goodbyeexclamation
uk/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/us/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/informal byeA1 used when someone leaves:
Goodbye Bill! See you next week.
More examples
- He kissed the children goodbye .
- As the bus left, she turned around and waved goodbye to us.
- She said goodbye to all her friends and left.
- He left and I missed my chance to say goodbye to him.
- Give Grandpa a wave goodbye, Alice, you won't see him till next week.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Welcoming, greeting & greetings
- afternoon
- air kiss
- air kiss
- aloha
- bon voyage
- bye
- ciao
- good afternoon
- good evening
- greeting
- happy
- pump sb's hand idiom
- receive
- reception
- salaam
- see/catch you later! idiom
- shake
- so long idiom
- stranger
- wotcha
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goodbyenoun [ C ]
uk/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/us/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/the words or actions that are used when someone leaves or is left:
Don't go without saying goodbye to me, will you?
She kissed her children goodbye before leaving for work.
We said our goodbyes, and left.
I hate long drawn-out goodbyes (= acts of leaving).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Welcoming, greeting & greetings
- afternoon
- air kiss
- air kiss
- aloha
- bon voyage
- bye
- ciao
- good afternoon
- good evening
- greeting
- happy
- pump sb's hand idiom
- receive
- reception
- salaam
- see/catch you later! idiom
- shake
- so long idiom
- stranger
- wotcha
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Idiom(s)
goodbye to sth