see out
Britishverb
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to remain or endure until the end of
we'll see the first half of the game out and then leave
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to be present at the departure of (a person from a house, room, etc)
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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 .
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Remain with an undertaking to the end; see see through , def. 2.
Example Sentences
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From our hiding spot, I could see out through the tangle of statue legs to the spot where we’d just been sitting.
From Literature
If he does see out his contract until the summer of 2027, he may well surpass Roger Hunt and go second in Liverpool's list of all-time goalscorers.
From BBC
“What do you see out there, or over here, or anywhere around us? How does a polar bear such as yourself see this world?”
From Literature
Through the trees I could see out over the valley where The Kingdom lay.
From Literature
United had to see out a late Everton rally as Senne Lammens tipped over Michael Keane's piledriver from long range.
From Barron's
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