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fare thee well en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˌfɛɚ ðiˑ ˈwɛl] (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˌfɛː(ɹ)ðiː ˈwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌfɛə(ɹ)ðiː ˈwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˌfɛɹ ðiˑ ˈwɛl] General American, Mary–marry–merry merger

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, qualifier:usually hyphenated) The greatest extent; completion; a state of refinement or perfection.

Forms

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fare-thee-well alternative lexicographic
fare thee wells Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

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fare thee well en · X

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˌfɛɚ ðiˑ ˈwɛl] (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˌfɛː(ɹ)ðiː ˈwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌfɛə(ɹ)ðiː ˈwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˌfɛɹ ðiˑ ˈwɛl] General American, Mary–marry–merry merger

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Goodbye, farewell.
    • I muſt not heare thee, fare thee wel kind maide,[…]. c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 236, column 1:

Forms

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fare-thee-well alternative lexicographic