goodbye
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goodbye
- /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ UK
- /ɡɵdˈbɑj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ US
- /ɡədˈbaɪ/ US
- /ɡəˈbaɪ/ US
- /ɡʊdˈbɑe/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɡʉdˈbaɪ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of God be with ye or God be with you. Note the change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good night, etc. Modernly analysed as good + bye.
interjection good-by · goodby · good-bye · good bye · g'bye · bye
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Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
Goodbye! - Goodbye, Anna.
Similar: adieu, farewell, bye, bye-bye, catch you later, mind how you go, ya, you, you in the funny papers, so long, ta-ta, tatty bye
Opposite: hello
noun goodbyes · good-by · goodby · good-bye · good bye · g'bye
- An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone. They made their good-byes.
verb goodbyes · goodbying · goodbyeing · goodbyed · good-by
- To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: arrivederci, sayonara, bye-bye, adieu, good-bye, bye, cheerio, goodby, adios, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, good-by, good day, so long, farewell, ciao
interjection
Opposite: hello
Translations
Every language
intj farewell — see also bye
| Español | adiós, hasta luego, hasta la vista, hasta siempre, hasta pronto, nos vemos |
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| 한국어 | 안녕히 가십시오 annyeonghi gasipsio, 안녕히 계십시오 annyeonghi gyesipsio, 안녕히 가세요 annyeonghi gaseyo, 안녕히 계세요 annyeonghi gyeseyo, 잘 가 jal ga, 잘 있어 jal isseo |
| 日本語 | さようなら sayōnara, さよなら sayonara, 失礼します shitsurei shimasu, それでは sore de wa, では de wa, じゃあ jā |
| 中文 | 再見 /再见 zàijiàn, 再會 /再会 zàihuì, 拜拜 bàibài, bāibái, báibái |
| हिन्दी | नमस्ते namaste, राम-राम rām-rām, अलविदा alvidā |
| Kiswahili | kwaheri, tuonane tena, baadaye, wasalimie, tutaonana |
| Português | adeus, até-logo, até mais ver, passe-bem, tchau |
| Français | bon vent, au revoir, adieu, salut |
| Deutsch | auf Wiedersehen, auf Wiederhören, tschüss, tschau (ciao), Gott befohlen, adieu |
| Italiano | arrivederci, addio, arrivederla, ciao |
| Ελληνικά | αντίο antío, γεια geia, τα λέμε ta léme |
| Română | la revedere, pa, adio |
| Русский | проща́й proščáj, проща́йте proščájte, до свида́ния or до свида́нья do svidánija, до встре́чи do vstréči, счастли́во sčastlívo, пока́ poká |
| Tiếng Việt | tạm biệt, chào, vĩnh biệt |
| العربية | مَعَ السَّلَامَة maʕa s-salāma, إِلَى اللِّقَاء ʔilā l-liqāʔ, وَدَاع wadāʕ, وَدَاعًا wadāʕan, فِي أَمَانِ اللّٰه fī ʔamāni llāh |
| עברית | לְהִתְרָאוֹת l'hitra'ót, שָׁלוֹם shalóm |
Talk about this word "goodbye." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/goodbye. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. goodbye. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/goodbye "goodbye." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/goodbye.Cite this
@misc{goodbye_2026,
title = {goodbye},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goodbye},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
