goodbye
or good-bye
farewell (a conventional expression used at parting).
a farewell.
Origin of goodbye
1- Sometimes good·by, good-by .
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How to use goodbye in a sentence
I don't care if it's a sad good-by or a bad good-by, but when I leave a place I like to know I'm leaving it.
The merest acquaintance would have said something more emphatic than "I will, thank you; good-by," to such a request.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHe kissed her good-by, and told her she was not looking well and must take care of herself.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinShe was still stunned and speechless with emotion when later she leaned over her friend to kiss her and softly say good-by.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThey found Dinah bidding Norah good-by at Mr. Birds gate; they were laughing at nothing, as usual.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
Not till Felix comes to her in the chamber above the dining hall—there where that trumpet vine hangs—comes to say good-by to her.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
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
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