Definition of farewell in English:

farewell

exclamation fɛːˈwɛlˌfɛrˈwɛl

Used to express good wishes on parting.
分别时用以表达良好的祝愿再会，再见；一路顺风；祝你好运
Farewell Albert!
一路顺风，艾伯特！
Synonyms
goodbye, so long, adieu
Australian/New Zealand hooray
South African check you
French au revoir
Italian ciao
German auf Wiedersehen
Spanish adios
Japanese sayonara
Latin vale
informal bye, bye-bye, cheerio, see you, see you later, cheers, toodle-oo, toodle-pip
British informal ta-ta
North American informal later, laters

noun fɛːˈwɛlˌfɛrˈwɛl

1An act of parting or of marking someone's departure.
道别，告别，辞行；饯行
the dinner had been arranged as a farewell
这顿饭是为了饯行而特地安排的。
Example sentencesExamples
- And before I go, I will hand the two of you a farewell gift.
- His well wishes triggered a round of farewell remarks from other pod members.
- But after struggling to recruit new members, they have decided to disband, and performed for the last time at a farewell party on Tuesday.
- He also gave one of the most moving farewell speeches I'd ever heard.
- Before disbanding, the decision was made to play a handful of farewell concerts.
- His teaching colleagues and students have arranged a special farewell party for him this Friday.
- She hosts a grand farewell dinner party before she moves out, which is a great success.
- I won't do a farewell tour, I won't be a part of that.
- Then why did so many military officials accompany the general on his farewell tour?
- Of course, that's the anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famous farewell speech.
- They expressed their gratitude to the Glenhest Community and friends who had organised the farewell party.
- In Chapter 4, the derivation of George Washington's farewell address is traced.
- All of his last day was given over to a farewell party with a buffet lunch, presentations and speeches.
- One idea is to launch a farewell party, like we do for adults when they leave.
- At a funeral home in Chengdu, a farewell ceremony is being held.
- Rumours have abounded that he has already held a farewell drinks party for his staff.
- All items are for sale and would make fantastic wedding or farewell gifts.
- In his televised farewell speech, he said he was proudest of two accomplishments.
- Tonight I also went to have another farewell dinner with two of my friends.
- She was going to give a farewell concert but she no longer played solo.
Synonyms
departure, leaving, withdrawal, retirement, going, decamping, retreat, pull-out, evacuation
1. 1.1mass noun Parting good wishes.
  分别时的美好祝愿
  he had come on the pretext of bidding her farewell
  他是以向她辞行为借口而来的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Littleborough bade a sad farewell to one of its own on Thursday.
  Bidding farewell, I unfurled the umbrella, and walked out into the rain.
  Of course, this is no fond farewell as Lynn strolls off into the sunset.
  Vincent nodded a farewell as she left, and he instinctively locked the door behind her.
  The man waved farewell to them as the vehicle took off to the palace.
  The cabbie whistled at the smaller amount and waved farewell to the woman.
  Parents and staff have said a tearful farewell to a children's nursery that has closed after 25 years.
  In mutual respect they exchanged farewells and went their separate ways, lost deep in their thoughts.
  If anybody sees her, she can bid her popularity a bittersweet farewell.
  Without saying a word, the couple bade a fond farewell to their deceased friends and family.
  No, giving up drinking was my way of saying farewell to my youth.
  For many, saying farewell to those left behind on land is the hardest part.
  I hailed a cab and waved a farewell to Benny as I got in.
  We exchanged farewells and soon Ethan and I were on the road again.
  Sakura gave her thanks and the both of them exchanged their farewells and separated into their classes.
  The Queen said a tearful farewell to her younger sister, who was cremated.
  Kilmaine parish bade a fond farewell to its most senior resident in recent weeks.
  The whole family was at the pier to bid us fond farewell, making us promise that we would come to visit them again.
  You'd think it would be like saying farewell to an old friend.
  She bade a final farewell to Giovanni, but he simply smiled.
  Synonyms
  valediction, goodbye, adieu
  leave-taking, parting, departure, departing, going away
  send-off

