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Meanings of farewell in English

Portuguese
despedida
Catalan
adéu
Spanish
adiós

The act of departing politely.

despedida
Portuguese
adeus
Catalan
acomiadament
Spanish
despedida

An acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting.

adeus
Spanish
despedida

Farewells.

despedida

A parting statement; used when one or more people in a situation, dialogue or location are leaving, while others remain.

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Examples for "bye"
Examples for "bye"
1
Sure, and I've already said, 'Good-bye.' Thanks for answering my question, though.
My Name is Legion
2
The issue facing Nill is complicated by the Stars' upcoming bye week.
Reuters
3
I saw you from so long ago, the day we said good-bye.
The Notebook
4
I'm sorry to leave without saying good-bye, but it's easier this way.
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
5
We said good-bye with his promise to check on me still good.
The devil's closet
1
It was even harder saying goodbye to my family, given the circumstances.
The Irish Times
2
The last UK commissioner, Julian King, has already said goodbye to Brussels.
The Guardian
3
Time to say goodbye Now, the time has come to say goodbye.
The South African
4
Indeed, the long goodbye means there has been ample time to prepare.
The Irish Times
5
Europe is waving goodbye to the two-party politics that shaped its democracies.
The Irish Times
1
Boone bid them an affectionate adieu in silence-insilence, but in tears.
Wild Western Scenes / A Narrative of Adventures in the Western W...
2
Piers waved his cap in careless adieu, and turned the animal round.
The Bars of Iron
3
She clings round the lad: she bids him adieu in heartrending accents.
The Virginians
4
This morning bade adieu in bed to the company of my wife.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 04: March/April 1659-1660
5
The left sole was bidding a fond adieu to the left upper.
The talisman
1
The old peasant bade the children good-by with tears in her eyes.
The Children's Pilgrimage
2
As she took his hand in the saying of good-by she said:
In the Wilderness
3
I said good-by to them and we shook hands and they left.
A Farewell to Arms
4
To-day I shall go to the concert and say good-by to Clara.
Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland
5
It stood nodding its head sorrowfully at a good-by in the snow.
Erik Dorn
1
He went to Jane and shook her hand as he said goodby.
He Fell in Love with His Wife
2
Here Tom and Henry Blake said goodby to us and turned homeward.
The Long Labrador Trail
3
Father Brooke finds him, and the ship goes before Henry can say goodby.
The new yorker
4
We should all have liked to have said goodby to him.
Rujub, the Juggler
5
Well, goodby, Miss Hannay, and Wilson hurried off to the roof.
Rujub, the Juggler
1
And then a couple of hours later, I was saying cheerio.
The Guardian
2
One night we'd grab ye with the gear in the motor and it'll be cheerio Sean.
Fresh
3
Then say sayonara to the cap, lads, or whatever the Swedish is for cheerio, writes Kathy Sheridan.
The Irish Times
4
Ah didnay want to go, so me and Maggie just sat there and said cheerio to the sun.
Fresh
5
Pip-pip, cheerio, and all that rot!
IT
1
"G'bye." I hung up, and breathed softly with relief.
All the way
2
"G'bye;" and Jack Meredith turned over on his side as if he were in bed, drew up the blanket, and closed his eyes.
With Edged Tools
1
Good bye; and may our next meeting see peace upon the land.
Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession / A Novel
1
The Minister for Health greeted it as a good day for patients.
The Irish Times
2
The message is clear: big bang Friday was a good day's work.
Reuters
3
Australian voters have done a good day's work in their general election.
The Irish Times
4
It is going to be a good day, a very good day.
The Notebook
5
Yes, Peter Marlowe thought contentedly, it's going to be a good day.
King Rat
Usage of farewell in English
1
He said the squad also had a farewell party four days later.
Radio NZ
2
And so Godwin left one day quite early, without any further farewell.
Angel time: the songs of the seraphim
3
The Declaration of Independence; The Constitution, and the farewell-address of George Washington.
The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
4
It will reach you, this long farewell, only a few weeks late.
The Scar
5
Seven years on from Alex Ferguson's farewell, are United still in recovery?
The Irish Times
6
Octavianus's farewell banquet seemed as good a time as any to begin.
Cleopatra's Moon
7
Bolitho thought of that last farewell in the house on the river.
The Only Victor
8
Roy's boys have long since waved farewell to their new manager bounce.
The South African
9
Many a farewell have I taken; I know the heart-breaking last hours.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
10
The result is a fitting farewell to one of Ireland's favourite entertainers.
The Irish Times
11
Barack Obama is set to give his farewell speech later this afternoon.
Radio NZ
12
Mélanie gave Jones her hand, half in thanks and half in farewell.
The Stolen Singer
13
He did not even know her when she came to say farewell.
A clash of kings
14
At the gate she reined in her horse and bade us farewell.
Allan Quatermain
15
Claire dropped it unread upon the table, and bowed stiffly in farewell.
The Independence of Claire
16
Then she raised her right hand to me as if waving farewell.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
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