Is see off dated now?

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aburosse

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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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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".
We still use it in BrE.
 

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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.
It's common enough in the UK.
 

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Did your colleague tell you what he would use?
 

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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.
 

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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!)
 
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