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to see off
[phrase form: see]
01
to accompany someone to their point of departure and say goodbye to them
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
separable
particle
off
base verb
see
present tense
see off
3rd person singular
sees off
present participle
seeing off
past simple
saw off
past participle
seen off
Examples
She asked her sister to come and see her off at the train station.
02
to overcome an opponent in a game, fight, etc.
Dialect
British
BritishExamples
She skillfully saw off her opponent in the tennis tournament.