verb fɛːˈwɛl

[with object]Australian, NZ

Mark the departure or retirement of (someone) with a ceremony or party.
Example sentencesExamples
- We farewelled her and walked the dirt tracks to her home.
- As her colleagues farewelled her, the suggestions for the future ranged ranged from a career in politics to her own mini-series.
- Morgan farewelled his parents, and dove in the crowd.
- Matt, Kate and Bree were at the house farewelling her.
- They are luxurious but, importantly, designed to allow High Commissioners and Ambassadors to slip away quickly to golf courses or tennis courts after farewelling a Minister or VIP.
- At the age of 11 she was farewelled by her mother and sent to England, as the Nazis had already begun to round up Jews.
- His colleagues farewelled him at a dinner and paid tribute.
- The mother's abandonment of the stance of a nostalgic exile is signified by her farewelling her parents at their graveside in Cantonese; she had greeted them on her arrival in Japanese.
- We drove past it again on Saturday when we farewelled little Harry, David's grandson, and Sally, flying home to Sydney and Colin, after a two week interlude in the Alice.
- Today is also a day to think of those who did return; those many who farewelled dead comrades, and who came home from battle to try to take up ‘normal’ lives.
- Today we see our soldiers being farewelled and welcomed at airports and docks and we also see their upset spouses and their confused children.
- Only a little more than a week ago, she had been farewelling her grandmother at the train station.
- And I've farewelled Sarah and Jodie who are in the South of France at the moment, I think, with hopes of staying in touch.
- Mounting the intellectual case after we've farewelled our troops is disgraceful.
- Like the facts surrounding the crash, they are hauntingly familiar to Hastings teenagers who farewelled four mates weeks earlier, only 2km away.
- At 10:30 pm, we farewelled the folks, and backed out of the paddock, onto the network of roads leading to the border.
- He is a member of the Council who remembers the way he was farewelled in Cairo.
- There was hardly a dry eye in the cemetery as we farewelled a friend and relative.
- This week was taken up with insane amounts of work and also farewelling a colleague who's off to work in Qatar, the lucky thing.
- I farewelled my Scandinavian companions, and departed on a Kodiak boat with the Americans Judy, Hank and Cody.

Origin

Late Middle English: from the imperative of fare + the adverb well¹.

Rhymes

Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell

Definition of farewell in US English:

farewell

exclamationˌferˈwelˌfɛrˈwɛl

Used to express good wishes on parting.
分别时用以表达良好的祝愿再会，再见；一路顺风；祝你好运
Farewell Albert!
一路顺风，艾伯特！
Synonyms
goodbye, so long, adieu

