Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express goodbye.
- noun An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
- noun The act of departing or taking leave.
from The Century Dictionary.
- ‘Fare well’; may you be or continue in a happy or prosperous condition; in common use, good-by.
- [It is still often written separately, with a pronoun between, the pronoun being either the subject nominative, as in “fare you well” or “fare ye well,” or a dative of reference, as in “fare thee well.”
- Synonyms Good-by, etc. See adieu, interj.
- noun A good-by; a leave-taking; an adieu.
- noun Farewell followed by to governing the object is a noun, used elliptically for “I bid farewell (to …).”
- noun Leave; departure; final look, thought, or attention.
- Parting; valedictory: as, a farewell sermon; farewell appearance of an actor.
- To bid farewell to; take leave of.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; ; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only
- noun A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.
- noun Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
- adjective Parting; valedictory; final
- adjective (Mining) the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A wish of happiness or welfare at
parting , especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; agoodbye ;adieu . - noun An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
- adjective
parting ,valedictory ,final - interjection
goodbye - verb To
bid farewell orsay goodbye
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of departing politely
- noun an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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President Jimmy Carter did it in his farewell address a speech he concluded with the word farewell, which is the proper way to end a farewell address.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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President Jimmy Carter did it in his farewell address a speech he concluded with the word farewell, which is the proper way to end a farewell address.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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President Jimmy Carter did it in his farewell address a speech he concluded with the word farewell, which is the proper way to end a farewell address.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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President Jimmy Carter did it in his farewell address a speech he concluded with the word farewell, which is the proper way to end a farewell address.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Mladic attorney Milos Saljic visited him in his jail cell in the early afternoon and said the former general was crying and very emotional during what he called a farewell visit by his wife and sister.
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Their relationship culminates with a very revealing poem that aptly begins with the word farewell.
The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008
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Their relationship culminates with a very revealing poem that aptly begins with the word farewell.
The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008
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Their relationship culminates with a very revealing poem that aptly begins with the word farewell.
The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008
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It was on the 28th of September, 1880, that several of my friends and relatives had gathered in the parlor to have what they called a farewell chat with me while I was yet their girl companion.
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He has been publicly girding for his incarceration with a series of goodbyes, including what he called a farewell tour in recent months and a recent Rolling Stone cover story in which he said he considered jail "an experience that I need to have if God's putting me through it."
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baihu commented on the word farewell
goodbye for ever!
September 28, 2007
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word farewell
The saddest goodbye song is one of the most simple (of course, that's just my opinion).
December 9, 2009