Dictionary

say goodbye en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (qualifier:literal sense) To wish someone farewell upon their leaving.
   • Hello, hello / I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello 1967, Lennon–McCartney, “Hello, Goodbye”, performed by The Beatles:
2. (idiomatic) To separate from someone or something.
   • If we can't agree on whether to have children, maybe it's time to say goodbye.
3. (figuratively, idiomatic) To cease to have, or have to do, something.
   • Say goodbye to long waits at the airport with our new preboarding service.
   • You can say goodbye to your inheritance if you annoy your parents too much!

Forms

Relateds

say hello · wave goodbye

Synonyms

take one's leave (separate from someone)

Translations (67)

nl gedag zeggen (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · be адвіта́цца (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ja 告別する (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ja 別れを告げる (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · hu elválnak útjaik (separate from someone) · be адві́твацца (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ru прости́ться (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · sv ta farväl (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · be пажагна́цца (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · cmn 告別 /告别 (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · no ta farvel (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ko 리별을 고하다 (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ru попроща́ться (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · de sich verabschieden (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · no si adjø (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ja いとまごいをする (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ru проща́ться (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · pl żegnać się (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · no ta avskjed (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · fr dire adieu (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · de auf Wiedersehen sagen (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ka ემშვიდობება (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · kk қоштасу (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · cs loučit se (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · fr faire ses adieux (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · fr dire au revoir (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · hu búcsút mond (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · vi chia tay (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · el αποχαιρετώ (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · pl pożegnać się (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · hu búcsúzik (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ar وَدَّعَ (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · hu elbúcsúzik (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · hu elbúcsúzik (separate from someone) · sl se posloviti (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · nl afscheid nemen (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · az sağollaşmaq (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · hu búcsút mond (separate from someone) · ko 이별을 고하다 (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · pt despedir-se (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · de Lebewohl sagen (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · eu agurkatu (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · uk попроща́тися (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ko 작별을 고하다 (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · hu elköszön (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · fr prendre congé de (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ny kupita (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ga ceiliúir (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · nl vaarwel zeggen (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · be развіта́цца (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ang grētan (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · es despedirse (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · tr hoşçakal demek (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · de Abschied nehmen (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · sga celebraid (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · hu búcsút vesz (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · fi hyvästellä (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · vo leditön (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · uk прости́тися (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · it congedarsi (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · be жагна́цца (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · no ta adjø (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · az xudahafizləşmək (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · ka დაემშვიდობება (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · az vidalaşmaq (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · be разві́твацца (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) · uk проща́тися (wish someone farewell upon their leaving)