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View synonyms for goodbye

goodbye

or good-bye

[ good-bahy ]

interjection

  1. farewell (a conventional expression used at parting).


noun

, plural good·byes.
  1. a farewell.

goodbye

/ ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ /

sentence substitute

  1. farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a leave-taking; parting

    they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes

  2. a farewell

    they said goodbyes to each other

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of goodbye1

First recorded in 1565–75; contraction of God be with ye
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Word History and Origins

Origin of goodbye1

C16: contraction of God be with ye
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Example Sentences

Just a few short years ago, I sat down at my computer, and I typed out a similar goodbye letter.

Say goodbye to fighting grandma over whether to watch The Good Wife or The Walking Dead come Christmas Night.

The rest of the episode follows Carrie spreading the gospel of her indignance over the thoughtless goodbye.

Never Can Say Goodbye also addresses what happens when the romantic notion dissipates.

Those images you took of people saying goodbye to the bodies of their loved ones are particularly haunting.

As we came on board we saw our ambassador, Mr. Van Dyke, tell some of his friends goodbye and wish them Godspeed.

This same determination and courage came to the women when they told their husbands and sweethearts goodbye.

When all is over, perhaps you will have the honesty to come and tell me which was right—you or I. Goodbye.

He thought his uncle looked ill when he said goodbye, and the old man spoke despondently of the failure his life had been.

Nita came to say goodbye, and wept unrestrainedly at the parting.

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