farewell

CEFRB2

/fɛəˈwɛl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Words or an event used when someone leaves.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A departure; the act of leaving.

Examples

  • A farewell party was held in honor of Mr Smith.

  • I got a farewell present from everyone.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfeɹˈwɛl/
  • /ˈfiəˈwel/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Parting, valedictory, final.

  2. A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To bid farewell or say goodbye.

More examples

In context

  • Now that we are all here, we can start the farewell party.

  • Before I take my farewell of the subject.

  • He bid farewell to all of his fans.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English farewel, from fare wel! (and the variants with the personal pronoun "fare ye well" and "fare you well" used in the Renaissance), an imperative expression, possibly further derived from Old English *far wel!, equivalent to fare (“to fare, travel, journey”) + well. Compare Scots farewele, fairweill (“farewell”), Saterland Frisian Foarwäil (“farewell”), West Frisian farwol (“farewell”), German Fahrwol, Fahrwohl, East Frisian forwal, Dutch vaarwel (“farewell (sadly)”), Danish farvel (“farewell”), Norwegian farvel (“farewell”), Swedish farväl (“farewell”), Faroese farvæl (“goodbye”), Icelandic far vel (“farewell”). The extensive list of cognates suggests a postulated ultimate...