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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After they were seen off Boynton Beach on Florida’s southeast coast on Jan. 12, whale watchers lost track of them, Albert said.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Two new Republican members of the Senate, Bernie Moreno, who defeated Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and Tim Sheehy, who saw off Jon Tester in Montana, have signaled their support for shutting down the department.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Stone sails through all this, seeing off the sneering disapproval of white America and the presumptuous demands of the Black Panthers with equal disdain, and for a time his band, the aptly named Sly and the Family Stone, become a republic within the republic.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Before that, Carlo Ancelotti's men must see off a foe that recently beat their title rival FC Barcelona at home to close out 2024, and the Italian experts a stern test.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Two new Republican members of the Senate, Bernie Moreno, who defeated Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and Tim Sheehy, who saw off Jon Tester in Montana, have signaled their support for shutting down the department.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Stone sails through all this, seeing off the sneering disapproval of white America and the presumptuous demands of the Black Panthers with equal disdain, and for a time his band, the aptly named Sly and the Family Stone, become a republic within the republic.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Before that, Carlo Ancelotti's men must see off a foe that recently beat their title rival FC Barcelona at home to close out 2024, and the Italian experts a stern test.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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“See off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20off. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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