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

The whales were seen off Bang Saphan, roughly 220 miles south of Bangkok, on March 6, according to wildlife officials. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025

Another pair of small arms — possibly belonging to Prince Archie — can be seen off to the side, holding a piece of cake. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025

Bayern Munich has seen off FC Augsburg to maintain at least a six-point gap to title rivals Bayer Leverkusen. —Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

The other 13 whales were seen off Florida's East Coast north of Ormond Beach, said Katie Jackson, a biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for see off

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