see out
see out verb: to accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively).
Verb
see out (third-person singular simple present sees out, present participle seeing out, simple past saw out, past participle seen out)
- To accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively).
- Please see our guest out.
- I saw that boy into the world and I will see him out.
- 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.
- Life. He's perished with it. / Is he very near the last? / At the backend of it, I'd say. With the prostate, the lungs, the liver. He's already half-ghost. / Can't we have another tomorrow? / This night will see him out. / God-God-God and God-God-God, please save him. […] The average stay was four...2012 March 1, Honor Molloy, Smarty Girl: Dublin Savage, Gemma, →ISBN, page 179
Forms of see out
| third-person singular present | sees out |
|---|---|
| present participle | seeing out |
| past | saw out |
| past participle | seen out |
Words formed from see out
Questions about see out
- What does see out mean?
- See out means to accompany a guest to the door when he or she leaves (also used figuratively).
- What part of speech is see out?
- See out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of see out?
- The past tense of see out is saw out.
Words near see out in the dictionary
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