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farewell

1

[ fair-wel ]

interjection

  1. goodbye; may you fare well:

    Farewell, and may we meet again in happier times.



noun

  1. an expression of good wishes at parting:

    They made their farewells and left.

  2. a fond farewell.

  3. a party given to a person who is about to embark on a long journey, retire, leave an organization, etc.

adjective

  1. a farewell performance.

Farewell

2

[ fair-wel ]

noun

  1. Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland.

farewell

/ ˌɛəˈɛ /

sentence substitute

  1. goodbye; adieu
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a parting salutation
  2. an act of departure; leave-taking
  3. modifier expressing leave-taking

    a farewell speech

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to honour (a person) at his departure, retirement, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of farewell1

First recorded in 1325–75, farewell is from the Middle English word farwel. See fare, well 1
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His farewell note to staff cited interference from the corporate owner, Paramount Global, which is seeking regulatory clearance from the Trump administration to complete an $8-billion merger with Skydance Media.

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The bodies of victims arriving in their home states around India are being given emotional farewells by their families and loved ones.

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On Wednesday, Himanshi bid a tearful farewell to her husband as he lay in a coffin draped with the Indian flag.

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When Benedict died in late 2022, Francis joined tens of thousands of Roman Catholic faithful in bidding farewell at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one.

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As for Alexander-Arnold, his future remains undecided - publicly at least - but if this was part of his Liverpool farewell, what a way to go out.

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