Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to wish someone success or good fortune, as on a journey.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wish of success or prosperity; specifically, as a wish in behalf of another, a prosperous journey.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, “
God speed you.”
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection An expression of good will when addressing someone, typically someone about to go on a journey or a daring endeavor.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a successful journey
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Godspeed" is not an autobiography, though Breedlove does call it a roman à clef.
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“Their expression of Godspeed sent shivers of pride down our spines,” Wyatt Butterfield would later say.
Left to Die Dan Kurzman 1995
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“Their expression of Godspeed sent shivers of pride down our spines,” Wyatt Butterfield would later say.
Left to Die Dan Kurzman 1995
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House Speaker Dennis Hastert was told directly by the president on Saturday that this would be happening, and then this morning, I'm told by his aide that he says his mind is very focused on the men and women, the sailors, the soldiers, carrying out this mission, and he wishes them -- quote -- "Godspeed" -- John.
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[[Image: Godspeed ship. jpg | right | Ship "Godspeed".]] '' 'Godspeed' '' is a word used to express a wish for God's blessing and success.
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One power is mine, — without hindrance, in freedom and in right, to say to Ellen's son, "Godspeed" to place Hester Stebbin's hand in his, and bid them forth to the sunrise, into glory of day!
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God decided to give us all another chance so O decided to call his EP "Godspeed".
Dart Adams presents Overcast Dart Adams 2009
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Peggy McMahon wished Mr. Pandit "Godspeed" and blew him a kiss.
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Once the "Godspeed" EP is finished in the coming months we'll have it available for download and start on a full length.
Dart Adams presents Overcast Dart Adams 2009
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Snarky Chris' story, "Godspeed," is up, as is another honorable mention poem from our contest, this one a haiku titled "Open."
DKA Magazine Stats for November 2006 Mirtika 2006
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