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Share This fare·well Audio Help / ˌfɛərˈwɛl / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fair-wel ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –interjection 1. goodby; may you fare well: Farewell, and may we meet again in happier times.
–noun 2. an expression of good wishes at parting: They made their farewells and left.
3. leave-taking; departure: a fond farewell.
4. a party given to a person who is about to embark on a long journey, retire, leave an organization, etc.
–adjective 5. parting; valedictory; final: a farewell performance.
[Origin:
1325–75; ME
farwel. See fare , well 1 ]
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An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
The act of departing or taking leave.
fare wel : imperative of faren , to fare ; see fare wel , well ; see well 2 .]
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c.1374, from M.E.
faren wel (see
fare (v.)); usually said to the departing person, who replied with
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Share This farewell noun 1. an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting 2. the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
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Share This farewell [feəˈwel] noun
an act of saying goodbye
Example:
They said their farewells at the station; (also adjective) a farewell dinner
Arabic: كلمة الوَداع Chinese (Simplified): 告别 Chinese (Traditional): 告別 Czech: rozloučení; na rozloučenou Danish: afsked; farvel; farvel- Dutch: afscheid; afscheids- Estonian: hüvastijätt Finnish: jäähyväiset French: (d')adieu German: das Lebewohl, Abschieds-… Greek: αποχαιρετισμός, αποχαιρετιστήριος Hungarian: búcsú Icelandic: kveðja; bottför Indonesian: perpisahan Italian: addio; di addio
Japanese: 別れ Korean: 작별 Latvian: atvadas; atvadu- Lithuanian: atsisveikinimas Norwegian: avskjed Polish: pożegnanie Portuguese (Brazil): despedida Portuguese (Portugal): despedida Romanian: (de) adio Russian: прощание Slovak: rozlúčka; na rozlúčku Slovenian: slovo Spanish: despedida Swedish: avsked Turkish: veda, ayrılık
farewell [feəˈwel] interjection
goodbye
Example:
`Farewell for ever!' she cried.
Arabic: وداعاً Chinese (Simplified): 再见 Chinese (Traditional): 再見 Czech: sbohem Danish: farvel Dutch: vaarwel Estonian: hüvasti Finnish: hyvästi French: adieu! German: Lebe(n Sie) wohl! Hungarian: Isten veled! Icelandic: vertu sæll! Indonesian: selamat berpisah! Italian: addio Japanese: さようなら
Korean: 안녕 Latvian: ardievu! sveiki! Lithuanian: likite sveikas! sudiev! Norwegian: adjø, farvel Polish: żegnaj! Portuguese (Brazil): adeus Portuguese (Portugal): adeus Romanian: Adio! Russian: прощай(те)! Slovak: zbohom Slovenian: zbogom Spanish: ¡adiós! Swedish: farväl, adjö Turkish: Allaha ısmarladık, Elveda
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Fare`well"\, interj. [Fare (thou, you) + well.] Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell.
So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. --Milton.
Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever fare thee well. --Byron.
Note: The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry.
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Fare`well"\, n. 1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.
2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. --Shak.
Before I take my farewell of the subject. --Addison.
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Fare"well`\, a. Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow.
Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. --Tickell.
Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. --Ure.
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