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Given below are some Phrasal Verb which are frequently used in connection with travelling. Guess the meaning and match.
| see off | start off / to begin a journey |
| stopover | to go to station or airport to say goodbye to someone |
| set off | to stay at a place for a short period of time when travelling to another destination |
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Solution
| see off | to go to station or airport to say goodbye to someone |
| stopover | to stay at a place for a short period of time when travelling to another destination |
| set off | start off/to begin a journey |
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