Grammar fix
see off
say goodbye at departure
To go with someone to the place where they are leaving, such as an airport or station, to say goodbye to them.
phrasal verbB1occasional
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- We went to the train station to see our friend off before her trip to Paris.daily life
- When my brother moved abroad for university, my whole family went to see him off at the airport. It was an emotional moment for all of us.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: see sb off
WrongWe saw off her at the station.
RightWe saw her off at the station.
With a pronoun, the object goes in the middle: 'see her off'.
Patternsee sb off
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'See off' is the natural verb for saying goodbye at a departure; 'bid farewell' is archaic.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
see + someone + offher offthe guests offoff at the airportoff at the station
Don't confuse it
'See off' is different from just saying goodbye at home; it means you actually go to the place where the person is leaving.