see out

verb

to remain or endure until the end of
we'll see the first half of the game out and then leave
to be present at the departure of (a person from a house, room, etc)

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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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“I think he does everything he can to provide resources, support. He wants to win. He feels that the fans, the city, deserves that. I think that’s never lost. It’s more challenging us always to, how do we become better and not complacent or stagnant to continue to stay current with the market and the competition to win not only now but for as far as we can see out.”

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And when Leicester skipper Julian Montoya was shown a yellow for a high tackle on Ted Hill his side were forced into defensive mode to see out the half.

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Leicester would not lie down though and Ilione wrestled his way through the Bath bodies to set up a thrilling finale that Johann van Graan's side managed to see out.

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Tell me about your experience of the death of Joel in the video game — playing it — and how that informed what you wanted to see out of Season 2 and where exactly it would fall.

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The result ensured the departing head coach Cheika, skipper Julian Montoya and fly-half Handre Pollard, as well as retiring former England trio Dan Cole, Ben Youngs and Mike Brown, will get the chance to see out their Tigers careers with a title.

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see one's way to see over

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