Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.71 in modern English

Syllables: see off
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

To defeat; to get rid of.

British usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

sees off (present, singular) seeing off (participle, present) saw off (past) seen off (participle, past)

Questions

What does see off mean?: To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.

How to pronounce see off

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “see off”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “see off”.
Repeat and practice — Say “see off” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.