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Godspeed

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God·speed  (gdspd)
n.
Success or good fortune.
[From Middle English God spede (you), may God prosper (you) : God, god; see god + spede, third person sing. present subjunctive of speden, to prosper (from Old English spdan, from spd, success; see speed).]
Godspeed [ˈgɒdˈspiːd]
interj & n
an expression of one's good wishes for a person's success and safety
[from God spede may God prosper (you)]
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Noun1.GodspeedGodspeed - a successful journey; "they wished him Godspeed"
success - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs"
Translations
Godspeed [ˌgɒdˈspiːd] (archaic) EXCL Godspeed! → ¡buena suerte!, ¡ande usted con Dios!


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When you travel my way, you come here as a matter of course; you stay here as long as you like; and, when you go away, I only do my duty as a good Shetlander in accompanying you on the first stage of your journey to bid you godspeed.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
At most, they give only a cheap vote, and a feeble countenance and Godspeed, to the right, as it goes by them.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
At most, they give up only a cheap vote, and a feeble countenance and Godspeed, to the right, as it goes by them.
Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
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