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farewell en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ˈwɛl/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
• (US) audio
• /ˈfeəˈwel/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
• /feːˈwel/ (Australia)
• /fɑːɹˈwɛl/ (obsolete)
• /fɛəˈwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fɛɹˈwɛl/ (General-American)
• /ˈfiəˈwel/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
• /fæɹˈwɛl/ (obsolete)
• /ˈfeɹˈwɛl/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English farewel, from fare wel! (and the variants with the personal pronoun "fare ye well" and "fare you well" used in the Renaissance), an imperative expression, possibly further derived from Old English *far wel!, equivalent to fare (“to fare, travel, journey”) + well. Compare Scots farewele, fairweill (“farewell”), Saterland Frisian Foarwäil (“farewell”), West Frisian farwol (“farewell”), German Fahrwol, Fahrwohl, East Frisian forwal, Dutch vaarwel (“farewell (sadly)”), Danish farvel (“farewell”), Norwegian farvel (“farewell”), Swedish farväl (“farewell”), Faroese farvæl (“goodbye”), Icelandic far vel (“farewell”). The extensive list of cognates suggests a postulated ultimate Proto-Germanic phrase of origin, possibly something akin to *far wela.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Parting, valedictory, final.
   • But with the first gray light of dawn he arose; and before drawing the white sheet veilingly over, he took a last farewell look at that angel face. 1858, John Saunders, Westland Marston, The National Magazine, volume 3, page 133:
   • a farewell discourse;  the band's farewell tour
   • “I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”. 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter I, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

Forms

Translations (18)

nl vaarwel (parting, valedictory, final) · cy ymadawol (parting, valedictory, final) · sh završan (parting, valedictory, final) · et hüvastijätu- (parting, valedictory, final) · ru проща́льный (parting, valedictory, final) · el αποχαιρετιστήριος (parting, valedictory, final) · sh završni (parting, valedictory, final) · eo adiaŭa (parting, valedictory, final) · pt de despedida (parting, valedictory, final) · sv compounds with avsked (parting, valedictory, final) · bg прощален (parting, valedictory, final) · af vaarwel (parting, valedictory, final) · mk проштален (parting, valedictory, final) · sh konačan (parting, valedictory, final) · fi jäähyväis- (parting, valedictory, final) · mk разделбен (parting, valedictory, final) · sh konačni (parting, valedictory, final) · pl pożegnalny (parting, valedictory, final)

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farewell en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ˈwɛl/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
• (US) audio
• /ˈfeəˈwel/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
• /feːˈwel/ (Australia)
• /fɑːɹˈwɛl/ (obsolete)
• /fɛəˈwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fɛɹˈwɛl/ (General-American)
• /ˈfiəˈwel/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
• /fæɹˈwɛl/ (obsolete)
• /ˈfeɹˈwɛl/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English farewel, from fare wel! (and the variants with the personal pronoun "fare ye well" and "fare you well" used in the Renaissance), an imperative expression, possibly further derived from Old English *far wel!, equivalent to fare (“to fare, travel, journey”) + well. Compare Scots farewele, fairweill (“farewell”), Saterland Frisian Foarwäil (“farewell”), West Frisian farwol (“farewell”), German Fahrwol, Fahrwohl, East Frisian forwal, Dutch vaarwel (“farewell (sadly)”), Danish farvel (“farewell”), Norwegian farvel (“farewell”), Swedish farväl (“farewell”), Faroese farvæl (“goodbye”), Icelandic far vel (“farewell”). The extensive list of cognates suggests a postulated ultimate Proto-Germanic phrase of origin, possibly something akin to *far wela.

Meanings

1. Goodbye
   • Fareweel, my rhyme-compoſing billie! Your native ſoil was right ill-willie; But may ye flouriſh like a lily, Now bonilie! I'll toaſt ye in my hindmoſt gillie, Tho' owre the Sea! 1786 July 31, Robert Burns, “On a Scotch Bard Gone to the West Indies”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire: Printed by John Wilson, →OCLC; reprinted Kilmarnock: James McKie, March 1867, →OCLC, page 184:
   • He said "Farewell!" and left.
   • So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:

Forms

Synonyms

adieu · vale

Translations (18)

da farvel (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · eo adiaŭ (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · hu Isten veled (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · hu ég veled (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · ar وَدَاعًا (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · nan-hbl 順風 /顺风 (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · srn kroboi (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · et hüvasti (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · grc ἔρρωσο (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · et jumalaga (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · grc χαῖρε (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · grc χαίρετε (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · cmn 再見 /再见 (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · grc ἔρρωσθε (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · hu Isten önnel (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · srn adyosi (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · hu ég önnel (Goodbye — see also goodbye) · nl vaarwel (Goodbye — see also goodbye)

