Phrase guide

see off

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Many friends came to see me off.
  • We saw off a close friend at the airport.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To defeat; to get rid of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَدَّعَ (waddaʕa) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Arabic: رَافَقَ (rāfaqa) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Armenian: ճանապարհել (čanaparhel) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Azerbaijani: yola salmaq — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Bashkir: оҙатыу (oźatıw) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Belarusian: право́дзіць (pravódzicʹ) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Belarusian: праве́сці (pravjésci) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歡送 /欢送 (huānsòng) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 送行 (sòngxíng) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 送 (sòng) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Dutch: uitwuiven — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Dutch: uitlaten — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Finnish: saattaa ulos — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • French: accompagner — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • German: begleiten — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Hungarian: kikísér — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Ingrian: saattaa — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Italian: accompagnare — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Japanese: 見送る (miokuru) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Japanese: 歓送する (kansō suru) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Korean: 환송하다 (hwansonghada) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Korean: 배웅하다 (bae'unghada) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Manchu: ᡶᡠᡩᡝᠮᠪᡳ (fudembi) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Mongolian: үдэх (üdex) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Mongolian: ᠦᠳᠡᠬᠦ (üdekü) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Polish: odprowadzać — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Polish: odprowadzić — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Russian: провожа́ть (provožátʹ) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Russian: проводи́ть (provodítʹ) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Spanish: despedirse — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Swedish: vinka av — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Udmurt: келяны (keľany) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Ukrainian: проводжа́ти (provodžáty) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Ukrainian: прово́дити (provódyty) — to accompany someone to a point of departure
  • Ukrainian: провести́ (provestý) — to accompany someone to a point of departure