See off means to go to a station, an airport or someone's car to say goodbye to a person who is leaving. People usually do it for those close to them: The whole family came to see him off.
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see + person + off; see off + noun; see me/him/them off (not see off me)
- We went to the station to see our friends off before their long trip to India.
- The whole team came to the airport to see the coach off.
- Our local club saw off a strong team from London in the cup.
What changed
First versionMy parents came to the airport to see off me.
RevisionMy parents came to the airport to see me off.
When the person you're saying goodbye to is a pronoun (me, him, them), it goes between see and off: see me off. With a noun, both orders work: see my sister off and see off my sister. See off me is a mistake.
See out means to walk someone to the door: Let me see you out. See off means to say goodbye to someone setting off on a journey, at the place they leave from. And in British sports news, see off means to beat an opponent or knock them out: The home team saw off their rivals 2–0.
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My flight was at 6 a.m., but my brother still came to the airport to ___.
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see me off — Me is a pronoun, so it goes between see and off: see me off. Nobody says see off me.
Describe a time you saw someone off on a trip. Say who it was and where you went.
Last summer I went to the train station to see my grandmother off when she left for the seaside.
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