see out

British  

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)

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see out Idioms  

1. 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 .

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

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Example Sentences

“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

Still, what was impressive from Arsenal when they were 2-1 up is that they did not sit back and try to see out time.

From BBC

I’m reliably told they’re hard to see out of.

From The Wall Street Journal