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goodbye
[ good-bahy ]
interjection
- farewell (a conventional expression used at parting).
noun
- a farewell.
goodbye
/ ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ /
sentence substitute
- farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas
noun
- a leave-taking; parting
they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes
- a farewell
they said goodbyes to each other
Word History and Origins
Origin of goodbye1
Word History and Origins
Origin of goodbye1
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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