goodbye
or good-bye
farewell (a conventional expression used at parting).
a farewell.
Origin of goodbye
1- Sometimes good·by, good-by .
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use goodbye in a sentence
Jamie Barrett, Partner, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, SF The Democratic Party.
When the lodge excursion train had passed on toward the convention city, I hopped a freight and bade Comrade Bannerman goodby.
The Iron Puddler | James J. DavisI nodded a goodby, and settled down for my long row, a good deal longer this time on account of the ebb.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine | Joseph C. LincolnThere wives and sweethearts said goodby to the men who went “down to the sea in ships.”
The Mentor: Holland, v. 2, Num. 6, Serial No. 58 | Dwight ElmendorfAgnar bade goodby to Frigga and to Odin, thanking them for the care they had taken of Geirrod and himself.
The Children of Odin | Padraic Colum
The young woman laughed; Clematis dried her tears, and Jim Cunneen waved his hand and said goodby.
Clematis | Bertha B. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for goodbye
/ (ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ) /
farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas
a leave-taking; parting: they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes
a farewell: they said goodbyes to each other
Origin of goodbye
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse