Meaning of see off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.
2. To defeat; to get rid of.
   British

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Examples

“Many friends came to see me off.”

“We saw off a close friend at the airport.”

“During the interval my friend, who was seeing me off, observing a wheel-tapper at his work, and having the incredulity which decides that there can be no practical outcome of this mysterious operation, asked me what did happen if the wheel-tapper discovered anything amiss.”

“A salesman came to my door, but the dogs soon saw him off.”

“Jon Walters and Rory Delap scored late goals as Stoke continued their unbeaten home start by seeing off Fulham with a dominant second-half display.”

“Only four units (455704/726/736/740) are yet scrapped, but the new Class 701s will soon see them all off.”

“You Keep Fucking Me is one of the highlights of a new exhibition of her paintings, all of them created since her diagnosis with a cancer that should, by rights, have seen her off.”

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