adieu

[ uh-doo, uh-dyoo; French a-dyœ ]

/ əˈdu, əˈdyu; French aˈdyœ /

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Definition of adieu

interjection

goodbye; farewell.

noun, plural a·dieus, a·dieux

[uh-dooz, uh-dyooz; French a-dyœ]. /əˈduz, əˈdyuz; French aˈdyœ/.

the act of leaving or departing; farewell.

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Origin of adieu

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, equivalent to a (from Latin ad “to”) + dieu (from Latin deus “god”)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adieu

à deux, adieu , ado

Words nearby adieu

adiaphorous, adiathermancy, Adichie, Adie, adient, adieu, Adige, Adi Granth, ad infinitum, ad initium, ad int.

How to use adieu in a sentence

In either case, we can more-or-less bid adieu to Central Europe hosting the games in the coming decades.
Climate change has the Winter Olympics on thin ice|Sara Kiley Watson|January 27, 2022|Popular-Science
She is thinking of an adieu to the world that Sacks wrote in the New York Times in February 2015, shortly after learning he was dying of cancer.
Perspective-changing experiences, good or bad, can lead to richer lives|Sujata Gupta|September 1, 2021|Science News
The renowned author and neurologist drew his inspiration from philosopher David Hume, who had written a similar adieu in 1776.
Perspective-changing experiences, good or bad, can lead to richer lives|Sujata Gupta|September 1, 2021|Science News
His father, who had been jailed in 1990, kissed the forehead of another son before bidding him a final adieu.
Four Sons, One War: All Dead|Eugene Robinson|September 25, 2020|Ozy

It's going to be particularly painful to bid Cohle adieu at the end of True Detective's debut season.
‘True Detective’ Review: You Have to Watch HBO’s Revolutionary Crime Classic|Andrew Romano|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were all, from what I could gather, middle-aged women who bid the film adieu at around the five-minute mark.
Inside ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ And The Year’s Most Controversial Sex Scene|Marlow Stern|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The shingle recently bid its co-founder and CEO James Schamus adieu, replacing him with FilmDistrict CEO Peter Schlessel.
With Charlie Hunnam Out, Who Will Play Christian Grey in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey?’|Marlow Stern|October 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But, when Hal is busted for running a Madoff-esque Ponzi scheme, Augie gets wiped out, and Ginger bids him adieu.
Andrew Dice Clay on ‘Blue Jasmine,’ His Alleged Misogyny, and More|Marlow Stern|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Chatwin's tone throughout Under the Sun recalls the Duchess of Devonshire's epistolary adieu, "In tearing haste—."
The Enigmatic Nomad|Kirk Davis Swinehart|February 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
On estoit sur le poinct de faire tabagie ou convive solemnel sur son dernier adieu.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
She said adieu to them all very reluctantly, when she returned to the gay Court life at a still early age.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women|Selina A. Bower
Henriette, finding all her entreaties in vain, sadly bade her adieu, and was never permitted to see her more.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
I was sorry to leave the count, but was afraid some alarm might be felt at home concerning us, and therefore bade him adieu.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Adieu, ye lonely banks of the Saône, whose wild beauty could fill my heart with such deep delight.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for adieu

adieu

/ (əˈdjuː, French adjø) /

sentence substitute, noun plural adieus or adieux (əˈdjuːz, French adjø)

goodbye; farewell

Word Origin for adieu

C14: from Old French, from a to + dieu God

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