Word Meanings - FAREWELL - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression
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Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton. Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever fare thee well. Byron. Note: The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry.
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- LEAVE-TAKING
Taking of leave; parting compliments. Shak. - FAREWELL
Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression - ADIEU
Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting. - VALEDICTION
A farewell; a bidding farewell. Donne. (more info) farewell; vale farewell +