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to see (someone) off
  1. 1 to see (someone) off, to escort
  2. 2 to watch (someone or something) go out of sight, to follow with one's eyes, to gaze after
  3. 3 to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by, to let pass, to pass up (an opportunity)
  4. 4 to postpone, to put off, to shelve, to leave (as it is)
  5. 5 to take care of (someone) until death, to attend (someone's) funeral, to bury
  6. 6 to hold off (buying or selling), to wait and see
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • I saw Julie off at the airport.

    sense 1 · to see (someone) off

  • I passed up an opportunity to see him.

    sense 3 · to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by

  • We watched him until he was out of sight.

    sense 2 · to watch (someone or something) go out of sight

  • We saw her off at the airport.

    sense 1 · to see (someone) off

  • I saw him off at the airport.

    sense 1 · to see (someone) off

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