used in parting with another or others, usually to express good wishes
Origin of farewell
fare (imper.) + well- words spoken at parting, usually of good wishes
- a leaving or going away
parting; last; final: a farewell gesture
A woman says farewell.
Farewell is defined as goodbye.
An example of farewell is what a person might say when his friend embarks on a trip across the country.
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farewell
interjection
Used to express goodbye.
noun
- An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
- The act of departing or taking leave.
Origin of farewell
Middle English fare wel imperative of faren to fare ; see fare . wel well ; see well 2.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural farewells)
Interjection
- goodbye
- He said "Farewell!" and left.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present farewells, present participle farewelling, simple past and past participle farewelled)
- To bid farewell or say goodbye
Origin
From Middle English farewel, from fare wel!, an imperative expression, equivalent to fare (“to fare, travel, journey”) + well. Cognate with Scots farewele, fairweill (“farewell”), West Frisian farwol (“farewell”), Dutch vaarwel (“farewell”), Danish farvel (“farewell”), Norwegian farvel (“farewell”), Swedish farväl (“farewell”), Faroese farvæl (“farewell”), Icelandic far vel (“farewell”).
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Sentence Examples
- Deep down, he suspected it was her farewell to him.
- In his farewell speech at Johannesburg he concluded with a reference to the subject.
- "Farewell, Katie," Gabriel said in a hushed voice.
- No farewell, no apology, nothing.
- He wasn't pleased with you for missing his farewell this morn.
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