Definitions for goodbye
good·bye

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1. adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so longnoun

   a farewell remark

   "they said their good-byes"

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1. goodbyenoun

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

   John gave Rebecca a goodbye to wish her luck on her holiday.

   Etymology: From earlier Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you: each a progressively shorter contraction of , with change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good day, etc.

2. goodbyeinterjection

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

   Etymology: From earlier Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you: each a progressively shorter contraction of , with change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good day, etc.

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1. Goodbye

   "Goodbye" is a song by the Spice Girls, later included on their third studio album, Forever. It was released by Virgin Records on 14 December 1998 as a Christmas single, along with a previously unreleased song, "Christmas Wrapping". The song was written by the Spice Girls, Richard Stannard, and Matt Rowe, and is the group's first song without the vocals of Geri Halliwell.

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1. • Farewell

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'goodbye' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4069

How to pronounce goodbye?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say goodbye in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of goodbye in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of goodbye in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of goodbye in a Sentence

1. Amanda Rizza:

   Career counselors compare the dynamic to the 2008 recession but say there is hope for today's graduates to succeed in the job market, even if it takes time for the economy to rebound. ( Elina Shirazi) While Kmitt also shares concerns entering the workforce, she says one of the worst feelings are of being robbed of her senior experience. CHARLIE KIRK : CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS DO THESE 3 THINGS TO HELP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES NOW Penny Kmitt poses alongside Penny Kmitt Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters during a soccer kickoff charity event at American University. ( Elina Shirazi) Coronavirus disrupted my year both socially, academically and emotionally. Elina Shirazi -RRB- Coronavirus really hit me as a student on so many different fronts. I feel like I did not get to say goodbye to people, to my college experience, to kind of still being a kid in a way. Now, Im just applying everywhere and I am just going to take the time to think about it and figure my life out. Amanda Rizza, a senior at the University of Connecticut majoring in Communication and minoring in Psychological Sciences, says Amanda Rizza is also feeling the anxiety of finding a job, but is trying to focus on the big picture. Amanda Rizza is a senior at the University of Connecticut majoring in Communication and minoring in Psychological Sciences. Amanda Rizza says Amanda Rizza is also feeling the anxiety of finding a job, but is trying to focus on the big picture. It is one thing to be a senior stressed about finding a job, but it is a whole other situation trying to begin a post-graduate career during a pandemic to this magnitude, dealing with this while also balancing online academics and a part-time student job that I was able to continue remotely, is a daily challenge. I am grateful to be able to continue my academics and current job through the University of Connecticut, but the future is quite unknown for students who are in the same boat as me. It is stressful and anxiety-provoking, but all we can do is take one day at a time.

2. Larry Rosen:

   We've had to adapt. The easiest thing for us was waving goodbye. It's just kind of a natural thing. How do you say goodbye ? You wave.

3. Elisabet Quispe:

   They will not let me in to say goodbye to my friend, this is a terrible time, living with the coronavirus disease, and this will make it unforgettable.

4. Sardar Sahil:

   I kiss my mother's hand and she kisses me too and says goodbye with her prayers and good wishes.

5. Kerry Askin:

   On Good Friday they told us things were looking bleak and that we weren’t going to get him back, all the settings on all the machines were at their highest and he was still struggling. We had him christened, all his family came from all over to say goodbye, including his big brother.

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