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goodbye

intj
/ɡʊdˈbaɪ//ɡədˈbaɪ/US

Etymology

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.

  1. inherited from bī
  2. formed as goodbye — “good + bye”

Definitions

  1. Farewell

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

    • Goodbye! - Goodbye, Anna.

  2. An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.

    • They made their good-byes.
    • We have time for a short goodbye.

  3. To say goodbye

    To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for goodbye. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA