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.
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.
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.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: We saw off her at the station.
Say: We saw her off at the station.
With a pronoun, the object goes in the middle: 'see her off'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'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 + off
- her off
- the guests off
- off at the airport
- off at the station