nounˌferˈwelˌfɛrˈwɛl

1An act of parting or of marking someone's departure.
道别，告别，辞行；饯行
the dinner had been arranged as a farewell
这顿饭是为了饯行而特地安排的。
Example sentencesExamples
- But after struggling to recruit new members, they have decided to disband, and performed for the last time at a farewell party on Tuesday.
- She hosts a grand farewell dinner party before she moves out, which is a great success.
- All items are for sale and would make fantastic wedding or farewell gifts.
- She was going to give a farewell concert but she no longer played solo.
- One idea is to launch a farewell party, like we do for adults when they leave.
- His well wishes triggered a round of farewell remarks from other pod members.
- Then why did so many military officials accompany the general on his farewell tour?
- Tonight I also went to have another farewell dinner with two of my friends.
- At a funeral home in Chengdu, a farewell ceremony is being held.
- All of his last day was given over to a farewell party with a buffet lunch, presentations and speeches.
- He also gave one of the most moving farewell speeches I'd ever heard.
- Of course, that's the anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famous farewell speech.
- I won't do a farewell tour, I won't be a part of that.
- Before disbanding, the decision was made to play a handful of farewell concerts.
- And before I go, I will hand the two of you a farewell gift.
- In Chapter 4, the derivation of George Washington's farewell address is traced.
- His teaching colleagues and students have arranged a special farewell party for him this Friday.
- They expressed their gratitude to the Glenhest Community and friends who had organised the farewell party.
- Rumours have abounded that he has already held a farewell drinks party for his staff.
- In his televised farewell speech, he said he was proudest of two accomplishments.
Synonyms
departure, leaving, withdrawal, retirement, going, decamping, retreat, pull-out, evacuation
1. 1.1 Parting good wishes.
  分别时的美好祝愿
  he had come on the pretext of bidding her farewell
  他是以向她辞行为借口而来的。
  I bade him a fond farewell
  我依依不舍地同他告别。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Parents and staff have said a tearful farewell to a children's nursery that has closed after 25 years.
  If anybody sees her, she can bid her popularity a bittersweet farewell.
  The cabbie whistled at the smaller amount and waved farewell to the woman.
  The Queen said a tearful farewell to her younger sister, who was cremated.
  The whole family was at the pier to bid us fond farewell, making us promise that we would come to visit them again.
  Sakura gave her thanks and the both of them exchanged their farewells and separated into their classes.
  You'd think it would be like saying farewell to an old friend.
  I hailed a cab and waved a farewell to Benny as I got in.
  Kilmaine parish bade a fond farewell to its most senior resident in recent weeks.
  Littleborough bade a sad farewell to one of its own on Thursday.
  Without saying a word, the couple bade a fond farewell to their deceased friends and family.
  We exchanged farewells and soon Ethan and I were on the road again.
  Of course, this is no fond farewell as Lynn strolls off into the sunset.
  Vincent nodded a farewell as she left, and he instinctively locked the door behind her.
  For many, saying farewell to those left behind on land is the hardest part.
  In mutual respect they exchanged farewells and went their separate ways, lost deep in their thoughts.
  The man waved farewell to them as the vehicle took off to the palace.
  No, giving up drinking was my way of saying farewell to my youth.
  Bidding farewell, I unfurled the umbrella, and walked out into the rain.
  She bade a final farewell to Giovanni, but he simply smiled.
  Synonyms
  valediction, goodbye, adieu

Origin

Late Middle English: from the imperative of fare + the adverb well.

