to see off
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In Canadian English, this phrasal verb typically means:
to go somewhere in order to say goodbye to a person who is leaving
EXAMPLES
“Whenever my friends visit me from another country I always see them off at the airport.”
“It is common for parents to see off their children when they move out on their own. Sometimes this can look like a simple goodbye in the front yard, and other times it can look like a trip to their child’s new home.”
Who was the last person you saw off? Where did you go to see them off? Practice using this phrasal verb by letting me know in the comments below.
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