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View synonyms for
goodbye
or good-bye
[ good-bahy ]
interjection
- farewell (a conventional expression used at parting).
noun
plural goodbyes.
- a farewell.
goodbye
/ ˌɡʊˈɪ /
sentence substitute
- farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas
noun
- a leave-taking; parting
they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes
- a farewell
they said goodbyes to each other
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Word History and Origins
Origin of goodbye1
First recorded in 1565–75; contraction of God be with ye
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Word History and Origins
Origin of goodbye1
C16: contraction of God be with ye
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Example Sentences
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And now that grief passes on to Tommy as he says goodbye to his brother.
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After five seasons, Penn Badgley says goodbye to the narcissistic sociopath character he portrayed in “You.”
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Mary Ellen, an American who lives in Italy, told the BBC she had come to the Vatican from on an overnight train to "say goodbye".
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"I ran away - I went to the bus to say goodbye, and I didn't even shake one hand," Mourinho says.
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Having to kiss her daughter goodbye at the theatre door is difficult and the tears flow.
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