Is see off dated now?

Is "see off" still used. For example "I went to the airport to see him off"
I ask this because when I asked an American who is a colleague, he laughed and said I have not heard this word for years.

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Originally Posted by aburosse

Is "see off" still used. For example "I went to the airport to see him off"
I ask this because when I asked an American (who is a) colleague, he laughed and said, "I have not heard this word for years".

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We still use it in BrE.

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Originally Posted by aburosse

Is "see off" still used. For example "I went to the airport to see him off"
I ask this because when I asked an American who is a colleague, he laughed and said I have not heard this word for years.

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It's common enough in the UK.

Did your colleague tell you what he would use?

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Originally Posted by Tdol

Did your colleague tell you what he would use?

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Yes, he said "simply bye"

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Originally Posted by aburosse

Yes, he said "simply bye"

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So, he would say "I went to the airport to say bye", is that right?

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Originally Posted by bhaisahab

So, he would say "I went to the airport to say bye", is that right?

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Yes

Due to security you can't really see anyone off any more. You can drop them off at the airport and that's about it.

I don't think the words are dated at all. (And how rude of the person to laugh at you for your choice of words anyway!)