goodbye (redirected from good-bys)

good·bye or good-bye also good-by  (gd-b)

interj.

Used to express an acknowledgment of parting.

n. pl. good·byes or good-byes also good-bys

1. An acknowledgment at parting, especially by saying "goodbye."

2. An act of parting or leave-taking: many sad goodbyes.

---

[Alteration (influenced by good day) of God be with you.]

Word History: No doubt more than one reader has wondered exactly how goodbye is derived from the phrase "God be with you." To understand this, it is helpful to see earlier forms of the expression, such as God be wy you, god b'w'y, godbwye, god buy' ye, and good-b'wy. The first word of the expression is now good and not God, for good replaced God by analogy with such expressions as good day, perhaps after people no longer had a clear idea of the original sense of the expression. A letter of 1573 written by Gabriel Harvey contains the first recorded use of goodbye: "To requite your gallonde [gallon] of godbwyes, I regive you a pottle of howdyes," recalling another contraction that is still used.

---

goodbye [ˌgʊdˈbaɪ]

sentence substitute

farewell: a conventional expression used at leave-taking or parting with people and at the loss or rejection of things or ideas

n

1. a leave-taking; parting they prolonged their goodbyes for a few more minutes

2. a farewell they said goodbyes to each other

[contraction of God be with ye]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

goodbye - a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, sayonara, so long, adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

---

goodbye

noun

farewell, parting, leave-taking It was a very emotional goodbye.

interjection

farewell, see you, see you later, ciao (Italian), cheerio, adieu, ta-ta, au revoir (French), auf Wiedersehen (German), adios (Spanish) Well, goodbye and good luck.

Translations

goodbye [ˈgʊdˈbaɪ]

A. EXCL → ¡adiós!, ¡hasta luego!

B. N → despedida f
to say goodbye to (lit) [+ person] → despedirse de (fig) [+ thing] → despedirse de, dar por perdido
you can say goodbye to your wallet → ya puedes despedirte de tu cartera, ya no volverás a ver la cartera

goodbye [ˌgʊdˈbaɪ] excl → au revoir!
to say goodbye to sb → dire au revoir à qn
to wave goodbye to sb → faire au revoir de la main à qn
to say goodbye to sth, to wave goodbye to sth [+ possession, hope, ambition] → dire adieu à qch
good day [ˌgʊdˈdeɪ] (old-fashioned) excl

(= hello) → bonjour !

(= goodbye) → au revoir !
good evening excl → bonsoir!
good faith n → bonne foi f
good-for-nothing [ˌgʊdfə^rˈnʌθɪŋ] adj → bon(ne) à rien
Good Friday n → Vendredi m saint
good-hearted [ˌgʊdˈhɑː^rtɪd] adj
to be good-hearted [person] → avoir bon cœur
good-humoured [ˌgʊdˈhuːmə^rd] (British) good-humored (US) adj

[person, appearance, smile] → jovial(e)

[remark, joke] → sans malice

goodbye

n → Abschied m, → Lebewohl nt (geh); to say goodbye, to say or make one’s goodbyes → sich verabschieden, Lebewohl sagen (geh); to wish somebody goodbye, to say goodbye to somebody → sich von jdm verabschieden, von jdm Abschied nehmen; to say goodbye to something → einer Sache (dat) → Lebewohl sagen; well, it’s goodbye to all that → damit ist es jetzt vorbei; when all the goodbyes were over → als das Abschiednehmen vorbei war

interj → auf Wiedersehen, lebe wohl (geh)

adj attr → Abschieds-; goodbye party → Abschiedsparty f

goodbye [ˌgʊdˈbaɪ]

1. excl → arrivederci

2. n → saluto, addio
to say goodbye to (person) → salutare (fig) (holiday, promotion) → dire addio a

---

goodbye [ˌgʊdˈbaɪ]

1. excl → arrivederci

2. n → saluto, addio
to say goodbye to (person) → salutare (fig) (holiday, promotion) → dire addio a