Farewell - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌferˈwel|  American pronunciation of the word farewell
Brit.  |feəˈwel|  British pronunciation of the word farewell

noun

- an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
- the act of departing politely (syn: leave, leave-taking, parting)
he disliked long farewells

Extra examples

They said their farewells and headed home.

...the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells, promising to keep in touch...

The retiring teacher was farewelled by the whole school at a special assembly.

The band gave a farewell concert.

...the singer's farewell tour seemed to last almost as long as her entire career...

Mourners gathered to bid farewell to the victims of the plane tragedy.

Farewell to school!

...gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter...

He wished them a fond farewell.

...in her farewell speech, the departing governor got in some retaliatory girds at the media...

We took a long farewell.

40 of her colleagues gathered for her farewell presentation.

As we parted we said a fond farewell.

They laid on a buffet for his farewell party.

Hemingway's romance with his nurse inspired him to write 'A Farewell to Arms'.

Word forms

noun
singular: farewell
plural: farewells
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