Definition of farewell
: get along well
—used interjectionally to or by one departing
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First Known Use of farewell
14th century
Definition of farewell
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: a wish of well-being at parting : goodbye
- said their farewells and headed home
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: an act of departure : leave-taking
- I will take my farewell of this place tomorrow.
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: a formal occasion honoring a person about to leave or retire
- held a great farewell for the retiring senator
Examples of farewell in a Sentence
They said their farewells and headed home.
the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells, promising to keep in touch
Recent Examples of farewell from the Web
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Both farewells felt palpably like the good old days slipping away.
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Diplomats and politicians around the world were bidding a not-always fond farewell Tuesday to Boris Johnson after the blond foreign secretary’s bombshell resignation.
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After Daniel Negreanu bid farewell, Phil Hellmuth — AKA Thor — raised pre-flop with Ace-King offsuit and Jans Arends ended up raising all-in with Ace-9 of diamonds.
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Maisie Williams gave a Game of Thrones farewell that was straight out of Westeros.
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The train station is a place where hard farewells happened and joyful reunions.
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With Dolores uploading his consciousness to the a digital Eden, Marsden got what looked like a very final farewell shot in the episode.
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Program director Mat Bates persuaded management to let Howarth do a farewell show.
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The team also bade farewell to goalkeeper Matt Vierheller, who lost the starting job after the first three games of the season.
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First Known Use of farewell
14th century
farewell Synonyms
Synonyms
decamping, decampment, departing, departure, exit, exiting, going, leave, leave-taking, lighting out, outgo, parting, quitting, walking out;
Antonyms
Related Words
flight, retirement, retreat, running away, withdrawal;
Definition of farewell
Examples of farewell in a Sentence
The retiring teacher was farewelled by the whole school at a special assembly.
First Known Use of farewell
1580
Definition of farewell
: of or relating to leave-taking : final
- a farewell performance
Examples of farewell in a Sentence
The band gave a farewell concert.
the singer's farewell tour seemed to last almost as long as her entire career
Recent Examples of farewell from the Web
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Owners Ken Hassett and David McFarlane posted a farewell message on social media, promising to keep fans apprised of their next endeavor.
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As a farewell gift, one friend at school gave her a charm bracelet with both of their names on it.
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After choking up while giving a postgame farewell speech on the mic, O'Connor did something else highly uncharacteristic: The coach made a beeline for the stands and went down the line shaking hands and signing autographs.
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Obviously there had to be a point to all of this, and there is: a farewell tour for the car, now named the 919 Evo, with the goal of setting some new lap records.
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Drew Brees, Mark Ingram, Cam Jordan, Thomas Morstead and several others attended Strief's farewell press conference.
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Earlier this year, Baker announced her retirement, and is currently performing her last concerts in a farewell tour.
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The Lions Club served and sponsored the farewell meal.
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The items include a video about his path to becoming CIA director and another about his farewell visit to the agency employees in January 1993, the final month of his presidency.
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First Known Use of farewell
1669
farewell Synonyms
Synonyms
FAREWELL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of farewell for English Language Learners
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: something that you say to a person who is leaving
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: an act of leaving
Definition of farewell for English Language Learners
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: done when someone is leaving, ending a career, etc.
FAREWELL Defined for Kids
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