- farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas
- a leave-taking; parting
- a farewell: they said goodbyes to each other
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goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ sentence substitute
good-by or good•by or good-bye /ˌgʊdˈbaɪ/USA pronunciation
interj., n., pl. -bys or -byes.
interj.This word is used when the speaker is leaving someone, or being left by someone:"Good-bye! See you tomorrow.''
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026interj.
n. [countable]
- an act of saying "good-bye'':They made their good-byes.
good-by
(gŏŏd′bī′),USA pronunciation interj., n., pl. -bys.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- good-bye.
good-bye
(gŏŏd′bī′),USA pronunciation interj., n., pl. -byes.
interj.
n.
interj.
- farewell (a conventional expression used at parting).
n.
- a farewell.
- contraction of God be with ye 1565–75
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