goodbye

interjectionnounverbtop 1 000 in film dialogue

United Kingdom//ɡʊdˈbaɪ//
United Kingdom//ɡɵdˈbɑj//
United States//ɡʊdˈbaɪ//
United States//ɡədˈbaɪ//

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

interjection

1
Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
Goodbye! - Goodbye, Anna.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god Middle English God English God Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyétider.? Proto-Germanic *beuną Proto-West Germanic *beun Old English bēon Middle English been English be Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *wí Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *wíterosder. Proto-Indo-European *wíterom Proto-Germanic *wiþrą Proto-West Germanic *wiþr Old English wiþerclip. Old English wiþ Middle English wiþ English with Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you ▲ English goodinflu. English goodbye From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of God be with ye or God be with you. Note the change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good night, etc. Modernly analysed as good + bye.

noun

1
An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
They made their good-byes.
We have time for a short goodbye.

verb

1
To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.

Forms

plural: goodbyes
past tense: goodbyed
past participle: goodbyed
present participle: goodbying, goodbyeing
third person singular: goodbyes

Good · A surname.good-for-nothing · Useless; worthless.good-looking · Physically attractive (of a person).

goodbye · Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

goodman · A familiar appellation of civility for a man.Goodman · A surname.goodness · The state or characteristic of being good.

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