see out

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see out

verb sees out · seeing out · saw out · seen out

  1. formal, transitive To accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively). Please see our guest out.
  2. transitive To continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion. I'll never give up. I'm going to see this thing out.

    Similar: see through

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verb to accompany (a guest) to the door

Españolacompañar
Italianoaccompagnare

verb to continue something until completion; to watch an activity develop to a conclusion

Italianoportare a termine

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@misc{see_out_2026,
  title = {see out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/see%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}