goodbyegood‧bye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ ●●● S3 
Goodbye, John, see you tomorrow. I just have to say goodbye to Jane.say your goodbyes (=say goodbye to several people or everyone) We said our goodbyes and left.THESAURUSgoodbye used when you are leaving or when someone is leaving you. Goodbye sounds rather formal and is used especially when talking to people you do not know well. In everyday English people usually just say bye: · ‘Goodbye, Mrs Moore.’ ‘Goodbye, Dr Aziz.’· Thank you for calling. Goodbye.bye goodbye: · ‘Bye, Annie.’ ‘Bye, Mom,’ she said, kissing her mother on the cheek.· Bye everyone!· Bye for now (=used especially on the phone when you will speak to someone soon) - call me if you need anything.see you informal used when saying goodbye to a friend who you will see again soon: · See you, Darren.· ‘I’m going now.’ ‘Okay. See you tomorrow.’· Safe trip back guys and we’ll see you soon.later/catch you later informal used when saying goodbye to a friend you will see again soon. These expressions sound very informal and are used especially by young people: · Catch you later, Matt.· ‘Later, Mike.’ ‘Later, Steve.’see you around informal used when saying goodbye to someone and you are not sure when you will see them again: · He spent the night with me and then just said ‘See you around’ and left.so long American English used when saying goodbye to someone who you will not see again for a long time: · ‘So long,’ he said. ‘Don’t forget to write.’· She grabbed Nick by the shoulders and hugged him affectionately. ‘So long, Nick.’have a good weekend/a great trip etc used when saying goodbye to someone to wish them a good weekend, an enjoyable trip etc: · Have a nice weekend.· Have a great time at the concert, guys!have a nice day used by people working in shops when saying goodbye to customers: · Here’s your change. Have a nice day.take care used when saying goodbye to someone, especially someone you like every much, to show that you care about them: · ‘Bye love ! Take care.’ ‘You too! Bye!’cheerio British English informal goodbye. Cheerio sounds rather old-fashioned and is used especially by older people: · Right, well we’re going now, cheerio then!cheers British English informal goodbye – used especially by younger people: · Cheers, mate! See you soon.
WORD ORIGINgoodbye
Origin:
1500-1600 God be with youTHESAURUS
used when you are leaving or when someone is leaving you. Goodbye sounds rather formal and is used especially when talking to people you do not know well. In everyday English people usually just say bye: · ‘Goodbye, Mrs Moore.’ ‘Goodbye, Dr Aziz.’· Thank you for calling. Goodbye.
goodbye: · ‘Bye, Annie.’ ‘Bye, Mom,’ she said, kissing her mother on the cheek.· Bye everyone!· Bye for now (=used especially on the phone when you will speak to someone soon) - call me if you need anything.
informal used when saying goodbye to a friend who you will see again soon: · See you, Darren.· ‘I’m going now.’ ‘Okay. See you tomorrow.’· Safe trip back guys and we’ll see you soon.
informal used when saying goodbye to a friend you will see again soon. These expressions sound very informal and are used especially by young people: · Catch you later, Matt.· ‘Later, Mike.’ ‘Later, Steve.’
informal used when saying goodbye to someone and you are not sure when you will see them again: · He spent the night with me and then just said ‘See you around’ and left.
American English used when saying goodbye to someone who you will not see again for a long time: · ‘So long,’ he said. ‘Don’t forget to write.’· She grabbed Nick by the shoulders and hugged him affectionately. ‘So long, Nick.’
used when saying goodbye to someone to wish them a good weekend, an enjoyable trip etc: · Have a nice weekend.· Have a great time at the concert, guys!
used by people working in shops when saying goodbye to customers: · Here’s your change. Have a nice day.
used when saying goodbye to someone, especially someone you like every much, to show that you care about them: · ‘Bye love ! Take care.’ ‘You too! Bye!’
British English informal goodbye. Cheerio sounds rather old-fashioned and is used especially by older people: · Right, well we’re going now, cheerio then!
British English informal goodbye – used especially by younger people: · Cheers, mate! See you soon.
Longman Language Activatorways of saying goodbye spoken say this when you are leaving or when someone is leaving you. Bye is more informal than goodbye: · "Goodbye, Mrs Moore.'' "Goodbye, Dr Aziz.''· Goodbye, Louise. See you soon.· Thank you for calling. Goodbye.· "Bye, Annie.'' "Bye, Mom,'' she said, kissing her mother on the cheek.bye for now (=say this to a friend who you will see again soon): · I've got some stuff to do. Maybe we can have a drink or something later tonight. Anyway, bye for now.
also see you later/see you around spoken informal use this to say goodbye to a friend you will see again soon: · See you, Darren.· Bye, Dad. I'll see you later.· You're still coming to the party tonight, aren't you? Good. See you later then.· She turned at the gate and waved. "See you around, Billy.''see you tomorrow/in the morning/at the club etc: · "See you in the morning,'' she said as she closed the door.· "We'll be back early next week." "Okay. See you then."see you soon: · Safe trip back guys and we'll see you soon.
especially American, spoken use this to say goodbye to a friend you will see again soon. Later and catch you later are used especially by young people: · Catch you later, Matt. · "Later, Mike." "Later, Steve."
