see off

see off
transitive verb
1) (say farewell to) verabschieden
2) (chase away) vertreiben
* * *
(to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, railway station etc from which he is to leave: He saw me off at the station.) wegbringen
* * *
◆ see off
vt
1. (say goodbye)
▪ to \see off off ⇆ sb jdn verabschieden
to \see off sb off at the airport/station jdn zum Flughafen/Bahnhof bringen
▪ to \see off off ⇆ sb jdn verjagen, jdm Beine machen fam
▪ to \see off off ⇆ sb/sth mit jdm/etw fertigwerden fam
to \see off off a challenger einen Herausforderer/eine Herausforderin in die Tasche stecken fam
* * *
see off v/t
1. jemanden verabschieden (at am Bahnhof etc)
2. vertreiben, verjagen
3. besonders MIL einem Angriff etc standhalten
* * *
transitive verb
1) (say farewell to) verabschieden
2) (chase away) vertreiben
* * *
v.
begleiten v.
fortbegleiten v.

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