Farewell Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of farewell ... 2a : an act of departure : leave-taking I will take my farewell of this place tomorrow. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut farewell imperativeverb SaveWord fare·​well |\fer-ˈwel \ Definitionoffarewell (Entry1of4) :getalongwell —usedinterjectionallytoorbyonedeparting farewell noun fare·​well |\fer-ˈwel \ Definitionoffarewell (Entry2of4) 1 :awishofwell-beingatparting:goodbye saidtheirfarewellsandheadedhome 2a :anactofdeparture:leave-taking Iwilltakemyfarewellofthisplacetomorrow. b :aformaloccasionhonoringapersonabouttoleaveorretire heldagreatfarewellfortheretiringsenator farewell verb fare·​well |\fer-ˈwel \ Definitionoffarewell (Entry3of4) transitiveverb chieflyAustraliaandNewZealand :tobidfarewellto farewell adjective fare·​well |\ˈfer-ˌwel \ Definitionoffarewell (Entry4of4) :oforrelatingtoleave-taking:final afarewellperformance Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutfarewell Synonyms&Antonymsforfarewell Synonyms:Noun adieu, aurevoir, ave, bonvoyage, congé (alsocongee), Godspeed, good-bye (orgood-by) Synonyms:Adjective parting, valedictory Antonyms:Noun hello VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesoffarewellinaSentence Noun Theysaidtheirfarewellsandheadedhome. theexchangestudentandherhostfamilysaidtheirtearfulfarewells,promisingtokeepintouch Verb Theretiringteacherwasfarewelledbythewholeschoolataspecialassembly. Adjective Thebandgaveafarewellconcert. thesinger'sfarewelltourseemedtolastalmostaslongasherentirecareer SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Therearealotofrelieversonthemarket,andtheDodgershaveneverbeenhesitanttosayfarewelltoabullpenarmifacheaperoptionisavailable. — LosAngelesTimes,4Nov.2021 Smith,whoisrecoveringfromsleepapneasurgery,apologizedfornotbeingabletosayfarewellinperson. — MarkHeim|[email protected],al,1Sep.2021 OpencoffinviewingsarenormalinBrazil,whichallowsthegrievingtosayafinalfarewell. — NewYorkTimes,24June2021 Additionally,MilwaukeehastwonewhittingcoachesandbidfarewelltoAvisaílGarcíaandMannyPiña. — JrRadcliffe,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,19Nov.2021 In2008,baseballsaidfarewelltotheoriginalYankeeStadiumastheBronxBombersdefeatedtheBaltimoreOrioles7-3. — BostonGlobe.com,21Sep.2021 Recently,Dino'sNapoletanaandFilmBarsaidfarewell,butnewfoodbusinesseswerewaitinginthewingstotaketheirspots. — PriscillaTotiyapungprasert,TheArizonaRepublic,26Aug.2021 Family,friends,andlawenforcementfromaroundtheValleygatheredonTuesdaytohonorandbidfarewelltoMaricopaCountysheriff'sDeputyJuanRuiz,whodiedafterofficialssayhewasbeatenbyadetaineeearlierthismonth. — StevenHernandez,TheArizonaRepublic,20Oct.2021 The007sequelmarksDanielCraig’slastoutingasJamesBond,andfansappeartobeturningouttobidfarewell. — BrentLang,Variety,17Oct.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective ReesealsoreceivedasurpriseaftergivingherfarewellspeechSaturday. — SteveSadin,chicagotribune.com,15Nov.2021 ActingMayorKimJaneygaveafarewellspeechinRoxburyonWednesdayevening,reflectingonherhistorictermasthefirstwomanandfirstBlackpersontoserveasthecity’smayor. — BostonGlobe.com,10Nov.2021 DanielCraig’sfarewellspeechafterwrappingNoTimeToDie,hislast𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓JamesBondfilm. — JordanMoreau,Variety,17Sep.2021 ParrishgaveherfarewellspeechbeforethecrowningandtalkedabouthowhostingthepageantthisyearisaformofrevitalizationfortheNavajoNationintermsofthepandemic. — ShondiinSilversmith,TheArizonaRepublic,15Sep.2021 Inthepasdedeux,Kowroski,whosefarewellperformanceisonOct.17,wearsasimplepinkleotardandballetslippers—acostumethathintsataballerinalookingbackathercareer. — NewYorkTimes,22Sep.2021 Evenmoremiraculousisthesurvivalofafarewellletterfromherhusband,consignedbyHarnacktoherprisoncellmate,whoguardeditinaconcentrationcamp. — BostonGlobe.com,30July2021 MondalewroteafarewelllettersenttohisstaffovertheyearsuponhisdeathonMonday. — DanielChaitin,WashingtonExaminer,19Apr.2021 Cuomoonlymentionedheronceinhisfarewelladdress. — RickKlein,AveriHarper,ABCNews,24Aug.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'farewell.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseoffarewell Imperativeverb 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedaboveNoun 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 1580,inthemeaningdefinedaboveAdjective 1669,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAboutfarewell Sharefarewell PosttheDefinitionoffarewelltoFacebook SharetheDefinitionoffarewellonTwitter TimeTravelerforfarewell Thefirstknownuseoffarewellwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearfarewell fareway farewell Farewell,Cape SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforfarewell Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Farewell.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farewell.Accessed5Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforfarewell farewell noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionoffarewell (Entry2of3) :somethingthatyousaytoapersonwhoisleaving:goodbye :anactofleaving farewell verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionoffarewell (Entry3of3) :tobidfarewellto(someonewhoisleaving) SeethefulldefinitionforfarewellintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary farewell adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionoffarewell (Entry4of3) :donewhensomeoneisleaving,endingacareer,etc. farewell noun fare·​well |\fer-ˈwel \ KidsDefinitionoffarewell (Entry1of2) :good-byeentry2 farewell adjective fare·​well |\ˈfer-ˌwel \ KidsDefinitionoffarewell (Entry2of2) :relatingtoatimeoractofleaving:final afarewellspeech MorefromMerriam-Websteronfarewell Nglish:TranslationoffarewellforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationoffarewellforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY commodious SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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