goodbye

noun

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good·bye | \ gu̇d-ˈbī

, gə(d)- \

variants: or good-bye or less commonly goodby or good-by

Definition of goodbye

1 : a concluding remark or gesture at parting —often used interjectionally

2 : a taking of leave a tearful goodbye

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hello

Examples of goodbye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last season’s dismissal by the Lightning led to waving goodbye to Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara. — BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2021 Say goodbye to SurveyMonkey, and say hello to Momentive. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 9 June 2021 Her eldest child, Donna Casey of San Francisco, remembers the day after the going-away party, when the family gathered in her hotel room for Mass and to say goodbye. — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021 On Monday, the second full day of spring this year, Washington was warmer than on either of the two days that left us happily waving goodbye to winter. — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021 As the pope's plane took off, Iraqi President Barham Salih was at hand on the tarmac, waving goodbye. — Fox News, 8 Mar. 2021 One video shows a woman with her children waving goodbye while walking through the airport. — Time, 10 Jan. 2021 On June 10, Molly Bernard will say goodbye to Lauren Heller. — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 5 June 2021 To say goodbye to the major label I was signed to, and release my debut album on my own label. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 June 2021

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