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Definitions for goodbye
good·bye

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word goodbye.

Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. goodbyenoun

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

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

  2. goodbyeinterjection

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

  3. 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.

Wikipedia

  1. Goodbye

    Goodbye is a song by English/Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, from their twelfth album The Vanishing Race. Released as a single in 1993, it was an Adult Contemporary chart hit, peaking at #48. In the UK, the song peaked at #66. The song was more successful in Asia, particularly in the Philippines and Indonesia.

ChatGPT

  1. goodbye

    Goodbye is a farewell expression used when parting from someone or leaving a place, indicating a final and permanent departure or ending of a conversation or relationship. It is used to bid farewell, express good wishes, and to bring closure to a social interaction or encounter.

Wikidata

  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. Written Corpus Frequency

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

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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. Tracey Wilson:

    I had a patient fall out of bed today and I had to call his wife and tell her and she couldn't come see him, even though she pleaded and begged to come see him, one of the hardest moments was having to see a family member of a COVID patient say goodbye over an iPad.

  3. Foreign Ministry under-secretary Abdallah al-Azraq:

    Sudan formally requested - I formally requested - that UNAMID make an exit strategy. That does not mean it will pack up its things and say goodbye.

  4. Drake Maverick:

    There's a lot of people I'm not gon na get a chance to say goodbye to that I really loved, really cared about.

  5. Barbara Walters:

    How do you say goodbye to something like 50 years in television? how proud when I see all the young women who are making and reporting the news. If I did anything to help make that happen, that is my legacy. From the bottom of my heart, to all of you with whom I have worked and who have watched and been by my side, I can say: ‘Thank you.’.

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Translations for goodbye

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  • абзиараҙыAbkhaz
  • totsiensAfrikaans
  • بَاي بَاي, وَدَاعًا, مَعَ السَّلَامَة, إِلَى اللِّقَاء, بسلامة, فِي أَمَانِ اللهArabic
  • güle güle, xudafizAzerbaijani
  • да паба́чэнняBelarusian
  • дови́жданеBulgarian
  • kenavoBreton
  • adéu-siau, adéuCatalan, Valencian
  • rozloučení, na shledanou, sbohemCzech
  • [[hwyl]] [[fawr]]Welsh
  • farvelDanish
  • auf Wiederhören, bis bald, auf Wiedersehen, tschau, bis später, tschüss, auf WiederschauenGerman
  • hede nyuieEwe
  • αποχαιρετισμός, αντίοGreek
  • adiaŭo, adiaŭEsperanto
  • adiós, hasta la vista, nos vemos, hasta pronto, hasta luegoSpanish
  • head aega, nägemistEstonian
  • agurBasque
  • بدرود, خدا نگهدار, خداحافظPersian
  • jäähyväiset, hyvästi, hyvästit, kuulemiin, näkemiinFinnish
  • moceFijian
  • farvælFaroese
  • au revoir, adieuFrench
  • slán agat, slán leatIrish
  • soraidh, beannachd leat, beannachd leibhScottish Gaelic
  • adeus, deica logoGalician
  • આવજોGujarati
  • שָׁלוֹם, לְהִתְרָאוֹתHebrew
  • सत श्री अकाल, ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़, राम-राम, नमस्तेHindi
  • istenhozzád, viszlát, viszontlátásra, búcsúszóHungarian
  • հաջողություն, ցտեսությունArmenian
  • adeoInterlingua
  • dag, bye-bye, selamat jalan, bye, selamat tinggalIndonesian
  • kōmẹsiaIgbo
  • til rividoIdo
  • vertu sæll, bæ, bless, vertu sælIcelandic
  • ciao, arrivederci, arrivederla, addioItalian
  • ᓴᐃᒧInuktitut
  • 失礼します, バイバイ, またね, では, さようなら, じゃあ, それでは, じゃ、またJapanese
  • ნახვამდისGeorgian
  • хош болKazakh
  • bajKalaallisut, Greenlandic
  • លាហើយKhmer
  • ವಿದಾಯKannada
  • 안녕히 계세요, 안녕, 잘 있어, 안녕히 가세요, 잘 가Korean
  • خوا حافیز, خواحافیزی, خوات له‌گه‌ڵKurdish
  • кош болKyrgyz
  • salve, ave, valeLatin
  • äddiLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • weerabaGanda
  • ລາກ່ອນເດ, ສະບາຍດີLao
  • viso geroLithuanian
  • uz redzēšanos, atā, sveiks, visu labuLatvian
  • hei konā, haere rā, hei konā rāMāori
  • со здра́вје, ча́о, довидување, пријатноMacedonian
  • баяртайMongolian
  • selamat jalan, ucapan selamat tinggal, jumpa lagi, selamat tinggalMalay
  • saħħa, ċaw, ċaw ċawMaltese
  • tot ziens, doei, houdoe, dagDutch
  • adjø, snakkes, hadet, avskjed, hadet bra, hei, farvel, ses, ha detNorwegian
  • hágoóneeʼ, ánááʼahidiiłtsééh, nááʼahideeltsééhNavajo, Navaho
  • giga-waabaminOjibwe, Ojibwa
  • pożegnanie, do widzeniaPolish
  • adeus, passe-bem, até-logo, tchauPortuguese
  • a revairRomansh
  • la revedere, paRomanian
  • прощание, ча́о, до встре́чи, бай-ба́й, счастли́во, увидеться, пока́, до свида́нья, всего́ до́брого, до свида́ния, с бо́гомRussian
  • pozdrav, do viđenja, збогом, до виђења, довиђења, doviđenja, zbogom, поздравSerbo-Croatian
  • ආයුබෝවන්, ආයුබෝSinhala, Sinhalese
  • zbohom, do videniaSlovak
  • nasvídenje, adíjo, sréčno, zbógom, lép pozdràv, čáoSlovene
  • mirë u pafshim, mirupafshimAlbanian
  • farväl, hej då, adjö, hejSwedish
  • tuonane tena, majaliwea, kwaheri, baibaiSwahili
  • சென்று வருகிறேன்Tamil
  • падруд, худо ҳофизTajik
  • ลา ก่อน, สวัสดีThai
  • güle güle, hoşlaşmaTurkmen
  • paalamTagalog
  • hoşça kalın, Allah'a ısmarladık, güle güleTurkish
  • сау булыгыз, исән булыгыз, хушыгызTatar
  • خوش ئەمىسە, خوشUyghur, Uighur
  • до поба́ченняUkrainian
  • نمستے, خدا حافظUrdu
  • xayrUzbek
  • xin chào, tạm biệtVietnamese
  • adyö, leditVolapük
  • årveyWalloon
  • hamba kahleXhosa
  • זייַ געזונטYiddish
  • 再見Chinese
  • hamba kahleZulu

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