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farewell en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ˈwɛl/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
• (US) audio
• /ˈfeəˈwel/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
• /feːˈwel/ (Australia)
• /fɑːɹˈwɛl/ (obsolete)
• /fɛəˈwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fɛɹˈwɛl/ (General-American)
• /ˈfiəˈwel/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
• /fæɹˈwɛl/ (obsolete)
• /ˈfeɹˈwɛl/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English farewel, from fare wel! (and the variants with the personal pronoun "fare ye well" and "fare you well" used in the Renaissance), an imperative expression, possibly further derived from Old English *far wel!, equivalent to fare (“to fare, travel, journey”) + well. Compare Scots farewele, fairweill (“farewell”), Saterland Frisian Foarwäil (“farewell”), West Frisian farwol (“farewell”), German Fahrwol, Fahrwohl, East Frisian forwal, Dutch vaarwel (“farewell (sadly)”), Danish farvel (“farewell”), Norwegian farvel (“farewell”), Swedish farväl (“farewell”), Faroese farvæl (“goodbye”), Icelandic far vel (“farewell”). The extensive list of cognates suggests a postulated ultimate Proto-Germanic phrase of origin, possibly something akin to *far wela.

Meanings

1. A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.
   • He bid farewell to all of his fans.
   • The last train—a three-coach A.E.C. unit—from Belfast to Crumlin and back, was bade farewell with fog signals as it carried a capacity crowd of last-trip travellers. 1960 November, L. Hyland, “The Irish Scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 691:
   • The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
2. A departure; the act of leaving.
   • See how the morning opes her golden gates, And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
   • Before I take my farewell of the subject. September 14, 1710, Joseph Addison, The Examiner No. 1

Forms

Synonyms

vale · goodbye · leave · leave · adieu

Translations (100)

el αποχαιρετισμός (an act of departure) · es despedida (an act of departure) · mk заминување (an act of departure) · et hüvastijätt (an act of departure) · sl zbogom (a wish of happiness at parting) · ca comiat (a wish of happiness at parting) · hu istenhozzád (a wish of happiness at parting) · fy farwol (a wish of happiness at parting) · de Adieu (a wish of happiness at parting) · et hüvastijätt (a wish of happiness at parting) · nn avskjed (an act of departure) · cmn 告別 /告别 (an act of departure) · lt atsisveikinimas (an act of departure) · pa اللہ دے حَوالے (a wish of happiness at parting) · mi haerenga atu (an act of departure) · da afsked (an act of departure) · fi hyvästely (an act of departure) · nl vaarwel (a wish of happiness at parting) · sv farväl (a wish of happiness at parting) · gl despedida (an act of departure) · pl pożegnanie (a wish of happiness at parting) · sv farväl (an act of departure) · bg сбогом (a wish of happiness at parting) · ja さようなら (a wish of happiness at parting) · et jumalagajätt (a wish of happiness at parting) · fi jäähyväiset (an act of departure) · mi wehenga (an act of departure) · yag halajélla (a wish of happiness at parting) · fi hyvää matkaa (a wish of happiness at parting) · de Adieu (an act of departure) · el αποχαιρετισμός (a wish of happiness at parting) · sl slovo (an act of departure) · fi jäähyväiset (a wish of happiness at parting) · eo adiaŭo (a wish of happiness at parting) · bn বিদায় (an act of departure) · mk збогување (a wish of happiness at parting) · id selamat tinggal (a wish of happiness at parting) · el αντίο (a wish of happiness at parting) · fi hyvästely (a wish of happiness at parting) · gd soraidh (a wish of happiness at parting) · ja ご機嫌よう (a wish of happiness at parting) · nb avskjed (an act of departure) · ar وَدَاع (an act of departure) · lv atsveicināšanās (an act of departure) · hu búcsúzás (an act of departure) · bg сбогуване (an act of departure) · pa رَبّ رَکّھ (a wish of happiness at parting) · fr adieu (a wish of happiness at parting) · zdj aridjalia (a wish of happiness at parting) · srn waka bun (a wish of happiness at parting) · af afskeid (an act of departure) · pt adeus (a wish of happiness at parting) · mi poroaki (a wish of happiness at parting) · de Lebewohl (a wish of happiness at parting) · io adio (a wish of happiness at parting) · chr ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ (a wish of happiness at parting) · ig ijèọma (a wish of happiness at parting) · gl que vaia ben (a wish of happiness at parting) · uk проща́ння (a wish of happiness at parting) · cmn 送別 /送别 (an act of departure) · chr ᏙᏓᏓᎪᎲᎢ (a wish of happiness at parting) · tl paalam (a wish of happiness at parting) · mi poroporoaki (a wish of happiness at parting) · hu búcsú (an act of departure) · es adiós (a wish of happiness at parting) · de Lebewohl (an act of departure) · ar وَدَاع (a wish of happiness at parting) · mk проштавање (a wish of happiness at parting) · af vaarwel (a wish of happiness at parting) · cs sbohem (a wish of happiness at parting) · ru с бо́гом (a wish of happiness at parting) · it addio (an act of departure) · it addio (a wish of happiness at parting) · pl pożegnanie (an act of departure) · nl afscheid (an act of departure) · mk кинисување (an act of departure) · da farvel (a wish of happiness at parting) · nn farvel (a wish of happiness at parting) · ja お別れ (an act of departure) · ja 別れ (a wish of happiness at parting) · pt despedida (an act of departure) · ar فِرَاق (an act of departure) · sq lamtumirë (a wish of happiness at parting) · et lahkumine (an act of departure) · ru проща́ние (an act of departure) · uk проща́ння (an act of departure) · ja 告別 (an act of departure) · ca adeu (a wish of happiness at parting) · lt atsisveikinimas (a wish of happiness at parting) · mk разделба (an act of departure) · gl adeus (a wish of happiness at parting) · hu elbúcsúzás (an act of departure) · de Abschied (an act of departure) · ru проща́ние (a wish of happiness at parting) · bcl paaram (a wish of happiness at parting) · nb farvel (a wish of happiness at parting) · srn adyosi (a wish of happiness at parting) · ja 送別 (an act of departure) · srn kroboi (a wish of happiness at parting) · sv avsked (an act of departure)