词汇	farewell
释义	Definition of farewell in English: farewell exclamation fɛːˈwɛlˌfɛrˈwɛl Used to express good wishes on parting. 分别时用以表达良好的祝愿再会，再见；一路顺风；祝你好运 Farewell Albert! 一路顺风，艾伯特！ Synonyms goodbye, so long, adieu Australian/New Zealand hooray South African check you French au revoir Italian ciao German auf Wiedersehen Spanish adios Japanese sayonara Latin vale informal bye, bye-bye, cheerio, see you, see you later, cheers, toodle-oo, toodle-pip British informal ta-ta North American informal later, laters noun fɛːˈwɛlˌfɛrˈwɛl 1An act of parting or of marking someone's departure. 道别，告别，辞行；饯行 the dinner had been arranged as a farewell 这顿饭是为了饯行而特地安排的。 Example sentencesExamples And before I go, I will hand the two of you a farewell gift. His well wishes triggered a round of farewell remarks from other pod members. But after struggling to recruit new members, they have decided to disband, and performed for the last time at a farewell party on Tuesday. He also gave one of the most moving farewell speeches I'd ever heard. Before disbanding, the decision was made to play a handful of farewell concerts. His teaching colleagues and students have arranged a special farewell party for him this Friday. She hosts a grand farewell dinner party before she moves out, which is a great success. I won't do a farewell tour, I won't be a part of that. Then why did so many military officials accompany the general on his farewell tour? Of course, that's the anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famous farewell speech. They expressed their gratitude to the Glenhest Community and friends who had organised the farewell party. In Chapter 4, the derivation of George Washington's farewell address is traced. All of his last day was given over to a farewell party with a buffet lunch, presentations and speeches. One idea is to launch a farewell party, like we do for adults when they leave. At a funeral home in Chengdu, a farewell ceremony is being held. Rumours have abounded that he has already held a farewell drinks party for his staff. All items are for sale and would make fantastic wedding or farewell gifts. In his televised farewell speech, he said he was proudest of two accomplishments. Tonight I also went to have another farewell dinner with two of my friends. She was going to give a farewell concert but she no longer played solo. Synonyms departure, leaving, withdrawal, retirement, going, decamping, retreat, pull-out, evacuation 1.1mass noun Parting good wishes. 分别时的美好祝愿 he had come on the pretext of bidding her farewell 他是以向她辞行为借口而来的。 Example sentencesExamples Littleborough bade a sad farewell to one of its own on Thursday. Bidding farewell, I unfurled the umbrella, and walked out into the rain. Of course, this is no fond farewell as Lynn strolls off into the sunset. Vincent nodded a farewell as she left, and he instinctively locked the door behind her. The man waved farewell to them as the vehicle took off to the palace. The cabbie whistled at the smaller amount and waved farewell to the woman. Parents and staff have said a tearful farewell to a children's nursery that has closed after 25 years. In mutual respect they exchanged farewells and went their separate ways, lost deep in their thoughts. If anybody sees her, she can bid her popularity a bittersweet farewell. Without saying a word, the couple bade a fond farewell to their deceased friends and family. No, giving up drinking was my way of saying farewell to my youth. For many, saying farewell to those left behind on land is the hardest part. I hailed a cab and waved a farewell to Benny as I got in. We exchanged farewells and soon Ethan and I were on the road again. Sakura gave her thanks and the both of them exchanged their farewells and separated into their classes. The Queen said a tearful farewell to her younger sister, who was cremated. Kilmaine parish bade a fond farewell to its most senior resident in recent weeks. The whole family was at the pier to bid us fond farewell, making us promise that we would come to visit them again. You'd think it would be like saying farewell to an old friend. She bade a final farewell to Giovanni, but he simply smiled. Synonyms valediction, goodbye, adieu leave-taking, parting, departure, departing, going away send-off verb fɛːˈwɛl [with object]Australian, NZ Mark the departure or retirement of (someone) with a ceremony or party. Example sentencesExamples We farewelled her and walked the dirt tracks to her home. As her colleagues farewelled her, the suggestions for the future ranged ranged from a career in politics to her own mini-series. Morgan farewelled his parents, and dove in the crowd. Matt, Kate and Bree were at the house farewelling her. They are luxurious but, importantly, designed to allow High Commissioners and Ambassadors to slip away quickly to golf courses or tennis courts after farewelling a Minister or VIP. At the age of 11 she was farewelled by her mother and sent to England, as the Nazis had already begun to round up Jews. His colleagues farewelled him at a dinner and paid tribute. The mother's abandonment of the stance of a nostalgic exile is signified by her farewelling her parents at their graveside in Cantonese; she had greeted them on her arrival in Japanese. We drove past it again on Saturday when we farewelled little Harry, David's grandson, and Sally, flying home to Sydney and Colin, after a two week interlude in the Alice. Today is also a day