see off
To accompany someone to a point of departureTo accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.
» She went to the airport to see him off.
Sie fuhr zum Flughafen, um sich von ihm zu verabschieden.
Она поехала провожать его в аэропорт.
Вона поїхала до аеропорту, щоб проводити його.
Meaning
2 sensesTo accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.
Many friends came to see me off.
We saw off a close friend at the airport.
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провожа́тьprovožátʹ, проводи́тьprovodítʹ
проводжа́тиprovodžáty, прово́дитиprovódyty, провести́provestý
(UK)To defeat; to get rid of.
A salesman came to my door, but the dogs soon saw him off.
Examples
164 sentencesShe went to the airport to see him off.
Вона поїхала до аеропорту, щоб проводити його.
ruОна поехала провожать его в аэропорт.
deSie fuhr zum Flughafen, um sich von ihm zu verabschieden.
She went to the station to see him off.
Вона поїхала на вокзал, щоб провести його.
deSie ging zum Bahnhof, um sich von ihm zu verabschieden.
I went to the airport to see Tom off.
Я поїхав до аеропорту, щоб провести Тома.
ruЯ поехал в аэропорт проводить Тома.
We went to the station to see Tom off.
Ми ходили на вокзал, щоб проводити Тома.
ruМы пошли на станцию проводить Тома.
He went to the station to see his friend off.
Він поїхав на вокзал провести свого друга.
Translations
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Forms
sees off, seeing off, saw off, seen offPhrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- see offпровести, проводитиTo accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.
- see outTo accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively).
- see inTo show (someone) in: to introduce (someone) to the inside of a place.
- see overTo inspect something fully.
- see afterTo look after, watch over or care for (someone).
- see intoTo perceive the truth about, especially of future events.
- see throughTo perceive visually through something transparent.
- see aboutTo take care of; to attend to; to check up on.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb