Definitions for farewell
ˌfɛərˈwɛlfarewell

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. farewell, word of farewell(noun)

   an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

2. farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting(noun)

   the act of departing politely

   "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. farewell(Noun)

   A wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu.

2. farewell(Noun)

   An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.

3. farewell(Verb)

   To bid farewell or say goodbye

4. farewell(Adjective)

   parting, valedictory, final

5. farewell(Interjection)

   goodbye

   He said "Farewell!" and left.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Farewell

   go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell

2. Farewell(noun)

   a wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu

3. Farewell(noun)

   act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something

4. Farewell(adj)

   parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow

Origin: [Fare (thou, you) + well.]

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1. FAREWELL

   Farewell is Tomiko Van's first original studio album under the Avex Trax label. The album was released on March 29, 2006 with no singles released before it.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. farewell

   a good bye word

   Our juniors gave us a grand farewell.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 16, 2019  

How to pronounce farewell?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say farewell in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of farewell in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of farewell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of farewell in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare, Sonnet lxxxvii:

   Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing.

2. J. R. R. Tolkien:

   Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

3. Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak:

   This is a year that's dedicated to Kobe Bryant and Kobe Bryant farewell.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Farewell is a beautiful and a soft word and yet it is a horrible and a heavy thing!

5. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Farewell is a beautiful and a soft word and yet it is a horrible and a heavy thing too!

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