Farewell

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used to express goodbye.
  • n. An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
  • n. The act of departing or taking leave.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu.
  • n. An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
  • adj. parting, valedictory, final
  • interjection. goodbye
  • v. To bid farewell or say goodbye
  • 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
  • n. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.
  • n. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
  • adj. Parting; valedictory; final
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • ‘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.
  • n. A good-by; a leave-taking; an adieu.
  • n. Farewell followed by to governing the object is a noun, used elliptically for “I bid farewell (to …).”
  • n. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of departing politely
  • n. an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
  • Antonym
    greeting   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    good-by    adieu    leave-taking    parting    valedictory    final    congé    conge    leaven    valediction   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adel    Adele    Bel    Bell    Belle    Burrell    Cabell    Carmel    Cavell    Chanel   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    greet    good-bye    welcome    salutation    apology    acknowledgment    gratitude    nod    salute    embrace