to think of those who did return; those many who farewelled dead comrades, and who came home from battle to try to take up ‘normal’ lives. Today we see our soldiers being farewelled and welcomed at airports and docks and we also see their upset spouses and their confused children. Only a little more than a week ago, she had been farewelling her grandmother at the train station. And I've farewelled Sarah and Jodie who are in the South of France at the moment, I think, with hopes of staying in touch. Mounting the intellectual case after we've farewelled our troops is disgraceful. Like the facts surrounding the crash, they are hauntingly familiar to Hastings teenagers who farewelled four mates weeks earlier, only 2km away. At 10:30 pm, we farewelled the folks, and backed out of the paddock, onto the network of roads leading to the border. He is a member of the Council who remembers the way he was farewelled in Cairo. There was hardly a dry eye in the cemetery as we farewelled a friend and relative. This week was taken up with insane amounts of work and also farewelling a colleague who's off to work in Qatar, the lucky thing. I farewelled my Scandinavian companions, and departed on a Kodiak boat with the Americans Judy, Hank and Cody. Origin Late Middle English: from the imperative of fare + the adverb well¹. Rhymes Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell Definition of farewell in US English: farewell exclamationˌferˈwelˌfɛrˈwɛl Used to express good wishes on parting. 分别时用以表达良好的祝愿再会，再见；一路顺风；祝你好运 Farewell Albert! 一路顺风，艾伯特！ Synonyms goodbye, so long, adieu nounˌferˈwelˌfɛrˈwɛl 1An act of parting or of marking someone's departure. 道别，告别，辞行；饯行 the dinner had been arranged as a farewell 这顿饭是为了饯行而特地安排的。 Example sentencesExamples But after struggling to recruit new members, they have decided to disband, and performed for the last time at a farewell party on Tuesday. She hosts a grand farewell dinner party before she moves out, which is a great success. All items are for sale and would make fantastic wedding or farewell gifts. She was going to give a farewell concert but she no longer played solo. One idea is to launch a farewell party, like we do for adults when they leave. His well wishes triggered a round of farewell remarks from other pod members. Then why did so many military officials accompany the general on his farewell tour? Tonight I also went to have another farewell dinner with two of my friends. At a funeral home in Chengdu, a farewell ceremony is being held. All of his last day was given over to a farewell party with a buffet lunch, presentations and speeches. He also gave one of the most moving farewell speeches I'd ever heard. Of course, that's the anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famous farewell speech. I won't do a farewell tour, I won't be a part of that. Before disbanding, the decision was made to play a handful of farewell concerts. And before I go, I will hand the two of you a farewell gift. In Chapter 4, the derivation of George Washington's farewell address is traced. His teaching colleagues and students have arranged a special farewell party for him this Friday. They expressed their gratitude to the Glenhest Community and friends who had organised the farewell party. Rumours have abounded that he has already held a farewell drinks party for his staff. In his televised farewell speech, he said he was proudest of two accomplishments. Synonyms departure, leaving, withdrawal, retirement, going, decamping, retreat, pull-out, evacuation 1.1 Parting good wishes. 分别时的美好祝愿 he had come on the pretext of bidding her farewell 他是以向她辞行为借口而来的。 I bade him a fond farewell 我依依不舍地同他告别。 Example sentencesExamples Parents and staff have said a tearful farewell to a children's nursery that has closed after 25 years. If anybody sees her, she can bid her popularity a bittersweet farewell. The cabbie whistled at the smaller amount and waved farewell to the woman. The Queen said a tearful farewell to her younger sister, who was cremated. The whole family was at the pier to bid us fond farewell, making us promise that we would come to visit them again. Sakura gave her thanks and the both of them exchanged their farewells and separated into their classes. You'd think it would be like saying farewell to an old friend. I hailed a cab and waved a farewell to Benny as I got in. Kilmaine parish bade a fond farewell to its most senior resident in recent weeks. Littleborough bade a sad farewell to one of its own on Thursday. Without saying a word, the couple bade a fond farewell to their deceased friends and family. We exchanged farewells and soon Ethan and I were on the road again. Of course, this is no fond farewell as Lynn strolls off into the sunset. Vincent nodded a farewell as she left, and he instinctively locked the door behind her. For many, saying farewell to those left behind on land is the hardest part. In mutual respect they exchanged farewells and went their separate ways, lost deep in their thoughts. The man waved farewell to them as the vehicle took off to the palace. No, giving up drinking was my way of saying farewell to my youth. Bidding farewell, I unfurled the umbrella, and walked out into the rain. She bade a final farewell to Giovanni, but he simply smiled. Synonyms valediction, goodbye, adieu Origin Late Middle English: from the imperative of fare + the adverb well.
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