goodbye

🇬🇧 UK/gud'bai/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

interj.

A farewell expression used when parting from someone.

再见,再会

n.

An act or instance of saying farewell.

告别,道别

v.

To say goodbye; to bid farewell to someone.

道别,说再见

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
goodbyeother
=goodbye

Common Collocations

  • 1.say goodbye说再见
  • 2.kiss goodbye吻别
  • 3.wave goodbye挥手再见

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She whispered goodbye to her old life as she boarded the plane.

  • 2.

    The friends exchanged goodbye hugs at the airport.

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