adios

[ad-ee-ohs, ah-dee-, ah-thyaws]

interjection

1. goodbye; farewell.

adios

/ aˈðjos, ˌædɪˈɒs /

1. goodbye; farewell

Word History and Origins

Origin of adios¹

1830–40, < Spanish: literally, to God; adieu

Word History and Origins

Origin of adios¹

literally: to God

Example Sentences

He says "adios" to her several times before he grabs her, pushes her backwards and then knocks her to the ground.

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Similarly, 65 is no longer necessarily the age you’ll say adios to the 9 to 5 gig.

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In a 2018 appearance on “Today,” Cohen said that when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 25, he was “essentially told there is no hope. Diagnose and adios, not much we can do.”

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The first time, the universe killed him — in the cosmic fashion of the universal adios, that is, for someone who was 95 years old.

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Mission Cantina in West Seattle: A neighborhood fixture for almost 20 years, this spot said “adios” in mid-February, citing “rising operational costs, changes in the economy and an evolving hospitality landscape.”

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Related Words

• abandon 
• cancel 
• dispense with 
• dispose of 
• ditch 
• dump 
• eliminate 
• give up 
• jettison 
• reject 
• remove 
• renounce 
• repeal 
• scrap 
• shed