American spoken use this to say goodbye to someone you do not expect to meet again for a long time: · "So long,'' he said. "Don't forget to write.''· She grabbed Nick by the shoulders and hugged him affectionately. "So long, Nick.''
spoken say this when you are saying good bye to someone to wish them a good day, a good weekend, a good holiday etc: · Have a nice weekend.· Have a great time at the concert, you guys!
American spoken say this when you are saying goodbye to someone to wish them a nice day: · "I'm off to work." "Alright, have a good one."
spoken use this to say goodbye to family or friends: · "All right, Pat. Take care." "You too, Sally. Bye bye."· Take care and we'll talk to you soon.
American spoken use this to say goodbye to a friend or member of your family: · "See you next week." "Yeah, take it easy."
spoken say this when you are going to leave someone who you have just met for the first time: · Well, it was nice meeting you guys.· "It was nice to meet you, Paul." "Nice to meet you too, Joanne."
ways of saying goodnight spoken say this to say goodbye to someone in the evening. Night is more informal than goodnight: · Goodnight. Thanks for having us.· "Night, folks." "Goodnight, Don. Careful driving."
spoken goodbye - use this especially to children: · "Night night, Timmy." "Night, Mommy."
to say or wave goodbye to someone to say goodbye to someone, or to say the last things that you want to say to them before you leave each other: · I've just come to say goodbye.· They left so suddenly, I didn't get a chance to say goodbye.say goodbye to: · I said goodbye to the kids and got into the car.
if two or more people say their goodbyes , they say the last things they want to say to each other before leaving each other for a long time: · We delayed saying our goodbyes until the last possible moment.· Adam went to get the car as Billie and Jenny said their goodbyes.
to wave to someone as they go away from you or as you leave them: · "Come back soon!'' called Mary, waving goodbye from behind the gate.wave goodbye to: · She waved goodbye to him through the car window.· As we left, I turned to wave goodbye to Helen.
British to wave to someone as they go away from you: · She waved them off, then went slowly back inside.· A crowd of children had gathered on the station platform to wave him off.· She looked back and saw her mother waving her off from the kitchen door.
to go with someone to the door of your house or to a place such as a station or airport in order to say goodbye to them when they leave: · All our friends had come to the airport to see us off.· Mrs Carey went to the door to see him off.· Dee was up the next day at sunrise to see me off.
formal to say goodbye to someone, especially when you know you will not meet again for a very long time - used especially in literature: · The time has come to bid you all farewell.· Some 400 Pakistani soldiers turned out to bid their comrades farewell.bid farewell to somebody: · Queen Victoria bade farewell to her most trusted servant.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I just have to say goodbye to Jane. Kiss Daddy good night.
used when you are leaving someone, or when they are leaving: I just have to say goodbye to Jane. (=say goodbye to several people or everyone) We said our goodbyes and left.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We said our goodbyes and left. Kiss Daddy good night.· I came to say goodbye.
(=say goodbye to someone by waving to them) The nurses came out to wave Grandad goodbye.
The nurses came out to wave Grandad goodbye. Goodbye, John, see you tomorrow. I just have to say goodbye to Jane.say your goodbyes (=say goodbye to several people or everyone) We said our goodbyes and left.THESAURUSgoodbye used when you are leaving or when someone is leaving you. Goodbye sounds rather formal and is used especially when talking to people you do not know well. In everyday English people usually just say bye: · ‘Goodbye, Mrs Moore.’ ‘Goodbye, Dr Aziz.’· Thank you for calling. Goodbye.bye goodbye: · ‘Bye, Annie.’ ‘Bye, Mom,’ she said, kissing her mother on the cheek.· Bye everyone!· Bye for now (=used especially on the phone when you will speak to someone soon) - call me if you need anything.see you informal used when saying goodbye to a friend who you will see again soon: · See you, Darren.· ‘I’m going now.’ ‘Okay. See you tomorrow.’· Safe trip back guys and we’ll see you soon.later/catch you later informal used when saying goodbye to a friend you will see again soon. These expressions sound very informal and are used especially by young people: · Catch you later, Matt.· ‘Later, Mike.’ ‘Later, Steve.’see you around informal used when saying goodbye to someone and you are not sure when you will see them again: · He spent the night with me and then just said ‘See you around’ and left.so long American English used when saying goodbye to someone who you will not see again for a long time: · ‘So long,’ he said. ‘Don’t forget to write.’· She grabbed Nick by the shoulders and hugged him affectionately. ‘So long, Nick.’have a good weekend/a great trip etc used when saying goodbye to someone to wish them a good weekend, an enjoyable trip etc: · Have a nice weekend.· Have a great time at the concert, guys!have a nice day used by people working in shops when saying goodbye to customers: · Here’s your change. Have a nice day.take care used when saying goodbye to someone, especially someone you like every much, to show that you care about them: · ‘Bye love ! Take care.’ ‘You too! Bye!’cheerio British English informal goodbye. Cheerio sounds rather old-fashioned and is used especially by older people: · Right, well we’re going now, cheerio then!cheers British English informal goodbye – used especially by younger people: · Cheers, mate! See you soon.