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see out

verb

  1. to remain or endure until the end of

    we'll see the first half of the game out and then leave

  2. to be present at the departure of (a person from a house, room, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Also, see someone out ; see someone to the door . Escort someone to the door, as in The butler saw him out , or She refused to see him to the door . This usage was first recorded in Shakespeare's Coriolanus (3:3): “Come, come, let's see him out at gates.” Also see see someone off .

Remain with an undertaking to the end; see see through , def. 2.

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Example Sentences

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Rangers deserve credit for their doggedness in a crisis - and that's pretty much all you can say about a game that will scarcely see out the night in the memory bank.

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Escobedo did make good use of VAR to correct a missed call in the final 10 minutes of regulation, however, expelling Seattle defender Nouhou Tolo for a rough challenge and forcing the Sounders to see out the victory with 10 men.

Then came a flash of light so bright that in the dead of night they could briefly see out their window the rocks and gullies of the San Gabriel foothills behind their house.

However, they improved as the season wore on and comfortably avoided relegation with a five-match winning run to see out the campaign.

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Equally, another option open to Guehi is to see out the final season of his deal with a view to leaving on a free transfer next summer.

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