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farewell en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ˈwɛl/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
• (US) audio
• /ˈfeəˈwel/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
• /feːˈwel/ (Australia)
• /fɑːɹˈwɛl/ (obsolete)
• /fɛəˈwɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fɛɹˈwɛl/ (General-American)
• /ˈfiəˈwel/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
• /fæɹˈwɛl/ (obsolete)
• /ˈfeɹˈwɛl/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English farewel, from fare wel! (and the variants with the personal pronoun "fare ye well" and "fare you well" used in the Renaissance), an imperative expression, possibly further derived from Old English *far wel!, equivalent to fare (“to fare, travel, journey”) + well. Compare Scots farewele, fairweill (“farewell”), Saterland Frisian Foarwäil (“farewell”), West Frisian farwol (“farewell”), German Fahrwol, Fahrwohl, East Frisian forwal, Dutch vaarwel (“farewell (sadly)”), Danish farvel (“farewell”), Norwegian farvel (“farewell”), Swedish farväl (“farewell”), Faroese farvæl (“goodbye”), Icelandic far vel (“farewell”). The extensive list of cognates suggests a postulated ultimate Proto-Germanic phrase of origin, possibly something akin to *far wela.

Meanings

1. To bid farewell or say goodbye.
   • He farewelled viewers with a warm sign-off after each bulletin: "May your news be good news, and goodnight." 2009 February 9, Neil Wilson and staff writers, “Tributes for newsman Brian Naylor and wife, killed in fires”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2009:

Forms

Deriveds

farewell-summer · farewell party · Farewell Rock · Cape Farewell · unfarewelled · Farewell Sermon · farewell-to-spring · fareweller

Translations (27)

fr prendre congé (bid farewell) · mi poroporoaki (bid farewell) · nl afscheid nemen (bid farewell) · ja 別れを告げる (bid farewell) · pl żegnać się (bid farewell) · de Lebewohl sagen (bid farewell) · eo adiaŭi (bid farewell) · fr faire ses adieux (bid farewell) · es despedirse (bid farewell) · ja さよならする (bid farewell) · mi poroaki (bid farewell) · et jätma hüvasti (bid farewell) · ja いとまごいする (bid farewell) · sv ta avsked (bid farewell) · et hüvasti jätma (bid farewell) · ru проща́ться (bid farewell) · el αποχαιρετώ (bid farewell) · br kimiadiñ (bid farewell) · fi hyvästellä (bid farewell) · id pamit (bid farewell) · pt despedir-se (bid farewell) · pl pożegnać się (bid farewell) · cmn 告別 /告别 (bid farewell) · af afskeid neem (bid farewell) · tl paalam (bid farewell) · fr dire adieu (bid farewell) · ang grētan (bid farewell)

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