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View synonyms for

goodbye

or good-bye

[ good-bahy ]

interjection

  1. farewell (a conventional expression used at parting).


noun

plural goodbyes.
  1. a farewell.

goodbye

/ ˌɡʊˈɪ /

sentence substitute

  1. farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a leave-taking; parting

    they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes

  2. a farewell

    they said goodbyes to each other

“Collins 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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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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