farewell

¹ American  

[fair-wel] / ˌfɛərˈwɛl /

interjection

1. goodbye; may you fare well.

   Farewell, and may we meet again in happier times.

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noun

1. an expression of good wishes at parting.

   They made their farewells and left.

2. leave-taking; departure.

   a fond farewell.

3. a party given to a person who is about to embark on a long journey, retire, leave an organization, etc.

adjective

1. parting; valedictory; final.

   a farewell performance.

Farewell ² American  

[fair-wel] / ˌfɛərˈwɛl /

noun

1. Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.

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farewell British  

/ ˌfɛəˈwɛl /

1. goodbye; adieu

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noun

1. a parting salutation

2. an act of departure; leave-taking

3. (modifier) expressing leave-taking

   a farewell speech

verb

1. to honour (a person) at his departure, retirement, etc

Etymology

Origin of farewell

First recorded in 1325–75, farewell is from the Middle English word farwel. See fare, well ¹

Example Sentences

The news comes as no surprise, given the way events have unfolded this season, but the timing is interesting - with Salah saying on his social channels that this is the "first part of my farewell".

From BBC

"Unfortunately the day has come. This is the first part of my farewell," Salah said.

From BBC

He wasn’t ready for Catherine O’Hara to go, nor Rob Reiner, who bade Idle a poignant farewell at a recent L.A. party.

From Los Angeles Times

On a separate farewell podcast for paid subscribers, Maron and his longtime producer Brendan McDonald explained that the relentless workload was tiring and articulated a niggling feeling that the show belonged to a different era.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her farewell remarks Nicola Sturgeon gave advice to her younger self.

From BBC

Related Words

• adieu
• bon voyage
• goodbye