‘Footballers aren't known as tennis players, and I was pretty certain I'd be good enough to see them off.’
- ‘It proved enough to eventually see Scotland off without undue complications.’
- ‘The number eight seed was also stunned as she was seen off in straight sets.’
- ‘Ideally we need to see them off early and get the win that would rubber-stamp our position in the League once and for all.’
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